Whaddyacallit #391 - 1956 Ferry 904 cc

Ray B. · August 12, 2009, 08:51:08 AM

Ever seen this ?

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billtorrance9999 · August 16, 2009, 03:57:18 PM

Le Mans DB Panhard

Ray B. · August 18, 2009, 03:37:28 AM

Not one of those.

pnegyesi · August 19, 2009, 12:37:23 AM

Is this Italian?

Ray B. · August 19, 2009, 02:31:06 AM

Not italian

Carnut · August 19, 2009, 10:19:55 AM

Looks French to me with those wheels, although it could conceivably be German.
Matra?

Ray B. · August 19, 2009, 10:59:10 AM

French it is, Matra it is not.

pnegyesi · August 19, 2009, 11:36:12 AM

This is the Ferry which participated at the 1950 Lemans race. It was based on the Renault 4CV

Carnut · August 19, 2009, 11:37:38 AM

Quote from: Ray B. on August 19, 2009, 10:59:10 AM
French it is, Matra it is not.

CD then?

Ray B. · August 19, 2009, 11:46:31 AM

Sorry, Carnut, pnegyesi got it first.

Carnut · August 20, 2009, 04:45:07 AM

Quote from: Ray B. on August 19, 2009, 11:46:31 AM
Sorry, Carnut, pnegyesi got it first.

Don't think I would ever have got there with that one!
Looks very advanced for 1949 (not like me, who was also born that year..)

DynaMike · August 20, 2009, 07:34:39 AM

I think Carnut has got a point in that this car looks more modern than 1949... According to René Bell ( http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=8928.msg67081#msg67081 ) the first Ferry drove Le Mans in 1950, but the version shown here (Same shape, same details, same racing number, same license plate) dates from 1956.

Ray B. · August 20, 2009, 08:17:09 AM

Ooooops!
You're totally right, Mike. I took this picture on the internet in didn't check in my Bellu book. This is the 1956 version, with a 904 cc engine.
I would feel bad if I took back pnegyesi's point (why don't you guys choose logins that can be pronounced in most languages...), because he's only half wrong. This is still a Ferry, still based on a 4CV. But I guess you deserve one yourself for correcting me.
Here is a picture of the Le Mans car, very different indeed.

pnegyesi · August 20, 2009, 11:02:12 AM

Well, Negyesi is my name so it is only logical to have it as login. Methinks

Ray B. · August 20, 2009, 11:59:56 AM

Sorry pal! It's the p that maybe makes it hard to say. And of course anyone is free to use whatever he wants. It's just me who have trouble remebering unpronouncable logins when I heve to type them.

grobmotorix · November 26, 2017, 03:26:00 PM

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Whaddyacallit #391 - 1956 Ferry 904 cc