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Solved: GTE 558 - Ford Twincam U2 special of Rod Grimes-Graeme
« on: September 13, 2023, 12:04:52 AM »
Please identify this car for a point:
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Re: GTE 558
« Reply #1 on: September 17, 2023, 08:08:26 PM »
Experts?

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Re: GTE 558
« Reply #2 on: September 18, 2023, 03:48:43 AM »
from brasil?

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Re: GTE 558
« Reply #3 on: September 18, 2023, 03:53:43 AM »

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Re: GTE 558
« Reply #4 on: September 25, 2023, 11:43:29 AM »
Pros?

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Re: GTE 558
« Reply #5 on: October 02, 2023, 08:56:40 AM »
Open to everyone.

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Re: GTE 558
« Reply #6 on: October 02, 2023, 11:34:07 AM »
looks a lot like the Stein-Porsche twin. Is it from the USA ?
I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia

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Re: GTE 558
« Reply #7 on: October 02, 2023, 12:40:30 PM »
looks a lot like the Stein-Porsche twin. Is it from the USA ?
No

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Re: GTE 558
« Reply #8 on: October 02, 2023, 01:10:09 PM »
Ford BD(A-G)-engined?

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Re: GTE 558
« Reply #9 on: October 02, 2023, 01:20:08 PM »
Ford BD(A-G)-engined?
Ford Cosworth, but I don't know which. Possibly BDA, probably not BDB-C, and definitely not BDD-G.
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Re: GTE 558
« Reply #10 on: October 02, 2023, 04:05:53 PM »
Made in UK ?

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Re: GTE 558
« Reply #11 on: October 02, 2023, 04:36:49 PM »
Made in UK ?
While most or all of the components were British in origin, I'm only aware of the car being owned and raced outside of the UK. I believe it was built (as it appears in the puzzle image) by the non-British owner/driver, but it could have been a build/modification based on an existing UK race car.
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Re: GTE 558
« Reply #12 on: October 02, 2023, 04:39:03 PM »
Raced down under ?

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Re: GTE 558
« Reply #13 on: October 02, 2023, 04:39:18 PM »

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Re: GTE 558
« Reply #14 on: October 02, 2023, 04:42:09 PM »
Raced in Europe ?

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Re: GTE 558
« Reply #15 on: October 02, 2023, 04:42:33 PM »

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Re: GTE 558
« Reply #16 on: October 02, 2023, 04:44:12 PM »
Raced in USA ?

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Re: GTE 558
« Reply #17 on: October 02, 2023, 04:46:26 PM »

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Re: GTE 558
« Reply #18 on: October 02, 2023, 04:47:43 PM »
Raced in South America ?

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Re: GTE 558
« Reply #19 on: October 02, 2023, 04:49:20 PM »

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Re: GTE 558
« Reply #20 on: October 02, 2023, 04:51:22 PM »
Raced in Canada ?

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Re: GTE 558
« Reply #21 on: October 02, 2023, 04:56:06 PM »

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Re: GTE 558
« Reply #22 on: October 02, 2023, 04:58:09 PM »
Ford BD(A-G)-engined?
Ford Cosworth, but I don't know which. Possibly BDA, probably not BDB-C, and definitely not BDD-G.
After finding additional info, my response above should be amended to:

Ford Cosworth, but I don't know which. Probably BDA, possibly BDB-C, but definitely not BDD-G.

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Re: GTE 558
« Reply #23 on: October 02, 2023, 05:06:37 PM »
Raced in Asia ?

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Re: GTE 558
« Reply #24 on: October 02, 2023, 07:43:20 PM »