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SOLVED: FW #555: Beco Regense, Simca engine, Pepe Suarez
« on: June 25, 2024, 05:11:26 PM »
Please be so kind and identify this race car, engine and designer/builder
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Re: FW #555
« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2024, 09:41:42 AM »
Experts?

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Re: FW #555
« Reply #2 on: July 15, 2024, 05:22:19 AM »
Professionals?

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Re: FW #555
« Reply #3 on: July 16, 2024, 06:55:23 AM »
My old man eyesight can't really see all the detail. Is it British ?
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Re: FW #555
« Reply #4 on: July 21, 2024, 01:32:08 PM »
It's not british, but, if you will be so kind and tell me, which detail you need to see in better quality, I will try to zoom out this part of the car as best as possible

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Re: FW #555
« Reply #5 on: July 21, 2024, 02:59:06 PM »
I was trying to see more detail of the engine to work out what formula it might be.
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Re: FW #555
« Reply #6 on: July 21, 2024, 05:16:45 PM »
Ok, no problem. Additional detail-picture attached

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Re: FW #555
« Reply #7 on: July 22, 2024, 06:10:09 AM »
Thank you for your help. Is it a Maserati engine?
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Re: FW #555
« Reply #8 on: July 22, 2024, 07:29:43 AM »
No

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Re: FW #555
« Reply #9 on: July 22, 2024, 02:48:25 PM »
From Europe ?
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Re: FW #555
« Reply #10 on: July 22, 2024, 02:50:36 PM »
No

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Re: FW #555
« Reply #11 on: August 02, 2024, 02:26:54 PM »
Is there any Lotus connection ? They seem to be Lotus-style wheels.
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Re: FW #555
« Reply #12 on: August 02, 2024, 02:48:42 PM »
No, sorry, no Lotus-connection as far as I knw

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Re: FW #555
« Reply #13 on: August 02, 2024, 03:14:59 PM »
Australia ?
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Re: FW #555
« Reply #14 on: August 02, 2024, 03:29:16 PM »
No

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Re: FW #555
« Reply #15 on: August 02, 2024, 05:02:42 PM »
It's got four rampipes for the carbs and four exhaust pipes. I can't decide how many cylinders - is it more than 4 cylinders?
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Re: FW #555
« Reply #16 on: August 02, 2024, 06:15:39 PM »
Built in New Zealand?
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Re: FW #555
« Reply #17 on: August 03, 2024, 03:39:03 PM »
It's got four rampipes for the carbs and four exhaust pipes. I can't decide how many cylinders - is it more than 4 cylinders?
There are four double-carbs, eight rampipes and 2x 4 exhaust pipes..

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Re: FW #555
« Reply #18 on: August 03, 2024, 03:39:46 PM »
Built in New Zealand?
Sorry, not New Zealand

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Re: FW #555
« Reply #19 on: August 03, 2024, 04:13:35 PM »
Thank you for the xtra information. From USA?
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Re: FW #555
« Reply #20 on: August 03, 2024, 04:40:01 PM »
^No

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Re: FW #555
« Reply #21 on: August 04, 2024, 06:04:47 AM »
Japan ?
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Re: FW #555
« Reply #22 on: August 04, 2024, 06:59:26 AM »
No

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Re: FW #555
« Reply #23 on: August 04, 2024, 07:07:36 AM »
South America ?
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Re: FW #555
« Reply #24 on: August 04, 2024, 08:41:44 AM »
Yes