I don't know much about this car, just the make of the chassis/engine and the man who was behind its creation. Give me that much and you'll get a point.... Perhaps another point if you can provide any more concrete information about it
Overdue for a move upwards
Hotchkiss long distance record breaker?
Not a Hotchkiss, although it is at least partly French
Hmmm, I wonder
Is the car in Australia?
Not Australian
One week on and no further to the truth.... I'm sure a Pro will have the answer
Talbot Lago underneath?
No, it's not based on a French car
Italian base?
French engine on a British base?
The engine's not French, and there are no British bits as far as I know
Was the "man behind this creation" French?
Is it German?
Quote from: Wendax on August 09, 2012, 05:05:00 AM
Was the "man behind this creation" French?
Oui!
No German bits as far as I know, Carnut
oops, no it's not Italian!
American base car?
Yes!
Duesenberg?
Do you know if it is from the early 1930's ?
Mormon Meteor?
It's not a Dusenberg, but that's not far off....
I'm not sure about the year but I assume it is from the 1930s
It's not the Mormon Meteor!
Auburn?
Quote from: Wendax on August 13, 2012, 02:20:50 AM
Auburn?
Right! I think that warrants a 24hr lock for you to try and find out some more...
I thought it might be appropriate to add this,
This is through research of the Harris fwd Speedster;
Barbara Buerhig told me that her father, Gordon, was literally directed from Cord and other Chiefs at ACD to participate in the race cars pitside and in all other means.
I have not been to the ACD museum, even though we have exchanged documents of Ben and Gordon, and in my research/reading, have not read about ACD employess being directed to participate.
Just wanted to add what I knew about the subject for histories sake !!!!!
It would not surprise me thusly, if it is one of the ACD cars ?
I would say that it is probably around 1932, to narrow it down a little further.
Do not consider this a guess, as I know the puzzle is locked for Wendax.
John
Are we looking for Lucien Bollack?
Quote from: Wendax on August 13, 2012, 11:58:27 AM
Are we looking for Lucien Bollack?
Not the name I'm looking for. Open to all again.
Motorcar1 - I'm happy to be corrected because my source is a little sketchy and I really don't have many details, but I'm not aware that there is any 'official' ACD involvement in this car. It is to the best of my knowledge an Auburn chassis/engine set-up that has been rebodied by a private individual in France some time in the '30s...
Barretts,
I always believe in putting back and helping others that have helped me.
If you find out that it was a factory chassis/body that was sent to France, please let me know, as I will pass the info, which I would doubt they have, to the ACD people.
They are always working on filling gaps of the whereabouts of any ACD automobile, gone forever or not.
Cooool car, which reminds me of some of the Auto Union cars of the era.
John
Lights and no mudguards suggesting a long distance racer. Not Le Mans - did it race in the Bol d'Or at Montlhery?
Esgaz Bigata V12 ,6,4 L ( ex Auburn ) by Georges Bigata in 40's for promotion of gaseous fuels ?
Well, that certainly looks like the same car! That's not the information I have though I am inclined to believe you are correct. My source is quite shaky about the true identity of the car - just the builder's name and engine (Auburn). I wonder if the Ezgaz is a later evolution of the car? Any more information you have about it would be welcome....
More photos :
Well, that last photo of the front confirms it's definitely the same car so I'm awarding you a point and calling this solved. Well done!
It is great new indeed that this one is solved. However, in keeping with AutoPuzzles tradition I'm moving it from the News thread to the Solved Puzzles thread. ;)