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Re: GTE 349
« Reply #50 on: May 10, 2020, 12:25:49 PM »
Did it compete in the SCCA H-mod class?
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Re: GTE 349
« Reply #51 on: May 10, 2020, 12:47:58 PM »
D Sports class ?
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Re: GTE 349
« Reply #52 on: May 10, 2020, 03:27:43 PM »
Quote from: Djetset on May 10, 2020, 12:25:49 PM
Did it compete in the SCCA H-mod class?
No

Quote from: oko94 on May 10, 2020, 12:47:58 PM
D Sports class ?
Yes, SCCA D Sports Racing class
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Re: GTE 349
« Reply #53 on: May 10, 2020, 03:50:16 PM »
Built in 1968 ?
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Re: GTE 349
« Reply #54 on: May 10, 2020, 03:57:16 PM »
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Re: GTE 349
« Reply #55 on: May 10, 2020, 04:11:34 PM »
1966 ?
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Re: GTE 349
« Reply #56 on: May 10, 2020, 04:20:01 PM »
Quote from: oko94 on May 10, 2020, 04:11:34 PM
1966 ?
Construction began in 1963 and was finished in 1964
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Re: GTE 349
« Reply #57 on: February 08, 2021, 10:21:56 PM »
Recap: Built in the U.S. 1963-1964; ran in SCCA D Sports Racing class; powered by a Deutsch-Bonnet Panhard motor

New "freebie" hints: DB motor was highly modified, as was the VW-sourced transmission; car was named after an animal

Perhaps the original, unaltered image will help:
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Re: GTE 349
« Reply #58 on: February 09, 2021, 11:31:30 AM »
Cheetah?
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Re: GTE 349
« Reply #59 on: February 09, 2021, 11:32:51 AM »
Quote from: Oguerrerob on February 09, 2021, 11:31:30 AM
Cheetah?
No, but it is an animal known for its speed.
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Re: GTE 349
« Reply #60 on: February 09, 2021, 11:40:42 AM »
Roadrunner?
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Re: GTE 349
« Reply #61 on: February 09, 2021, 11:43:38 AM »
Gazelle?
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Re: GTE 349
« Reply #62 on: February 09, 2021, 11:44:14 AM »
Eagle ?
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Re: GTE 349
« Reply #63 on: February 09, 2021, 11:57:42 AM »
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Re: GTE 349
« Reply #64 on: February 09, 2021, 11:58:52 AM »
Rabbit?
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Re: GTE 349
« Reply #65 on: February 09, 2021, 12:03:34 PM »
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Re: GTE 349
« Reply #66 on: February 09, 2021, 01:27:42 PM »
Mongoose?
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Re: GTE 349
« Reply #67 on: February 09, 2021, 01:47:49 PM »
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Re: GTE 349
« Reply #68 on: February 09, 2021, 01:51:25 PM »
Land animal. Probably faster than a rabbit or mongoose. Maybe even faster than a roadrunner. Definitely not as fast as a cheetah or gazelle.
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Re: GTE 349
« Reply #69 on: February 09, 2021, 01:58:46 PM »
Greyhound ?
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Re: GTE 349
« Reply #70 on: February 09, 2021, 02:02:43 PM »
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Re: GTE 349
« Reply #71 on: February 09, 2021, 02:05:50 PM »
Whippet?
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Re: GTE 349
« Reply #72 on: February 09, 2021, 02:06:54 PM »
Quote from: nicanary on February 09, 2021, 02:05:50 PM
Whippet?
Yes! Locked for you to identify the builder.
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Re: GTE 349 - LOCKED
« Reply #73 on: February 11, 2021, 05:22:44 AM »
I have spent a lot of time checking the entry lists on a well-known website to no avail, and the car is not mentioned in American Road Racing Specials, and now I've reached the end of my expertise Was this car built from the parts of a previous front-engined Panhard car ?
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Re: GTE 349 - LOCKED
« Reply #74 on: February 11, 2021, 12:22:35 PM »
Quote from: nicanary on February 11, 2021, 05:22:44 AM
I have spent a lot of time checking the entry lists on a well-known website to no avail, and the car is not mentioned in American Road Racing Specials, and now I've reached the end of my expertise Was this car built from the parts of a previous front-engined Panhard car ?
The engine had most likely been used in a front-engined DB Panhard.
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