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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2011 => Topic started by: grobmotorix on April 18, 2011, 05:45:49 PM

Title: Isuzu 2000 Spider, 1973 Fuji 300km
Post by: grobmotorix on April 18, 2011, 05:45:49 PM: Who knows this race car?
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Post by: grobmotorix on May 09, 2011, 01:59:22 PM: Experts?
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Post by: shamrock on May 10, 2011, 04:59:24 AM: A Toj , lookd like a drawing possibly an evolution of the original , though never made
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Post by: grobmotorix on May 10, 2011, 05:41:30 AM: I´m quite sure it is no TOJ.

The name I have is the one of a quite well known automobile building company.

And I do not think they had the help of TOJ ("Team Obermoser Jörg").

The distance would have been ways too big....
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Post by: shamrock on May 10, 2011, 05:01:33 PM: ALFA ROMEO
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Post by: Tackitt on May 10, 2011, 05:26:37 PM: Would this be a concept drawing of the 1998 Williams/BMW sports racer?
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Post by: grobmotorix on May 11, 2011, 01:07:51 AM: Quote
1998 Williams/BMW sports racer?

It is more than two decades older!

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ALFA ROMEO

No...
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Post by: DeAutogids on May 11, 2011, 04:27:52 AM: CanAm car?
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Post by: grobmotorix on May 11, 2011, 01:22:40 PM: Planned as a group 6 car it finally ran in only one race (afaik).
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Post by: shamrock on May 12, 2011, 01:55:02 AM: Serenissima, driven by johnathan williams at the Norisring, based on a Mac Laren MI chassis
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Post by: grobmotorix on May 12, 2011, 02:06:30 AM: No.

Choose another continent...
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Post by: grobmotorix on May 18, 2011, 01:24:37 PM: I´ve found one photo of this racing car showing it at one of its very rare races:
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Post by: Allemano on May 18, 2011, 02:56:58 PM: Regarding the front end I would guess there must be a BMW connection.
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Post by: grobmotorix on May 18, 2011, 03:12:47 PM: Not at all, I´m sorry...
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Post by: faksta on May 18, 2011, 03:43:28 PM: It really looks European, but judging by your replies, may well be American.
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Post by: grobmotorix on May 18, 2011, 03:45:24 PM: Europe - no

America, North or South - no... ;D
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Post by: shamrock on May 18, 2011, 06:56:06 PM: reworked GRD probably in Japan
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Post by: grobmotorix on May 19, 2011, 02:03:10 AM: I do not know what GRD means, but it is indeed from Japan.
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Post by: shamrock on May 19, 2011, 02:57:58 AM: GRD ( GROUP RACING DEVELOPEMENTS) a race cae manafacturer set up on the demise of Lotus as a supplier of customer racing cars , they built a 2L G6 racer , which went on to form the basis od the TOJ range and they sold cars to Japan for thier series so I assume we have a Japanese racer here .
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Post by: grobmotorix on May 19, 2011, 03:32:32 AM: Hmmm, you might be right partly.

I do not know too much details about it, but I do agree with the "2l G6 racer"

But it ran under a well known japanese car maker´s flag.

So I think your research results are good enough to declare this puzzle:

LOCKED for 24h for you!
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Post by: shamrock on May 19, 2011, 03:49:06 AM: SINCE MY LAST REPLY I HAVE DUG DEEP AND HAVE ISUZU AS THE JAPANESE MANAFACTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE CAR , REALLY ENJOYED THIS ONE .
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Post by: grobmotorix on May 19, 2011, 05:56:34 AM: Right you are!

I do not really know how you´ve managed to identify this, but it is indeed an 2l G6 Isuzu racing car.

I´m not totally sure about its model designation, but I think it is "Isuzu Spider 2000" and it ran at the 1973 Fuji 300km as I can recall from my memory.

I´ll check these dat when I´ll be back from work.

But this is definitly your point!
Title: Re: Isuzu 2000 Spider, 1973 Fuji 300km
Post by: shamrock on May 19, 2011, 06:42:12 AM: only 1 pont ,
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Post by: grobmotorix on May 19, 2011, 07:45:31 AM: I think I only gave you one point (31 to 32).