Author Topic: Solved: Wendax 2589 - Motta Spéciale (Read 2386 times)

tobytwirl · « **Reply #26 on:** June 25, 2018, 07:17:35 PM »

Might help if we can pin down the year ….. 1948?

Wendax · « **Reply #27 on:** June 26, 2018, 02:15:43 AM »

Later

tobytwirl · « **Reply #28 on:** June 26, 2018, 03:07:17 PM »

1950?

Wendax · « **Reply #29 on:** June 26, 2018, 05:22:36 PM »

Even later

D-type · « **Reply #30 on:** June 26, 2018, 05:36:59 PM »

Could it be Pierre Duval in the Duval Speciale in 1952

Wendax · « **Reply #31 on:** June 27, 2018, 02:39:55 AM »

tobytwirl · « **Reply #32 on:** June 27, 2018, 04:46:10 PM »

Anything to do with Marcel Balsa?

Wendax · « **Reply #33 on:** June 27, 2018, 04:51:41 PM »

tobytwirl · « **Reply #34 on:** June 29, 2018, 06:40:21 AM »

Is 1952 the year?

Wendax · « **Reply #35 on:** June 29, 2018, 07:17:16 AM »

No, later

D-type · « **Reply #36 on:** June 30, 2018, 06:36:33 AM »

Does the star have any significance, ie is the car called an Etoile?

Wendax · « **Reply #37 on:** June 30, 2018, 06:52:40 AM »

tobytwirl · « **Reply #38 on:** June 30, 2018, 11:16:17 AM »

1954?

Wendax · « **Reply #39 on:** June 30, 2018, 11:19:17 AM »

D-type · « **Reply #40 on:** June 30, 2018, 02:48:14 PM »

A long shot: the Ferry-Renault

Wendax · « **Reply #41 on:** June 30, 2018, 02:49:09 PM »

tobytwirl · « **Reply #42 on:** July 01, 2018, 04:15:40 PM »

Do you which race it competed in? (Still trying to narrow it down)

Wendax · « **Reply #43 on:** July 01, 2018, 04:18:38 PM »

tobytwirl · « **Reply #44 on:** July 04, 2018, 04:37:17 PM »

Coupe de Paris?

tobytwirl · « **Reply #45 on:** July 04, 2018, 04:40:16 PM »

And if so was it Judet's Ardun- Ford engine special?

tobytwirl · « **Reply #46 on:** July 04, 2018, 04:47:08 PM »

or Baldini's similar car which won the monoposto class from Judet?

Wendax · « **Reply #47 on:** July 05, 2018, 02:15:13 PM »

Quote from: tobytwirl on July 04, 2018, 04:37:17 PM

Coupe de Paris?

No, but close

Quote from: tobytwirl on July 04, 2018, 04:40:16 PM

And if so was it Judet's Ardun- Ford engine special?

Quote from: tobytwirl on July 04, 2018, 04:47:08 PM

or Baldini's similar car which won the monoposto class from Judet?

Twice no

tobytwirl · « **Reply #48 on:** July 05, 2018, 02:39:24 PM »

ok now I am stuck. I understood there were 2 meetings at Montlhery in 1954. In the April meeting there was the coupe de Paris which was a sort of formula libre, and the coupe de printemps for sports cars . The October meeting was the coupe de Salon for sports cars, with additional races for monomilles and production cars.

The car in question does not look like a sports car - it has no mudguards - hence my suggestion for the coupe de paris, it does not seem to fit any of the other categories. Can you point me to my error?

Wendax · « **Reply #49 on:** July 05, 2018, 03:01:35 PM »

You probably know a lot more about racing cars and races than I do. All I have is a hand-written note on the back of this picture (both available online) which says that the photo was taken at the Coupe de Salon in 1954.

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