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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2013 => Topic started by: grobmotorix on October 13, 2013, 06:27:53 AM

Title: SEFAC race car, 1935, by Emile Petit
Post by: grobmotorix on October 13, 2013, 06:27:53 AM
Who knows this car?
Title: Re: grob 2013.10.13 (03)
Post by: Allan L on October 14, 2013, 05:40:49 AM
Repost, I'd say.
PM sent.
Title: Re: grob 2013.10.13 (03)
Post by: grobmotorix on October 14, 2013, 12:08:31 PM
New puzzle pic - thank you for the hint.
Title: Re: grob 2013.10.13 (03)
Post by: grobmotorix on October 29, 2013, 02:50:32 PM
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Title: Re: grob 2013.10.13 (03)
Post by: D-type on October 29, 2013, 06:01:16 PM
Dommartin?
Title: Re: grob 2013.10.13 (03)
Post by: grobmotorix on October 29, 2013, 06:02:22 PM
No.
Title: Re: grob 2013.10.13 (03)
Post by: D-type on October 29, 2013, 06:08:29 PM
I meant to say SEFAC first
Title: Re: grob 2013.10.13 (03)
Post by: grobmotorix on October 29, 2013, 06:18:57 PM
SEFAC it is...

LOCKED for you!

Can you tell me any more details?
Maybe the constructor´s name and a year?
Title: Re: grob 2013.10.13 (03)
Post by: D-type on October 29, 2013, 06:44:16 PM
The SEFAC was built by Societé des Etudes et de Fabrication d'Automobile de Course. Finance was raised by the Comité de la Soupscription Nationale pour Fonds de Course The engine was designed by Emil Petit and the chassis by Edmond Vareille, both of whom had been involved with the 1920s Samson cars.
The puzzle picture shows the SEFAC as it first appeared, in practice for the 1935 French GP, but it did not start as it was seriously overweight.  In 1938 it ran in the Pau GP and the French GP by which time the nose had been restyled to cowl the radiator in.  In 1948 the car re-emerged as the Dommartin with a new body but never raced.
Title: Re: LOCKED for D-type: grob 2013.10.13 (03) / SEFAC
Post by: grobmotorix on October 29, 2013, 06:57:37 PM
 :thumbsup:
Title: Re: SEFAC race car, 1935, by Emile Petit
Post by: grobmotorix on March 04, 2015, 12:09:40 PM
A rare 1935 photo before the French GP - it did not take part...