Author Topic: Solved - THOR #157 : Vauxhall Ventora Brabham (1970) (Read 2068 times)

thorax · « **Reply #25 on:** April 27, 2017, 07:42:25 AM »

sorry Carnut: don't know if there is a connection with Hispano-Aleman

Carnut · « **Reply #26 on:** April 27, 2017, 09:14:40 AM »

Quote from: thorax on April 27, 2017, 06:29:13 AM

Vauxhall Ventora is right: not rally

Sport?

What about De Tomaso then?

thorax · « **Reply #27 on:** April 27, 2017, 05:48:54 PM »

no and no

Carnut · « **Reply #28 on:** April 27, 2017, 06:44:21 PM »

Does it carry the name of a Spanish tuning/modifying company?

D-type · « **Reply #29 on:** April 27, 2017, 07:19:23 PM »

Is it as simple as it being a left hand drive Ventora? And exported from Spain?

thorax · « **Reply #30 on:** April 28, 2017, 04:16:40 AM »

Quote from: Carnut on April 27, 2017, 06:44:21 PM

Does it carry the name of a Spanish tuning/modifying company?

no

thorax · « **Reply #31 on:** April 28, 2017, 04:17:59 AM »

Quote from: D-type on April 27, 2017, 07:19:23 PM

Is it as simple as it being a left hand drive Ventora? And exported from Spain?

no: as I just said it is a one off with a particular engine

Carnut · « **Reply #32 on:** April 28, 2017, 04:57:46 AM »

A different Vauxhall engine?

thorax · « **Reply #33 on:** April 28, 2017, 05:02:47 AM »

Vauxhall tuned engine

Carnut · « **Reply #34 on:** April 28, 2017, 08:06:40 AM »

4 cylinder? Tuned by Brabham?

thorax · « **Reply #35 on:** April 28, 2017, 11:52:29 AM »

tuned by Brabham, but not 4 cylinders.
Locked for Carnut

Carnut · « **Reply #36 on:** April 28, 2017, 01:49:57 PM »

Quote from: thorax on April 28, 2017, 11:52:29 AM

tuned by Brabham, but not 4 cylinders.
Locked for Carnut

You've already said you didn't think it had a US V8 and it's not a 4 cylinder. You said it was a Vauxhall engine and since they didn't make a V8 (and neither did Opel, who fitted a Chevy V8 in their Diplomat) is it a Vauxhall 6-cylinder engine, like other Ventoras?

thorax · « **Reply #37 on:** April 28, 2017, 04:54:05 PM »

six cylinder is right

Carnut · « **Reply #38 on:** April 28, 2017, 06:18:47 PM »

OK, so it's the Vauxhall Ventora Brabham from Spain.
What else is it you're looking for?!

It wasn't the 1970 World Cup Rally car was it?

thorax · « **Reply #39 on:** April 29, 2017, 04:43:31 AM »

Vauxhall Ventora Brabham from Spain is ok: one point is yours!

el_monty · « **Reply #40 on:** April 29, 2017, 06:10:34 AM »

Wait, but that tweet only says that this was possibly the only Vauxhall Ventora Brabham ever built, and that it was shown at the 1970 Barcelona Motor Show. It is in no way implying that the car was built in Spain, which I think would be extremely unlikely.

Carnut · « **Reply #41 on:** April 29, 2017, 09:54:43 AM »

Quote from: el_monty on April 29, 2017, 06:10:34 AM

Wait, but that tweet only says that this was possibly the only Vauxhall Ventora Brabham ever built, and that it was shown at the 1970 Barcelona Motor Show. It is in no way implying that the car was built in Spain, which I think would be extremely unlikely.

Yes, that's exactly what I thought too but didn't say so.
No Vauxhalls were built in Spain.
This is an LHD Luton-built Ventora (they were also assembled from CKD parts in Switzerland and New Zealand) which is on show at Barcelona. That's why I asked if it was the 1970 World Cup Rally car: that was an LHD Luton-built tuned car but I have been unable to find any pictures or other information about it at all.

thorax · « **Reply #42 on:** April 30, 2017, 04:25:24 PM »

so,my bad information?

el_monty · « **Reply #43 on:** April 30, 2017, 04:40:51 PM »

I just wanted to clarify that the car was not from Spain, it was just shown here (among other places I suppose). But anyway, Carnut figured out that it was a Brabham version, which is really the substance of the puzzle if you ask me, so I think there's no problem in him keeping his point, and all that needs to be done is to change the title of the thread to remove "from Spain".

thorax · « **Reply #44 on:** May 01, 2017, 05:11:02 PM »

Done!

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Author Topic: Solved - THOR #157 : Vauxhall Ventora Brabham (1970) (Read 2068 times)