SAC#1771 : PBS MK1 1966 with Fiat 850 engine

D-type · February 01, 2024, 08:13:49 AM

USA?

SACO · February 02, 2024, 02:25:52 AM

Yes !

D-type · February 02, 2024, 06:28:22 AM

Are the oily bits from the USA as well?

SACO · February 17, 2024, 01:50:45 PM

Pros !

D-type · February 17, 2024, 04:21:15 PM

We've established that the car was built in the USA. I then asked whether its mechanical elements (engine, gearbox, transmission etc), as opposed to body and chassis, colloquially referred to as "oily bits" are also from the USA.

SACO · February 18, 2024, 03:13:53 AM

Sorry, I was looking for what oily bits meant !

SACO · February 18, 2024, 04:37:14 AM

Yes , European engine !

SACO · April 04, 2024, 05:30:20 AM

Master !

fromwien · April 04, 2024, 08:23:06 AM

Abarth wheels, so Fiat or Simca based?

SACO · April 04, 2024, 02:08:35 PM

Yes ! Fiat engine !

fromwien · April 05, 2024, 05:58:47 AM

PBS Mk I Coupe from 1965?

fromwien · April 05, 2024, 06:16:57 AM

Picture of the PBS Mk I Coupe racing in 1966

SACO · April 06, 2024, 02:47:43 AM

PBS (Paul & Bob Swensen ) MK1 1966 with Fiat 850 engine !
1 point for fromwien !

fromwien · April 07, 2024, 07:06:36 AM

Dear 'SACO', thank you so much for all of your wonderful puzzles

Carnut · April 07, 2024, 11:57:03 AM

Quote from: fromwien on April 07, 2024, 07:06:36 AM
Dear 'SACO', thank you so much for all of your wonderful puzzles

I second that!

SACO · April 07, 2024, 04:29:45 PM

Thanks to all !

fromwien · April 08, 2024, 03:58:51 AM

Clark Adams was the engineer at PBS, who designed all the cars, engines, transmissions, etc., including the famous SOHC- and DOHC-cylinder heads for Fiat 850 engines and conversion kits to permit installation of a Fiat 124 engine in a Fiat 850 chassis.
Correct company's owner spelling should be "Paul and Bob Swenson" not "Swensen", whenever although this is often found in the literature

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SAC#1771 : PBS MK1 1966 with Fiat 850 engine