I'm in Pieces - Solved by many!

[Otto Puzzell]

Tatra is correct! I have it saved as a Zenith carb, but "carb from a Tatra" is good enough here.

[Ray B.]

Was the Jikov a copy of Zenith, or no relation between both?

[Otto Puzzell]

Was the Jikov a copy of Zenith, or no relation between both?

I don't know.

[Otto Puzzell]

What the L, I say. One of the oldest, is also one of the more recently deceased.

[Otto Puzzell]

Won't anyone race to name E and F? Gee...

[Aaron65]

Is L a 1970 Olds 442 W30 hood?

[Otto Puzzell]

Is L a 1970 Olds 442 W30 hood?

I have it down as a '72, but that's close enough for me. Did the clue help?

[Otto Puzzell]

N is incorrect.

Very close to correct though - right make; wrong car...

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[Paul Jaray]

N - 1961 Dodge Dart Phoenix?

[Aaron65]

Is L a 1970 Olds 442 W30 hood?

I have it down as a '72, but that's close enough for me. Did the clue help?

I guess I didn't notice the clue...there's only a few cars with hood pins and scoops like that that I could think of--the '68 GT500 and W30s...  How about a clue for the "race" cars of E and F?

[Otto Puzzell]

Start at the beginning - lots of clues to be found...

[Aaron65]

E: Did any Norse explorers make it to Arizona?

Is there a race car named Viking?  It seems familiar but I can't find anything about it...F couldn't be as easy as a Saab could it???

[Otto Puzzell]

Is there a race car named Viking?  It seems familiar but I can't find anything about it...F couldn't be as easy as a Saab could it???

There probably is a race car named Viking somewhere, but not in this puzzle. Keep working that angle and you may just get it....

F is not a Saab

[Aaron65]

N - 1961 Dodge Dart Phoenix?

I think this one has to be right...

[Otto Puzzell]

N - 1961 Dodge Dart Phoenix?

Yes!

[Otto Puzzell]

As this puzzle is over three years old, I've lost some detail on the remaining bits and pieces. To move this one to solved, I'll settle for general answers.

Two of the remaining vehicles are very well-know race cars, and the wheel (for those of you who didn't recognize it as such) is from a well-know but extinct manufacturer from Europe.

[Aaron65]

I'll get started by guessing the wheel is from a Delage...

Is one of the race cars a Chapparral?

[Otto Puzzell]

I'll get started by guessing the wheel is from a Delage...

Yes!

Is one of the race cars a Chapparral?

Yes, but which pic?

[Aaron65]

I think E is the Chaparral, but I reserve my right to change it to F if I'm wrong. 

[Aaron65]

F: I could write a sonnet, 'bout clasping down this bonnet.

OK, does this mean this car is English or Italian???  aka...Shakesperean or Petrarchan sonnet??? 

[Otto Puzzell]

I think E is the Chaparral, but I reserve my right to change it to F if I'm wrong. 

Correct!

[Otto Puzzell]

OK, does this mean this car is English or Italian???  aka...Shakesperean or Petrarchan sonnet???  

It meant neither. It is a reference to a holiday song from the first half of the 20th century.

The car does have British lineage.

[Aaron65]

I'm having a hard time with f...I'm not even sure what part of the car it would be on...it looks too thin to be a spoiler...I'm going to throw a dart and guess Lotus...

[Otto Puzzell]

Not a spoiler, and not a Lotus.

If you're a fan of auto racing, you've seen this item many, many times.

[Aaron65]

Is it from an open-wheel, single seater car or a sports racer of some sort?