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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2012 => Topic started by: woodinsight on January 21, 2012, 10:18:56 AM

Title: Solved - MJW #847 - Davis-Panhard Special
Post by: woodinsight on January 21, 2012, 10:18:56 AM
Identify this small sports racer for a point.
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Post by: woodinsight on February 11, 2012, 11:00:09 AM
Experts?
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Post by: woodinsight on March 01, 2012, 05:05:28 AM
Pros.....
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Post by: Wendax on March 01, 2012, 06:49:50 AM
VW based?
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Post by: woodinsight on March 01, 2012, 12:34:14 PM
Quote from: Wendax on March 01, 2012, 06:49:50 AM
VW based?
Not VW based....
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Post by: Wendax on March 01, 2012, 12:34:54 PM
Panhard based?
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Post by: woodinsight on March 01, 2012, 12:41:19 PM
Quote from: Wendax on March 01, 2012, 12:34:54 PM
Panhard based?
Yes it is!
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Post by: Allemano on March 14, 2012, 06:17:26 AM
From the Netherlands?
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Post by: woodinsight on March 14, 2012, 11:23:54 AM
Not from the Netherlands....
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Post by: RayTheRat on March 16, 2012, 12:29:08 AM
Deutsch Bonnet?
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Post by: SACO on March 16, 2012, 11:40:28 AM
Panhard-Devin ?
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Post by: Djetset on March 19, 2012, 06:14:20 PM
A Bobsy creation?
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Post by: woodinsight on March 21, 2012, 03:21:18 AM
Not a D-B, Panhard-Devin or Bobsy based (AFAIK).
The car is named after its constructor.
Title: Re: MJW #847
Post by: RayTheRat on March 30, 2012, 03:26:42 PM
I'm not sure if any were built with Panhard motors, but the Bocar was named after Bob Carnes (creator) and this looks like a Bocar Stiletto.
Title: Re: MJW #847
Post by: woodinsight on March 30, 2012, 03:36:35 PM
Quote from: RayTheRat on March 30, 2012, 03:26:42 PM
I'm not sure if any were built with Panhard motors, but the Bocar was named after Bob Carnes (creator) and this looks like a Bocar Stiletto.

Yes I can see where your coming from Ray but its not a Bocar (although it may have had a body from Bob Carnes)
The car was known as a xxxxx Panhard built in San Francisco........
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Post by: RayTheRat on March 30, 2012, 09:36:08 PM
Bill Devin's shop was in Lancaster, but that's a few miles from SF.  He DID, however make glass bodies similar to the one in the photo and some of 'em had Panhard power.  One of 'em was sold to Jim Orr of Kentfield, California, which is on the north side of the SF bay.  One of the Devin Panhards won the 1956 SCCA H Modified championship.  Ironically, I used to race in H/Production...but I'm not quite old enough to have raced against those cars in their prime...although I witnessed an F3 race in Marrakesh, Morocco that was full of Panhard-powered cars around 1969.  Strange beasts.

Title: Re: MJW #847
Post by: woodinsight on March 31, 2012, 12:29:22 AM
Not a Devin Panhard....
Personally I think they were a better looking car
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Post by: woodinsight on March 31, 2012, 12:53:40 AM
Here is a rear view of the puzzle car -
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Post by: barrett on March 31, 2012, 01:21:40 PM
Just found this one by accident. It's the Davis Special, built by a Mr. Davis in the early 1960s. Despite the similarity to the Bocar body, this one was entirely hand made in aluminium.
Title: Re: MJW #847
Post by: woodinsight on March 31, 2012, 01:28:44 PM
Quote from: barrett on March 31, 2012, 01:21:40 PM
Just found this one by accident. It's the Davis Special, built by a Mr. Davis in the early 1960s. Despite the similarity to the Bocar body, this one was entirely hand made in aluminium.
Yes, that's the car!
I have the same photo as you but have yet to find a better one than has been used so far.
Mr. Davis was based in San Francisco CA.
Another point for you.
Title: Re: MJW #847
Post by: RayTheRat on March 31, 2012, 01:36:35 PM
Quote from: barrett on March 31, 2012, 01:21:40 PM
Just found this one by accident. It's the Davis Special, built by a Mr. Davis in the early 1960s. Despite the similarity to the Bocar body, this one was entirely hand made in aluminium.

Congrats.  I'd hit a brick wall.

RtR