Who can tell me what this is a proposal for?
1 point if you're right!
Experts?
How about a Datsun Fairlady?
From GB?
Pro's'll have this one sorted in a jiffy..
Italian?
The good news is that I know this is based on a two-stroke Saab, and from memory it is Australian.
The bad news is that I can't remember its name, and won't be able to find it until the weekend as currently buired at Goodwood getting ready for the Festival of Speed, which is truely manic at the moment (I will send you a pm re this, so don't panic!).
Quote from: Djetset on June 21, 2011, 08:35:29 AM
The good news is that I know this is based on a two-stroke Saab, and from memory it is Australian.
The bad news is that I can't remember its name, and won't be able to find it until the weekend as currently buired at Goodwood getting ready for the Festival of Speed, which is truely manic at the moment (I will send you a pm re this, so don't panic!).
I'll tell you what, Djetset, I know you know this so I'll lock it for you since you're so busy, then when you get the time you can just add the last bit of detail!
Thank you Carnut; most considerate (the name may come to me in a moment anyway).
Quote from: Carnut on June 21, 2011, 08:50:58 AM
Quote from: Djetset on June 21, 2011, 08:35:29 AM
The good news is that I know this is based on a two-stroke Saab, and from memory it is Australian.
The bad news is that I can't remember its name, and won't be able to find it until the weekend as currently buired at Goodwood getting ready for the Festival of Speed, which is truely manic at the moment (I will send you a pm re this, so don't panic!).
I'll tell you what, Djetset, I know you know this so I'll lock it for you since you're so busy, then when you get the time you can just add the last bit of detail!
:-[
Don't forget this one is locked for you Djetset, but I can't keep it that way for much longer!
Now that you're not so busy perhaps you can give your final answer, for which I'll give you 36 hours after which I'd have to open it up again.
Forgive the slow reply, but I've been out of action and all communicatyion for the past two weeks. Anyway, this is the stillborn Lightburn Saab project from Australia (the same Lightburn as in the Zeta, etc.).
Quote from: Djetset on July 11, 2011, 05:49:22 AM
Forgive the slow reply, but I've been out of action and all communicatyion for the past two weeks. Anyway, this is the stillborn Lightburn Saab project from Australia (the same Lightburn as in the Zeta, etc.).
Welcome back and here's a point to celebrate..!
Much better looking than the ones that actually got built!
This has almost, but not quite, been posted before; but the picture is different and the answer I'm looking for is different too this time around.
First of all what is it, but essential for the point, who was responsible it?
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Experts?
Reminds me of the Volvo sportscar, is it Swedish ?
Quote from: mekubb on June 21, 2013, 07:24:23 AM
Reminds me of the Volvo sportscar, is it Swedish ?
Swedish connection, but not from Sweden!
And it's not a Volvo..
Italian? OSCA??
Designed by a Swede?
A Swedish connection ? Hmmm... I don't know any particular Swedish designers, so how about a proposal for a Saab ?
Looks like an open Triumph Italia, but you said it's not Italian ??? ???
Quote from: ropat53 on June 21, 2013, 12:54:34 PM
Looks like an open Triumph Italia, but you said it's not Italian ??? ???
It's not Italian, no, and neither is it a Triumph!
Quote from: mekubb on June 21, 2013, 12:06:43 PM
A Swedish connection ? Hmmm... I don't know any particular Swedish designers, so how about a proposal for a Saab ?
Saab is the Swedish involvement..
I think this might be the proposed Australian Lightburn-Saab Sports, designed by Gordon Bedson, from about 1960. I don't think that it ever got beyond the prototype stage.
I seems that I put 4popoid on the right track, because that would have been my answer too.... :(
Quote from: 4popoid on June 21, 2013, 01:48:08 PM
I think this might be the proposed Australian Lightburn-Saab Sports, designed by Gordon Bedson, from about 1960. I don't think that it ever got beyond the prototype stage.
That's right, it is.
The car as proposed here was never built, but a Lightburn-Saab was built and believe me they should have stuck to the original:
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This has been a puzzle of mine before but without the information that it was done by Gordon Bedson; I've therefore merged it and added his name to the title.
Another sketch of this car, maybe by Gordon Bedson too, I don't know: