F#180 - Solved - 1980 Estonia 19 Rukuts

faksta · July 30, 2012, 03:40:42 PM

For one point please tell me what car is this.

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faksta · August 10, 2012, 02:15:01 AM

Experts!

faksta · August 17, 2012, 03:55:34 AM

Pros?

woodinsight · August 17, 2012, 04:38:37 AM

East European?

faksta · August 17, 2012, 04:46:37 AM

Yes

woodinsight · August 17, 2012, 05:37:09 AM

Eastern half of Germany?

faksta · August 17, 2012, 06:00:33 AM

None of the halves ;)

woodinsight · August 17, 2012, 06:06:05 AM

From one of the Baltic States?

faksta · August 17, 2012, 06:21:49 AM

Yes, it is

woodinsight · August 17, 2012, 08:15:29 AM

Well, I believe I've found the car featured on a Latvian racing history site.
As I don't speak the language you'll have to bear with me as I try to extract what this car is.

It dates from 1980, was designed along the lines of a Ferrari 312T4 and was built by Indujla Rukuta (Indulis Rukuts?).
Not sure if the car is Estonian or Latvian but it appears to be named Estonia-Rukuts. Then again it may be named Rukuta Estonia-19 Formula?

Here is a photo of the car I found on the site -

faksta · August 17, 2012, 08:37:42 AM

Well done!

This is indeed an Estonia 19 modified by Indulis Rukuts from Latvia and referred to as Estonia 19 Rukuts. It was a Formula Easter car with VAZ 21011 1300cc engine.
Indulis Rukuts later built some other cars, and on September 15-16 this year he will be racing in a Dzintara Volga historic festival at Riga's Bikernieki track (the same as on the puzzle photo) on a Rukuts 3 - the latest of his cars.

woodinsight · August 17, 2012, 08:47:09 AM

Thanks faksta.
It's an interesting site with many unusual cars and I'm sure the language won't be too much of a drawback.

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F#180 - Solved - 1980 Estonia 19 Rukuts