Otto Puzzell #1216 - 1947 Duval DS001

Otto Puzzell · February 24, 2009, 05:11:48 AM

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Otto Puzzell · March 03, 2009, 03:43:19 AM

Experts?

Otto Puzzell · March 09, 2009, 04:49:22 AM

Pros?

Allemano · March 09, 2009, 05:59:25 AM

I know it's a long shot, but is it something AstonMartin related?

Otto Puzzell · March 09, 2009, 06:05:29 AM

No, not an Aston, or Aston-related.

Otto Puzzell · April 02, 2009, 04:47:46 AM

This one-of-a-kind vehicle comes from outside of Old Blighty

faksta · April 02, 2009, 05:21:24 AM

This type of grille shape was such a common thing on 40s-50s racers...
One more Australian mystery?

Otto Puzzell · April 02, 2009, 05:25:27 AM

No - far from there (geographically).

faksta · April 02, 2009, 05:46:07 AM

The wheels seem European. Maybe German?

Otto Puzzell · April 02, 2009, 05:51:49 AM

Getting closer, but not quite there.

faksta · April 02, 2009, 05:56:01 AM

Swiss? Afetr all, where else would you see the house with a garage full of Astons and Jaguars?

Otto Puzzell · April 02, 2009, 05:56:52 AM

That may be where the picture was snapped (I don't know, for sure). But this car was not built there.

Allan L · April 03, 2009, 03:30:42 AM

Looks as if it should be BMW-based, but the exhausts are the wrong side for a 328 engine - or has the photo been reversed?

Otto Puzzell · April 03, 2009, 03:57:21 AM

Not a BMW.

Other than resizing and adding a white border. I have not altered this photo.

Ray B. · April 07, 2009, 04:40:42 AM

1947 Duval DS001. French, 1971 cc.

Otto Puzzell · April 07, 2009, 05:29:05 AM

Quote from: Ray B. on April 07, 2009, 04:40:42 AM
1947 Duval DS001. French, 1971 cc.

Hey - nice find!

Allemano · April 07, 2009, 06:02:11 AM

Eolia!

Otto Puzzell · April 07, 2009, 06:06:46 AM

Ray B. · April 07, 2009, 06:17:12 AM

Allemano means that I found it where the Satecmo Eolia (Wdyci# 298) was.

Otto Puzzell · April 07, 2009, 08:50:38 AM

A-ha! Now I got it.

Thanks

Allan L · April 07, 2009, 09:09:59 AM

1971 cc is BMW 328/Bristol capacity.
A bit of Googling shows that the photo at the head of this thread was reversed and there is even a photo of the BMW engine (and a genuine left-side view).

faksta · April 07, 2009, 09:34:52 AM

1971 is a bit too late for such a car

Damn stupid thing - I've confused the capacity with a production year in the posts above

Otto Puzzell · April 07, 2009, 02:36:30 PM

Quote from: Allan L on April 07, 2009, 09:09:59 AM
1971 cc is BMW 328/Bristol capacity.
A bit of Googling shows that the photo at the head of this thread was reversed and there is even a photo of the BMW engine (and a genuine left-side view).

I did not reverse the photo. I took it as I found on the site offering the car for sale.

Allan L · April 07, 2009, 05:57:29 PM

Quote from: Otto Puzzell on April 07, 2009, 02:36:30 PM
I did not reverse the photo. I took it as I found on the site offering the car for sale.

I didn't say that you had reversed it, but (on each occasion) that it had been reversed - which it had. The "for sale" ad had a thumbnail of a right rear threequarter view with exhausts on that side, so one was bound to be wrong.

Wendax · September 12, 2011, 07:05:26 AM

Still around, still unrestored and still for sale with an added grill.

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Otto Puzzell #1216 - 1947 Duval DS001