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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2009 => Topic started by: Quiller on March 31, 2009, 05:39:17 PM
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One point will be awarded to the one who guesses the make and model designation of this car. You lucky, clever person.
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AN OSI
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AN OSI
Nothing to do with OSI ...
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D'ya know? Well, do ya?
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Pro time
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The dashboard reminds me of some Lancia...
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Italian?
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Yes it's Italian
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Strale Daytona 6000?
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Yes!
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I am looking forward to getting anything more about this rarity...
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I only have a black and white drawing of the side, this:
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Here's a front view
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Here's a front view
Unbelievable! Thank You, guys!
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It's strongly related to ISO's Nembo II/ Daytona if not the same car!
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Let me add something:
Strale (Italy)
1966-1967 Strale SpA, Turin
The man behind the Strale Daytona sports car was Eduardo Martini, an aeronautical engineer. At the 1966 Italian Grand Prix he presented his new GT coupe, which was an attractive short-nosed 2-seater intended for road use and Group 4 racing. It featured a 6.3-litre Chrysler V8 of up to 431bhp mounted at the front, a 4-speed gearbox and all-jndependent suspension featuring De Dion rear axle, and the company claimed a 180mph (290 km/h) top speed. The bodywork was designed by Carlo Bernasconi and was realised in aluminium and fibreglass by Neri & Bonacini of Modena. A more luxurious Grey Flash version was also listed.
CR
Has anyone something to add?
Allemano, could You please explain the connection with ISO?
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You'll simply find by googling
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Nembo = Neri & Bonacini so I guess that's the connection.
As an aside, Strale showed a slightly restyled Daytona at the 1966 Turin Show (no flying rear buttresses):
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Maybe Paul Jaray will tell us what is written here: :)
(click to enlarge)
(http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g106/pan1968/th_Nembo-Daytona.jpg) (http://s54.photobucket.com/albums/g106/pan1968/?action=view¤t=Nembo-Daytona.jpg)
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I second that kind request from Allemano ;)
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Another sport car with an american engine.
WHAT IS THE DAYTONA
Monza: Many spectators at the Italian Grand Prix have seen an elegant car, sleek, dark green painted that certainly struck them with its lines and the sensation of power that expresses in many ways. It is a car for many considered as a puzzle, and someone is betting on that (we heard people saying it was a certain car arguing with others saying it was another one). The "Daytona" name on the hood was not enough to clear this mistery.
Mistery that we are going to solve simply telling you that this car is an anonimous car, a car that is truly a prototype, in the meaning that is the first exemplar of a possibly serie. This car was built by Carlo Bernasconi from Como, local dealer of hi-class cars.
The experience of its creator, togheter with the continuos contacts with the most demanding clients, lead to the idea of such car.
A car that matches the elegance, the fine estetic solutions, the luxe and the comfort with (as done before) mechanicals parts taken from the mass production and with an easy maintenance. The Corvette's v8 5300cc engine has 300HP, mounted in the front of the car, traditional transmission, (.....).
The body, designed personally by the ideator Bernasconi is realized in alluminium by Neri & Bonacini in Modena. The fuel tank is in the rear, this concerning this prototype.
For the future production the engine will be a Chrysler 6276cc V8 325HP and plastic lateral fuel tanks made by Pirelli......
sorry got to go, I'll continue later...
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An interesting car, which has had several names and different looks over the year.
The Strale Daytona 6000GT also carried the name "Nembo II", and seems to be the same car as the Iso Daytona Prototype, shown in this puzzle:
http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=548.0
To quote an internet source:
This Daytona GT Prototype began life as an Iso Rivolta GT 'stradale.' It was involved in an accident early on its life, and than acquired by car dealer Carlo Bernasconi of Milan who commissioned a prototype for an Iso-based, dual purpose competition GT with the a body shape of his own design. The work was performed by coachbuilders Neri & Bonacini of Modena. The mechanical components were similar to the Iso models developed by Bizzarrini, but the lightweight alloy body was similar to the Ferrari GTOs and the 250LM.
This paragraph probably explains why the car carries Chassis No. IR 330039 from Iso Rivolta.
Another web site indicates the car belonged to Carlo Bernasconi until 1991, when it suffered flood damage in Florence, Italy. It was restored in Italy and rechristened the Iso Daytona. Later American owners have extensively modified the car, adding more power, modified suspension, and body styling changes.
Bernasconi may have "commissioned" this car to be built during 1965, but as the car had its debut at the 1966 Italian Grand Prix, it should probably be labeled as a 1966 model. Conflicting internet information shows Bernasconi as simply the designer of the car.
Eduardo Martini established the Strale company to produce the Strale Daytona. Only a few cars were built before the company closed in 1967.
I haven't found any indication that a Chrysler 383 V8 actually made it into any of these cars, they all seem to have Corvette power.
Strangely, a series of Iso Rivolta Daytonas may have been built, perhaps 5 with solid roof and two open top cars. (Could these all be called "Strales"?)
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Here are images of a car advertised as a 1967 Iso Rivolta Daytona. The seller provided a different story about the creation of this car, claiming both Giotto Bizzarrini and Renzo Rivolta were involved. Martini, Strale, and Bernasconi were left out of the listing.
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bump ;)
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bump ;)
Are we still looking for the definitive story...?
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Nope, but that's quite interesting:
http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=27642.0