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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2011 => Topic started by: grobmotorix on May 18, 2011, 01:06:34 PM

Title: Isotta Fraschini 8C "Monterosa", 1946 rolling test chassis
Post by: grobmotorix on May 18, 2011, 01:06:34 PM

Who knows this car - or better: what kind of prototype is it?

Title: Re: grob_2011_05_18 (01)
Post by: grobmotorix on May 28, 2011, 02:02:42 AM

Next step.

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Post by: shamrock on May 28, 2011, 02:45:26 AM

PROTOTYPE OF THE BURMEY STREAMLINER

Title: Re: grob_2011_05_18 (01)
Post by: grobmotorix on May 28, 2011, 02:48:38 AM

It might have looked like that, but it is not the Burney, nor british anyway.

Title: Re: grob_2011_05_18 (01)
Post by: barrett on May 28, 2011, 06:04:35 AM

IIRC, it's a post war Isotta Fraschini? I guess the 8C

Title: Re: grob_2011_05_18 (01)
Post by: grobmotorix on May 28, 2011, 06:33:30 AM

Very good!

It is indeed a rolling test chassis for the postwar Isotta Fraschini 8C "Monterosa"

The car was planned to get many different body styles due to its modular design.
I´ve got a magnificent (reprint) brochure of the 8C in my collection.
So I´ve scanned and photoshopped it to show you all the planned body options in one image: