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SAC#1189 : Nash-Healey, Mille Miglia, 1952
« on: May 28, 2017, 04:55:01 AM »
What's this, where and when , for 1 point ?  :)

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Re: SAC#1189
« Reply #1 on: June 03, 2017, 01:27:30 AM »
Experts !

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Re: SAC#1189
« Reply #2 on: June 04, 2017, 09:46:09 AM »
Stanguellini?
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Re: SAC#1189
« Reply #3 on: June 04, 2017, 12:32:26 PM »
Not a Stanguellini !

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Re: SAC#1189
« Reply #4 on: June 05, 2017, 04:37:41 AM »
Panhard?
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Re: SAC#1189
« Reply #5 on: June 05, 2017, 05:52:53 AM »
Not a Panhard !

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Re: SAC#1189
« Reply #6 on: June 05, 2017, 11:57:50 AM »
Is it a French racing coupe?

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Re: SAC#1189
« Reply #7 on: June 05, 2017, 02:34:22 PM »
Not French !

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Re: SAC#1189
« Reply #8 on: June 05, 2017, 08:37:02 PM »
British?

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Re: SAC#1189
« Reply #9 on: June 06, 2017, 02:06:03 AM »
Yes !

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Re: SAC#1189
« Reply #10 on: June 06, 2017, 08:50:12 AM »
An Allard?

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Re: SAC#1189
« Reply #11 on: June 06, 2017, 09:51:23 AM »
Bristol?

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Re: SAC#1189
« Reply #12 on: June 06, 2017, 11:08:01 AM »
Not an Allard !

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Re: SAC#1189
« Reply #13 on: June 06, 2017, 11:08:47 AM »
And not a Bristol !

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Re: SAC#1189
« Reply #14 on: June 06, 2017, 11:50:20 AM »
Well known manufacturer?

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Re: SAC#1189
« Reply #15 on: June 06, 2017, 04:44:55 PM »
Nash-Healey, Mille Miglia, 1952.

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Re: SAC#1189
« Reply #16 on: June 07, 2017, 02:12:10 AM »
Yes ! Nash-Healey, Mille Miglia, 1952
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Re: SAC#1189 : Nash-Healey, Mille Miglia, 1952
« Reply #17 on: June 07, 2017, 02:43:48 AM »
Cool, glad I managed to work that one out, it was bugging me a little :). Couldn't get over the idea of Bristol 450 at first, for some reason, then maybe Connaught or Halseylec. Knew it looked familiar tho.
So a fun game of search by numbers. I guessed Mille Miglia, then with the car number first two were either 3's or 5's and last one probably 6, 8 or 0...

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Re: SAC#1189 : Nash-Healey, Mille Miglia, 1952
« Reply #18 on: June 07, 2017, 03:37:33 AM »
The biggest clues were the starter's coat and shoes and the black and white painting on the ramp  ;D. These ones never reach the Pros!
I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia

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Re: SAC#1189 : Nash-Healey, Mille Miglia, 1952
« Reply #19 on: June 07, 2017, 06:17:24 AM »
I must admit those exact details didn't jump out at me but something about the picture just said Mille Miglia or Targa Florio and the high number suggested the former.

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Re: SAC#1189 : Nash-Healey, Mille Miglia, 1952
« Reply #20 on: June 07, 2017, 01:47:43 PM »
I must admit those exact details didn't jump out at me but something about the picture just said Mille Miglia or Targa Florio and the high number suggested the former.
the font of the number is a big clue of MM!
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