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Title: KU's Puzzle #1574 - 1927 Pokora Special
Post by: Otto Puzzell on March 18, 2010, 04:34:57 AM

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Title: Re: KU's Puzzle #1574
Post by: Otto Puzzell on March 25, 2010, 04:14:08 AM

Experts?

Title: Re: KU's Puzzle #1574
Post by: Oguerrerob on March 30, 2010, 01:06:24 PM

Sunbeam Racecar 1913

Title: Re: KU's Puzzle #1574
Post by: Otto Puzzell on April 03, 2010, 06:04:40 AM

No sir

Title: Re: KU's Puzzle #1574
Post by: Tackitt on April 03, 2010, 08:54:18 AM

1945 Pokora Special
The Indian head mascot is a GUY lorry mascot with Guy Motors cut off.

Title: Re: KU's Puzzle #1574 - 1945 Pokora Special
Post by: franck.kegelart on April 04, 2010, 05:30:44 AM

More informations about this car ?

Title: Re: KU's Puzzle #1574 - 1945 Pokora Special
Post by: milos62 on April 04, 2010, 07:54:32 AM

POKORA.
Josef POKORA and comp., factory maschinery, Kostelec nad Labem, Czechoslovakia.
The company produced during WW I: grenades and had a small foundrys.
In the thirties years produced about 3 sports cars. One of them was designed to race to teh top, that in 1938 Eva Pokorova imported to England. Some did not participale in the race.
Motors Sport magazine published in september 1938 photo ( with Czech number plates ) in september 1945, registered in the U.K. ( EMX 459 ). In 1980 it was discovered in the U.S. completely renovated. Two other cars were destroyer. One in the bombing, the second plane crash on the way to England.
Engine: 8 cylinder Continental - 3694 ccm ( 70 x 120 mm ) Another source says - 3 499 ccm or 4 500 ccm. Year of productio is likely 1937. POKORA worked together in French automaker SCAP of Billancourt.
Excuse my Englisch.

Title: Re: KU's Puzzle #1574 - 1945 Pokora Special
Post by: Paul Jaray on April 04, 2010, 11:16:55 AM

Hi Milos62,

welcome to Autopuzzles and thank you for the precious info! :thumbsup:

Title: Re: KU's Puzzle #1574 - 1945 Pokora Special
Post by: milos62 on April 06, 2010, 03:25:04 AM

Thank you for welkome. Do you know of similar web sites about Motorcycles?

Title: Re: KU's Puzzle #1574 - 1945 Pokora Special
Post by: Paul Jaray on April 06, 2010, 04:19:50 AM

Nope, I'm sorry...  :-\

Title: Re: KU's Puzzle #1574 - 1945 Pokora Special
Post by: DeAutogids.nl on April 08, 2010, 10:59:54 AM

My book gives as date 1927.

It should not be 1945 as it is written now, as per milos62's comments. In 1937 Pokora died, so it is unlikely it is from that age. "A race to the top" would probably be a hillclimb? My translation of the book gives the same wording.

Title: Re: KU's Puzzle #1574 - 1945 Pokora Special
Post by: milos62 on April 18, 2010, 07:31:54 AM

Yes, " A race to the top" = hillclimb. It is also the year of the 1927th.

Title: Re: KU's Puzzle #1574 - 1945 Pokora Special
Post by: DeAutogids.nl on May 04, 2010, 12:02:31 PM

So the topic needs changing.

Title: Re: KU's Puzzle #1574 - 1945 Pokora Special
Post by: Otto Puzzell on May 04, 2010, 04:32:33 PM

Patience...

Title: Re: KU's Puzzle #1574 - 1945 Pokora Special
Post by: DeAutogids.nl on May 04, 2010, 04:47:14 PM

Quote from: Otto Puzzell on May 04, 2010, 04:32:33 PM

Patience...

No worries :)

Title: Re: KU's Puzzle #1574 - 1945 Pokora Special
Post by: Otto Puzzell on May 04, 2010, 05:18:36 PM

So, what year have we all agreed to?

Title: Re: KU's Puzzle #1574 - 1945 Pokora Special
Post by: DeAutogids.nl on May 04, 2010, 05:32:20 PM

Quote from: Otto Puzzell on May 04, 2010, 05:18:36 PM

So, what year have we all agreed to?

I believe my book states 1927, the year Milos is stating as well. It is at the very very least prewar.