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Title: SOLVED: FW #609: Piper Buick, Jerry Titus, Riverside 1967
Post by: fromwien on September 09, 2024, 12:55:32 PM
Please be so kindand identify this racer: Make? Engine? Year? Driver? Track?
Title: Re: FW #609
Post by: fromwien on October 07, 2024, 01:44:56 AM
Experts?
Title: Re: FW #609
Post by: fromwien on October 19, 2024, 10:35:22 AM
Professionals?
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Post by: nicanary on October 19, 2024, 10:56:51 AM
American ?
Title: Re: FW #609
Post by: fromwien on October 19, 2024, 12:43:55 PM
Partly
Title: Re: FW #609
Post by: nicanary on October 29, 2024, 05:25:03 AM
Canadian chassis ?
Title: Re: FW #609
Post by: fromwien on October 29, 2024, 05:53:32 AM
No
Title: Re: FW #609
Post by: nicanary on October 29, 2024, 06:32:39 AM
UK chassis ?
Title: Re: FW #609
Post by: fromwien on October 29, 2024, 12:24:49 PM
Yes!
Title: Re: FW #609
Post by: nicanary on October 29, 2024, 12:53:18 PM
The front looks like a Lotus 19, but the back doesn't  :( .Is there a Lotus connection ?
Title: Re: FW #609
Post by: fromwien on October 29, 2024, 01:12:36 PM
No Lotus connection
Title: Re: FW #609
Post by: nicanary on October 29, 2024, 01:24:31 PM
Did the chassis maker build other cars ?
Title: Re: FW #609
Post by: fromwien on October 29, 2024, 02:48:08 PM
Yes
Title: Re: FW #609
Post by: nicanary on October 30, 2024, 05:41:09 AM
Did this car race in the USA ?
Title: Re: FW #609
Post by: nicanary on November 20, 2024, 06:48:19 AM
 :bump:
Title: Re: FW #609
Post by: fromwien on November 20, 2024, 08:32:37 AM
Sorry, YES
Title: Re: FW #609
Post by: nicanary on November 20, 2024, 09:00:00 AM
Is it the "other" Merlyn Mk 8 ? We've had one as a previous puzzle.
Title: Re: FW #609
Post by: fromwien on November 20, 2024, 10:04:06 AM
Not a Merlyn and not Mk 8
Title: Re: FW #609
Post by: nicanary on November 20, 2024, 01:47:11 PM
Was it raced by the John Mecom team ?
Title: Re: FW #609
Post by: fromwien on November 20, 2024, 04:45:48 PM
No
But, as I am sure you know the car, I want to give you a small hint: It has a special (nearly unique) feature, which cannot be seen from this perspective
Title: Re: FW #609
Post by: nicanary on November 21, 2024, 03:57:53 AM
Is it the Cooper Monaco used by Heppenstall to test the future Howmet's gas turbine engine ?
Title: Re: FW #609
Post by: fromwien on November 21, 2024, 04:43:18 AM
No, the special features are parts of the bodywork
Title: Re: FW #609
Post by: nicanary on November 21, 2024, 02:11:25 PM
Did it have a Gurney flap before Dan Gurney thought up the idea ?
Title: Re: FW #609
Post by: fromwien on November 21, 2024, 06:06:02 PM
No
The special feature didn't affect driving dynamics or the competitiveness of the car
Title: Re: FW #609
Post by: nicanary on November 22, 2024, 03:27:56 PM
Is there any Brabham in this car ?
Title: Re: FW #609
Post by: fromwien on November 22, 2024, 08:01:01 PM
No
Title: Re: FW #609
Post by: fromwien on December 12, 2024, 06:41:13 PM
Last chance 'nicanary' and all interested parties, before moving up the puzzle to the Masters-section
Title: Re: FW #609
Post by: nicanary on December 13, 2024, 06:29:05 AM
I can't think of any British marque which looks like this. I can't add any more information.
Title: Re: FW #609
Post by: fromwien on December 14, 2024, 06:29:02 AM
Masters?
Title: Re: FW #609
Post by: gte4289 on January 12, 2025, 12:36:20 AM
European engine?
Title: Re: FW #609
Post by: fromwien on January 12, 2025, 09:52:41 AM
No
Title: Re: FW #609
Post by: gte4289 on January 12, 2025, 02:43:10 PM
US engine?
Title: Re: FW #609
Post by: fromwien on January 12, 2025, 04:11:59 PM
Yes
Title: Re: FW #609
Post by: gte4289 on January 13, 2025, 12:57:27 PM
Chevrolet?
Title: Re: FW #609
Post by: fromwien on January 13, 2025, 05:35:59 PM
No
Title: Re: FW #609
Post by: gte4289 on January 13, 2025, 05:36:12 PM
Ford?
Title: Re: FW #609
Post by: fromwien on January 13, 2025, 05:53:48 PM
No
Title: Re: FW #609
Post by: gte4289 on January 13, 2025, 05:54:46 PM
A GM brand (Buick, Oldsmobile, Cadillac, etc.)?
Title: Re: FW #609
Post by: fromwien on January 13, 2025, 06:23:02 PM
Yes
Title: Re: FW #609
Post by: gte4289 on January 13, 2025, 07:07:58 PM
Piper Buick (Buick 215 V8 bored to 4500cc by Traco) driven by Jerry Titus at Riverside in 1967. The special feature is clearly visible in some of the photos below. ;)
Title: Re: FW #609
Post by: fromwien on January 14, 2025, 02:49:43 AM
Quote from: gte4289 on January 13, 2025, 07:07:58 PM
Piper Buick (Buick 215 V8 bored to 4500cc by Traco) driven by Jerry Titus at Riverside in 1967. The special feature is clearly visible in some of the photos below. ;)
indeed, it is  :)
One more point for you
Title: Re: SOLVED: FW #609: Piper Buick, Jerry Titus, Riverside 1967
Post by: gte4289 on January 14, 2025, 02:54:17 AM
Thanks!
Title: Re: SOLVED: FW #609: Piper Buick, Jerry Titus, Riverside 1967
Post by: nicanary on January 15, 2025, 06:50:28 AM
I can find references to this car on the internet, but no real background. It's not mentioned on their Wikipedia page (but neither is their F3 car) and not in any of my reference books. I assume that it was a one-off commission, but it seems an odd way to go about entry into CanAm racing.

(Whisper it quietly - is it that same Piper company ?)