Just for Fun - Name that car !
 

Just for fun. Whoever guesses right names the next one. For starters, a famous exotic coupe of the 1930s, very aero looking if a lot of it is fantasy rather than efficiency. Often supercharged.

http://ecomodder.com/forum/member-ar...01-namecar.jpg

Since your a Englishman, I'm guessing it's a Rolls-Royce. The model I haven't a clue...:confused:

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Not English, European though.

EDIT - I mean the car is European. But not British.

Clue - the grill is a little giveaway, think late 1920s / early 1930s grand prix racers. This is from the mid-late 30s.

Looks kind of like a Bugatti, but I couldn't tell you which model. The T50T Surprofile', maybe?

Bugatti Type 57SC Antlantique (or Atlantic ) Coupe.

Cleanspeed gets the win, and so names the next car. The correct name (as I have it) is Atalante but that translates into all sorts.

http://ecomodder.com/forum/member-ar...001-bug-57.jpg

Over to Clean Speed. :D

I'm going to have to think..............so I'll get back to everyone shortly.

What are the rules anyway?

Something reasonably well known, a full car shot. You can blank out what you may think is obvious but leaves a clue. Eco-biased if you like, a concept, prototype, classic, or every day car from a show. You can include more than one photo and a clue, maybe a period or a country or region or production.

Hey I just made this up, so the rules are kind of in flux :D

EDIT - you can use the photo albums in your user profile to upload the blanked images and link to that. Obviously miss out the car name from the pic - that may be too obvious...

EDIT2 - You can even include just an indicator or a headlight, if it THAT well known...

Would it be ok to make a description and see who can get it right? I am atrocious with the whizbangery on the computer.:o

No pic, but here is the question.

Everyone knows about the Hemi cars produced by Chrysler.

Name another company that produced cars that were powered by a pushrod, OHV Hemi V8.

Here's a hint: The person that engineered the engine, was famous in the motorcycle world.

Go for it.

^^^^^^^^^^^ Look above.
Just bumpin' it up.

This should be an easy one.

Was it a british maker by any chance ?

I'm not tellin'.

Give it your best shot.:thumbup:

Naw, I'll see if someone else gets it. You know, dart to the bullseye ;)

You cheeky bugger, hahahah!

Thats good, except he needs to edit it to make it more mysterious. However I was thinking of doing some instructions on this so I may (will) pinch your posting to aid this evil (helpful) plan. :thumbup:

I'm a tail Turner... ;)

If we ever meet, we'll have to go the pub for a "major" pint.

Now that would be "majestic". hehehehe!:thumbup:

A triumph in fact.

Thats enough clues now.

1907 Welch

regards
Mech

Only 4 or 6 cyls mech old mate.

Toyota did one that someone brought to the US and used in a hot rod. It was all aluminum. and used in a larger car in the Japanese market that was never imported into the US.

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Mech

Good guess, but that's not the one. Remember the engineer.

Riley...???

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riley_(motor-car)

[QUOTE]Introduced in 1926 in a humble but innovatively designed fabric bodied saloon, Percy Riley's ground-breaking Riley 9 engine- a small capacity, high revving unit- was ahead of its time in many respects. Having hemispherical combustion chambers and inclined overhead valves, it has been called the most significant engine development of the 1920s. With twin camshafts set high in the cylinder block and valves operated by short pushrods, it provided power and efficiency without the servicing complexity of an OHC (overhead camshaft) layout. It soon attracted the attention of tuners and builders of 'specials' intended for sporting purposes. One such was engineer/driver J.G. Parry-Thomas, who conceived the Riley 'Brooklands' model in his workshops at the banked Surrey circuit. After Parry-Thomas was killed during a land speed record record attempt in 1927, his close collaborator Reid Railton stepped in to finish the job. Officially backed by the Riley company, the Brooklands, along with later developments and variations such as the 'Ulster' Imp, MPH, and Sprite, proved some of the most successful works and privateer racing cars of the late 1920s and early 1930s. At Le Mans in 1934, Rileys finished 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th and 12th, winning the Rudge Whitworth Cup,the Team Prize, two class awards, and the Ladies' Prize. Rileys also distinguished themselves at the Ulster TT, at Brooklands itself, and at smaller events like hill climbs, while providing a platform for the success of motorsports' first women racing drivers such as Kay Petre, Dorothy Champney and Joan Richmond.[3] Another engineer/driver, Freddie Dixon, was responsible for extensive improvements to engine and chassis tuning, creating a number of 'specials' that exploited the basic Riley design still further, and contributed greatly to its success on the track.

For series production, the engine configuration was extended into a larger 12 horsepower '4', six cylinder and even V8 versions, powering an increasingly bewildering range of touring and sports cars.[/QUOTE]

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Ford? Engineer Zora Arkus-Duntov?

Tatra ?
Or Triumph ?

DeSoto had a hemi, but was that considered a Chrysler engine?

[QUOTE=redneck;252202]Riley...???

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riley_(motor-car)

Nope.

Nope. That was an aftermarket conversion for the flathead Ford.

The Ardun.

Euromodder, yer getting warm. Tatra did have the air cooled V8 that was a hemi design with pushrods, but it was not engineered by our mystery motorcycle guy, and that's the difference.

You get tech points for the Tatra.

But, alas, wrong company.

Yes it was and nopety, nope.

Here's another hint: the Germans and the British shared a name but not a country.

Daimler? Via Edward Turner?

You beat me to it...:(

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Auto Union?

DINGDINGDING!

You are correct!

2.5 and 4.5 Hemis in the Dart, Majestic Major and the Jag based 250.

Here's a video..........

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THUh6...eature=related


dcb, the floor is yours.

k, this is probably an easy one, what car is this?:
http://ecomodder.com/forum/member-dc...oh-mystery.jpg

BMW Isetta.

regards
Mech