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Solved NIC#1262 - 1961 MBM-Porsche F1
« on: October 12, 2020, 09:38:45 AM »
What is this car?
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I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia

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Re: NIC#1262
« Reply #1 on: November 08, 2020, 07:53:42 AM »
Experts?
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Re: NIC#1262
« Reply #2 on: November 08, 2020, 08:01:27 AM »
MBM Porsche F1, Peter Monteverdi, Solitude 1961, shortly before the crash, Ecurie Maarsbergen

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Re: NIC#1262
« Reply #3 on: November 08, 2020, 08:57:16 AM »
MBM Porsche F1, Peter Monteverdi, Solitude 1961, shortly before the crash, Ecurie Maarsbergen

That's right. The engine was from a Porsche RSK sports-racer which Monteverdi had to buy in order to obtain the engine which Porsche wouldn't sell to him.
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Re: Solved NIC#1262 - 1961 MBM-Porsche F1
« Reply #4 on: November 08, 2020, 11:01:17 AM »
Ironically, in the picture in front of a Porsche-Monoposto....
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