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Title: July '06 Puzzle #7 - Solved! Moss Monaco
Post by: Otto Puzzell on July 04, 2006, 08:04:37 AM

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Title: Re: July '06 Puzzle #7
Post by: Jagman on July 05, 2006, 05:47:50 PM
Can't be a Morgan, it's got A-arms instead of sliding pillars, maybe an Allard?
Title: Re: July '06 Puzzle #7
Post by: Otto Puzzell on July 06, 2006, 03:49:47 AM
Neither of those, but your Geography is sound.  :)
Title: Re: July '06 Puzzle #7
Post by: Jagman on July 06, 2006, 03:19:46 PM
Hmmm, but which geopgraphy? I always think of Allards as "American".........
Title: Re: July '06 Puzzle #7
Post by: Otto Puzzell on July 07, 2006, 02:58:00 AM
The Allard Motor Company was an English car manufacturer founded in 1936 by Sydney Allard. The company, based in Putney, London until 1945 and then in Clapham, London, produced approximately 1900 cars until its closure in 1966.

The driving force and founder of the Allard Motor Company was Sydney Allard. Sydney was very successful in diverse forms of motorsport driving Allard cars. This included winning the Monte Carlo Rally in a P1 Saloon in 1952 – the 1949 British Hill Climb Championship in the Steyr engined Allard racing car and coming third in the 1950 Le Mans 24 hour race – again driving a car built by himself, the Allard J2 with Cadillac V8 engine. Achievements which are unlikely to be repeated again.

Sydney Allard also introduced the sport of Drag Racing to the U.K. and Europe, building the first dragster outside the U.S.A. in 1960 and then staging the spectacular Drag Festivals in 1963 and 1964. At the same time Sydney built up Adlards Motors, a Ford Dealership, in South West London, which ran alongside the Allard Motor Company for many years and became one of the largest dealerships in the U.K.

Allard ceased production of road going cars in 1957 with the Allard Palm Beach GT this was displayed at the 1956 London Motor Show.
Title: Re: July '06 Puzzle #7
Post by: SeaLion on July 07, 2006, 06:30:29 AM
Hmm, very rounded grill frame and front, flat top cycle fenders, upper pressed steel wishbones, and british. And I still have no clue of what it is. That is worriing.
Title: Re: July '06 Puzzle #7
Post by: Otto Puzzell on July 07, 2006, 08:49:02 AM
I have faith in you!  ;)
Title: Re: July '06 Puzzle #7
Post by: Jagman on July 11, 2006, 05:47:06 PM
It must be more contemporary then we're thinking, cause I think I see a yellow turn signal right below the headlight support - sticking out from the side of the radiator shell............

Panoz maybe?
Title: Re: July '06 Puzzle #7
Post by: Otto Puzzell on July 12, 2006, 03:35:01 AM
Not quite that new.

Like a Panoz, this car was built with off-the-shelf components from other cars. This car is named for a driver, and a place.
Title: Re: July '06 Puzzle #7
Post by: Jagman on July 12, 2006, 09:49:30 AM
Could this be a Panther Lima?
Title: Re: July '06 Puzzle #7
Post by: Otto Puzzell on July 12, 2006, 12:47:16 PM
No, not one of those.
Title: Re: July '06 Puzzle #7
Post by: Otto Puzzell on July 21, 2006, 05:47:47 AM
*bump*
Title: Re: July '06 Puzzle #7
Post by: lynxd67 on August 02, 2006, 03:12:21 AM
The only place and name combination I can think of is the Caterham Johnathan Palmer car of the 80's.
Title: Re: July '06 Puzzle #7
Post by: Otto Puzzell on August 02, 2006, 03:30:39 AM
No, not one of those. Remember, this car is named for a driver, and a place.
Title: Re: July '06 Puzzle #7
Post by: D-type on August 15, 2006, 02:46:05 PM
From the clues given I know its an Aston Martin.  But which one?  I'll go for the immediately prewar 2 litre car
Title: Re: July '06 Puzzle #7
Post by: Otto Puzzell on August 16, 2006, 04:19:40 AM
Not an Aston Martin
Title: Re: July '06 Puzzle #7
Post by: wilsongt on August 16, 2006, 05:47:18 AM
Moss Monaco?

Regards,
Glenn
Title: Re: July '06 Puzzle #7
Post by: Otto Puzzell on August 16, 2006, 08:39:13 AM
That is absolutely correct! Well done, sir.  :)

And welcome to AutoPuzzles!
Title: Re: July '06 Puzzle #7 <Solved: Moss Monaco>
Post by: Jagman on August 16, 2006, 10:41:01 AM
OPK, more info please, what is a Moss Monaco, who built it? Did it actually run at Monaco, or was it more of a "street" car?
Title: Re: July '06 Puzzle #7 <Solved: Moss Monaco>
Post by: wilsongt on August 17, 2006, 04:29:54 AM
Hello

Moss (no relation to Sir Stirling) made a series of cars in the 80's and perhaps 90's. The Monaco model was Triumph-based (you can see the Herald/Vitesse like suspension in the photo, but I think used a range of engines

A quick search brought up sites like this - more infro here
<<< link removed >>>

Regards
Glenn
Title: Re: July '06 Puzzle #7 <Solved: Moss Monaco>
Post by: Ultra on August 17, 2006, 05:31:04 AM
Quote from: wilsongt on August 17, 2006, 04:29:54 AM
Hello

Moss (no relation to Sir Stirling) made a series of cars in the 80's and perhaps 90's. The Monaco model was Triumph-based (you can see the Herald/Vitesse like suspension in the photo, but I think used a range of engines

A quick search brought up sites like this - more infro here
<<< link removed >>>
Regards
Glenn

Welcome to Autopuzzles, Glenn.

Stick around and try your hand at the many puzzles to come.  :)