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Title: Solved - NEH 1527: Pininfarina Lancia D25 Sport Competition - 1954
Post by: Carnut on January 27, 2012, 06:11:21 AM
Time for a red car; what is it, by whom and from when?

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Title: Re: NEH 1527
Post by: Carnut on February 03, 2012, 05:52:48 AM
Experts?
Title: Re: NEH 1527
Post by: D-type on February 03, 2012, 02:54:18 PM
Australian?
Title: Re: NEH 1527
Post by: Carnut on February 03, 2012, 06:15:51 PM
Quote from: D-type on February 03, 2012, 02:54:18 PM
Australian?

No.
Title: Re: NEH 1527
Post by: M630 on February 04, 2012, 03:46:15 AM
J know this car.... but my memory.... ???  Chevrolet corvette with body Ferrari style ?
Title: Re: NEH 1527
Post by: Carnut on February 04, 2012, 08:31:12 AM
Quote from: M630 on February 04, 2012, 03:46:15 AM
J know this car.... but my memory.... ???  Chevrolet corvette with body Ferrari style ?

No, not that.
Title: Re: NEH 1527
Post by: M630 on February 04, 2012, 04:26:28 PM
Lancia D25 1954 ! the last "sport" for Lancia.
Title: Re: NEH 1527
Post by: Carnut on February 05, 2012, 09:38:48 AM
Quote from: M630 on February 04, 2012, 04:26:28 PM
Lancia D25 1954 ! the last "sport" for Lancia.

Yes, right so far!
Now for the last part of the question: who did the bodywork?
Locked for your reply.
Title: Re: NEH 1527
Post by: M630 on February 05, 2012, 11:50:24 AM
Pininfarina !
Title: Re: NEH 1527
Post by: Carnut on February 05, 2012, 06:20:41 PM
Quote from: M630 on February 05, 2012, 11:50:24 AM
Pininfarina !

Yes, that's it!
This particular car pictured was built for the Carrera Panamericana.
Well done.
Title: NEH 2047
Post by: Carnut on September 03, 2012, 07:18:02 AM
I don't know a great deal about this car, so points will be awarded according to how much info the puzzler comes up with:

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Title: Re: NEH 2047
Post by: Carnut on September 18, 2012, 07:53:20 AM
Experts?
Title: Re: NEH 2047
Post by: Delorean on September 18, 2012, 08:54:08 AM
Is it an original or a replica of something?
Title: Re: NEH 2047
Post by: Carnut on September 18, 2012, 10:07:30 AM
Quote from: Delorean on September 18, 2012, 08:54:08 AM
Is it an original or a replica of something?

As I said in the initial post, I don't know a great deal about this car.
I don't think it's a replica but whether it was actually built in the 1950's or later on original parts I don't know.
I'm hoping someone out there can tell me!
Title: Re: NEH 2047
Post by: mekubb on September 18, 2012, 04:59:04 PM
Nice car ! Looks quite genuine, Italian I assume ? No Alfa, Maser or Ferrari I think, so how about Lancia ?
Title: Re: NEH 2047
Post by: dzima1985 on September 19, 2012, 02:20:53 AM
Lancia D25 Sport Spyder by Pininfarina
Lancia D25 started life in 1954, it was driven to victory in the Mille Miglia by Alberto Ascari. Racer was upgraded to D25 specification by fitting with a 3.7 litre version of the V6 engine. Juan Manuel Fangio and Eugenio Castellotti gave D25 its only outing during the Tourist Trophy at the end of the season. In 1955 the car received a revised nose but it was never raced again.
Title: Re: Solved - NEH 1527: Pininfarina Lancia D25 Sport Competition - 1954
Post by: Carnut on September 19, 2012, 06:11:35 AM
...which actually makes it a repost of one of my own (quite recent) puzzles...  Oh dear...
I've given you the point and merged it.
Title: Re: Solved - NEH 1527: Pininfarina Lancia D25 Sport Competition - 1954
Post by: Carnut on July 23, 2014, 07:51:03 AM
Another picture: