Solved -PJ294- Colby Model 30 'Red Devil' 1911

Paul Jaray · January 31, 2010, 12:55:59 PM

Know what it is?

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Paul Jaray · January 31, 2010, 12:58:54 PM

It's not a 3-wheeler.

faksta · January 31, 2010, 01:28:10 PM

That was kind of obvious

Paul Jaray · January 31, 2010, 01:37:43 PM

I know, but I was trying to anticipate Mr Funny Guy's next reply!

Otto Puzzell · February 01, 2010, 04:27:36 AM

3 3/4 wheeler, perhaps, but that's no 4-wheeler.

Paul Jaray · February 01, 2010, 06:32:54 AM

Do you prefer this?

Otto Puzzell · February 01, 2010, 07:24:30 AM

I was just kiddin'

Paul Jaray · February 01, 2010, 07:25:38 AM

I forgot the smile...

Paul Jaray · February 09, 2010, 05:04:42 PM

This is not that hard and it is just what it seems....

neilshouse · February 12, 2010, 02:47:37 AM

Isotta Fraschini?

Paul Jaray · February 12, 2010, 02:34:45 PM

Not Isotta Fraschini...

Paul Jaray · February 17, 2010, 05:51:41 AM

Looking at the pic, one should be able to identify the nationality of the car (very easy), then...

pnegyesi · February 17, 2010, 06:08:47 AM

Looks like American to me, maybe one from the Vanderbilt Cup races

Paul Jaray · February 17, 2010, 02:45:04 PM

It is american.
Not a Vanderbilt Cup racing car...

Paul Jaray · February 19, 2010, 11:40:46 AM

this car is connected with another , VERY famous race, even if it never raced it....

pnegyesi · February 19, 2010, 03:11:07 PM

Was it built in Indianapolis?

Paul Jaray · February 19, 2010, 03:29:00 PM

Not for indianapolis but its driver was a well known indy-driver.

Otto Puzzell · February 19, 2010, 03:40:01 PM

Quote from: Paul Jaray on February 19, 2010, 11:40:46 AM
this car is connected with another , VERY famous race, even if it never raced it....

Gordon Bennett Cup?

Paul Jaray · February 19, 2010, 03:50:27 PM

The race I was referring to was Indianapolis, but this race is connected to this car via a pilot, well known in the Indy scene.

Paul Jaray · March 02, 2010, 06:52:29 PM

This car nevere raced Indy.
A famous indy-pilot raced this car...till...

João · March 05, 2010, 02:26:34 PM

It´s a 1911 E-M-F 30 stock-chassis roadster built to compete in the Tiedman Cup race held in November, 1911 in Savannah, Ga., as a preliminary event for the Vanderbilt Cup competition? Jack Tower drove it to a third-place finish that day...

Paul Jaray · March 06, 2010, 02:59:26 AM

with such a guess it's a pity I can't tell you are right...
This car is from 1911, but not a EMF and not for the Tiedman Cup.
Amazingly this car was raced by a famous pilot who drove it to a third-place in a competition, but it was not Jack Tower.
Probably the pilot may lead you to the solution...

João · March 06, 2010, 06:31:58 PM

No problem!

"Amazingly this car was raced by a famous pilot who drove it to a third-place in a competition, but it was not Jack Tower."

That´s great!!

Paul Jaray · March 30, 2010, 08:17:43 AM

American car, famous pilot raced his very last race in it, from 1911...is it that hard?

Allemano · March 30, 2010, 08:47:33 AM

Ray Harroun at Fort Wayne?

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Solved -PJ294- Colby Model 30 'Red Devil' 1911