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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2007 => Topic started by: Motorace on March 07, 2007, 05:58:26 PM

Title: Unusual Engineering - Solved! Monaco Trossi
Post by: Motorace on March 07, 2007, 05:58:26 PM
Yes, it is a car and not a wingless airplane...
Title: Re: Unusual Engineering, but not clever enough
Post by: MG on March 07, 2007, 08:18:07 PM
Well, they certainly solved the problem of the exhaust overheating the passenger compartment. Looks like a 4 cylinder something or other as motive power and it also looks like it could be an aircraft engine.

How am I doing so far?   
Title: Re: Unusual Engineering, but not clever enough
Post by: Otto Puzzell on March 08, 2007, 04:25:35 AM
I know! I know!

Darn, it's a rookie puzzle...
Title: Re: Unusual Engineering, but not clever enough
Post by: Motorace on March 09, 2007, 02:54:30 PM
Quote from: MG on March 07, 2007, 08:18:07 PM
Well, they certainly solved the problem of the exhaust overheating the passenger compartment. Looks like a 4 cylinder something or other as motive power and it also looks like it could be an aircraft engine.

How am I doing so far?   

Not too good if you guesstimated only 4 cylinders.  Did you try counting the visible spark plugs and estimating how many unseen ones might be missing?

Besides, radial engines always have an ODD NUMBER of cylinders (3, 5, 7, 9, etc) except in some extremely unusual cases of two-stroke radial engines...

It may look like an aircraft engine, but this engine was never used in any aircraft (and no, it's not missing a propellor).

Overheating turned out to be an insurmountable problem, but not for the driver.  The driver's biggest problem was the 75%/25% forward weight balance that caused horrendous understeering - even when oversized tires were tried on the front (I do not believe these are shown in this photo).
Title: Re: Unusual Engineering, but not clever enough
Post by: MG on March 09, 2007, 03:25:31 PM
Did you try counting the visible spark plugs and estimating how many unseen ones might be missing?

Hey, just because I'm dumb doesn't mean I can't be stupid too!    :-[

Besides, I was smart enough to straighten out your fractured French!  And this is the thanks I get?    ::)
Title: Re: Unusual Engineering, but not clever enough
Post by: Jagman on March 12, 2007, 01:32:14 PM
Radial aircraft engine..........
Title: Re: Unusual Engineering, but not clever enough
Post by: Motorace on March 15, 2007, 12:02:36 AM
Quote from: Motorace on March 09, 2007, 02:54:30 PM
Radial engines always have an ODD NUMBER of cylinders (3, 5, 7, 9, etc) except in some extremely unusual cases of two-stroke radial engines...

It may look like an aircraft engine, but this engine was never used in any aircraft (and no, it's not missing a propellor).



Additional hint:  
This happens to be one of those extremely unusual cases of a Two-Stroke radial engine with an even number of cylinders.
Title: Re: Unusual Engineering, but not clever enough
Post by: grantgray on March 15, 2007, 02:59:58 AM
Monaco Trossi
Title: Re: Unusual Engineering, but not clever enough
Post by: Motorace on March 19, 2007, 04:32:22 AM
Way to go grantgrey!

For anyone interested in the oddness of this car - it had 16 cylinders - but only 8 spark plugs! - Google on the "Trossi-Monaco" to learn more about weird engineering attempts.
Title: Re: Unusual Engineering - Solved! Monaco Trossi
Post by: Otto Puzzell on March 08, 2012, 04:10:14 AM
Sans engine fairing
Title: Re: Unusual Engineering - Solved! Monaco Trossi
Post by: grobmotorix on March 09, 2012, 04:42:14 PM
another rare 1935 photo:
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