Slightly more difficult perhaps.....
Identify this car - builder/make, engine, year and what event is it competing in?
One point for the complete and correct answer.
Up a gear....
No response so perhaps a Pro knows?
Is it French?
Quote from: faksta on July 18, 2012, 04:01:31 AM
Is it French?
Apparently yes but the engine is not.
Looks like very early 50s design. What is unusual is that it is a single-seater with headlights :o
Or is it a Riley of some Monsieur Brunot pictured in 1946?
Another (and last so far) version would be Raymond de Saugé Destrez on a Fiat
None of the above Faksta......
The event the car was competing in would have required headlights and the year 1946 is a few years too early.
Although the car itself is French, the engine is not French, British or Italian.....
One more Bol D'or rarity?
Is the engine air cooled?
Chauzy's Volkswagen (K.D.F. Chauzy)?
Quote from: faksta on July 19, 2012, 05:54:13 PM
Chauzy's Volkswagen (K.D.F. Chauzy)?
Not that one.
As a further clue, the engine is German but not Volkswagen....
DKW?
Quote from: Allemano on July 20, 2012, 03:30:27 AM
DKW?
Yes, the engine's a DKW.
I still need the year and the name of the man who built/drove it for the point.
1949?
1951?
Last clue - the name of the constructor/driver is very appropriate for a French car!
Quote from: woodinsight on August 11, 2012, 04:09:14 PM
Last clue - the name of the constructor/driver is very appropriate for a French car!
:idea: Grenouille? :lmao:
Ok - I'll get my coat
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Okay, okay - maybe my last clue was not the best way of solving this puzzle :D
Anyway, let's see if there are any more bright suggestions.......
Does the builder/driver share his name with a well known French car manufacturer like Renault?
Quote from: Wendax on August 12, 2012, 02:00:07 AM
Does the builder/driver share his name with a well known French car manufacturer like Renault?
No, it was the name of an everyday French item that is now rarely mentioned....
Quote from: woodinsight on August 12, 2012, 04:21:46 AM
Quote from: Wendax on August 12, 2012, 02:00:07 AM
Does the builder/driver share his name with a well known French car manufacturer like Renault?
No, it was the name of an everyday French item that is now rarely mentioned....
Probably the last clue now - think in monetary terms
Franc?
Quote from: Carnut on October 16, 2012, 09:30:31 AM
Franc?
YES! Well done!
It's the Franc 16 DKW 1952 driven at the Bol d'Or by M. Franc.
Another point is winging it's way to you now............