Arunas' #513 Solved: Bigorie Special

Arunas · October 28, 2011, 02:42:40 PM

What exactly is this car for a point?

Julien1A · October 28, 2011, 04:34:51 PM

French?

Arunas · October 29, 2011, 03:30:04 AM

Partly, yes.

Allan L · November 12, 2011, 06:09:33 PM

Quote from: Arunas on October 29, 2011, 03:30:04 AM
Partly, yes.

I must have owned the other part then!

Arunas · November 13, 2011, 02:34:13 AM

Experts!

max · November 13, 2011, 04:16:03 PM

I envy you your Daimler Dart part, Allan.

Arunas · December 10, 2011, 05:03:13 PM

Pros'

neilshouse · December 10, 2011, 06:36:23 PM

This is the Bigorie Special, a Daimler SP250 modified by Gustav Bigorie, a French sculptor.

Arunas · December 13, 2011, 01:15:31 PM

Correct!

barrett · December 13, 2011, 01:22:44 PM

Interesting! Anyone have more info on it?

Arunas · December 13, 2011, 03:36:23 PM

Quote from: barrett on December 13, 2011, 01:22:44 PM
Interesting! Anyone have more info on it?

Allan L · December 13, 2011, 05:52:43 PM

As someone who has had SP250s I can't say I think M Bigorie improved the look of the car, merely changing one slightly inept bit of frontal styling for another. What's more at the speed the car was capable of the lift generated by his front wing treatment must compromise front-end grip. The cut-back rear fins also are no improvement and the originals really were there for cross-wind stability reasons, not just show.
The SP didn't need a higher axle ratio as it ran out of speed pretty well exactly at the engine speed for max. power. With a higher ratio axle it might be happier at 70 m.p.h. but could be one of those cars that are faster in third gear than in top. If the engine was tuned it wouldn't help as any power increase that was achieved (when they were raced in contemporary club events) over that of the production engine used more r.p.m.

Carnut · December 31, 2015, 05:12:32 AM

What's this, by whom, from when - for 1 point?:

Remember - solving puzzles using 'Google Search by Image' is BANNED on AutoPuzzles!

Otto Puzzell · January 01, 2016, 06:49:48 AM

You just keep finding these great cars!

Carnut · January 01, 2016, 09:25:01 AM

Quote from: Otto Puzzell on January 01, 2016, 06:49:48 AM
You just keep finding these great cars!

But it's getting harder..!

ukpco · January 01, 2016, 11:07:54 AM

I know the Daimler Dart is not to everyone's taste (I love them) but this conversion is surely uglier. I've no idea who built it though.

Carnut · January 02, 2016, 08:14:46 AM

Well-spotted..

Carnut · January 07, 2016, 05:14:28 AM

Experts?

Carnut · February 08, 2016, 06:15:32 AM

And up half a step.
I'll stick to the popular new rule that this puzzle is available to any Pro with fewer than 400 pts for the moment..

Oswald · February 08, 2016, 07:33:22 AM

This is know as the Bigorie Special. It was built by Gustave Bigorie of France in 1965 and he based it on a new (!) Daimler SP250. It survives, too.

kwgibbs · February 08, 2016, 07:45:42 AM

was the name tornado talisman v8 involved some how with this car?

Carnut · February 08, 2016, 07:55:53 AM

Quote from: kwgibbs on February 08, 2016, 07:45:42 AM
was the name tornado talisman v8 involved some how with this car?

No, nothing to do with Tornado...

Quote from: Oswald on February 08, 2016, 07:33:22 AM
This is know as the Bigorie Special. It was built by Gustave Bigorie of France in 1965 and he based it on a new (!) Daimler SP250. It survives, too.

..as this is the correct reply.
It was in fact the very last Daimler SP250 imported into France.

Here's an unadulterated picture with a bit of detail about the car:

Carnut · February 08, 2016, 08:30:58 AM

Here are a couple more photos:

Paul Jaray · February 08, 2016, 08:51:01 AM

Merged.

Carnut · February 08, 2016, 11:17:01 AM

Quote from: Paul Jaray on February 08, 2016, 08:51:01 AM
Merged.

And all I asked for in the Search was "Bigorie" so it's a mystery why I got no result..

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Arunas' #513 Solved: Bigorie Special