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Re: NIC#914
« Reply #50 on: February 26, 2018, 05:04:45 AM »
Thanks for all your perseverance. All I have for this driver is his aristocratic title - an internet search does not reveal his full name.
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Re: NIC#914
« Reply #51 on: February 26, 2018, 07:49:11 PM »
It seems that the commonest titles are Dukes, Marquises and Counts - is it one of these?

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Re: NIC#914
« Reply #52 on: February 27, 2018, 04:08:43 AM »
It seems that the commonest titles are Dukes, Marquises and Counts - is it one of these?

Yes indeed. He was the XXXXX of XXXXX XXXX.
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Re: NIC#914
« Reply #53 on: February 27, 2018, 12:33:31 PM »
Count of Campo Belo

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Re: NIC#914
« Reply #54 on: February 27, 2018, 12:35:22 PM »
Count of Fonte Bela?

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Re: NIC#914
« Reply #55 on: February 27, 2018, 12:36:58 PM »
Count of Fonte Nova?

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Re: NIC#914
« Reply #56 on: February 27, 2018, 12:38:07 PM »
Neither of those. He was indeed a Count.

He was a national champion in a certain type of motorsport in Portugal.
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Re: NIC#914
« Reply #57 on: February 27, 2018, 12:53:09 PM »
Count of Monte Real? I am searching a list of counts ........

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Re: NIC#914
« Reply #58 on: February 27, 2018, 12:54:54 PM »
Count of Santa Cruz?

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Re: NIC#914
« Reply #59 on: February 27, 2018, 12:56:15 PM »
Count of Sousa Rosa?

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Re: NIC#914
« Reply #60 on: February 27, 2018, 01:01:45 PM »
Count of Monte Real? I am searching a list of counts ........

That's him! He was Portugese Hillclimb Champion in  1952 in this car, beating rivals in Ferraris.

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Re: Solved NIC#914 - Ford V8 Special (Ardun head) of Count of Monte Real
« Reply #61 on: February 27, 2018, 01:11:34 PM »
I thank you