SOLVED: WTH # 240 - 1934 Renault Nervasport - design by Marcel Riffard - at Montlhery

[sixtee5cuda]

An easy Rookie weekend puzzle

What car is this, who designed it, and where was the picture taken?

[sixtee5cuda]

Time for a quick Expert point.

[D-type]

What car is this?  AEC Diesel record breaker,
Who designed it?  George Eyston
Where was the picture taken?  Montlhery

[sixtee5cuda]

D-type got the location correct.  Not AEC, not Eyston.

[ropat53]

Hotchkiss 411 record car

[sixtee5cuda]

Not Hotchkiss

[richard cuyler]

1933 Delahaye by Jean Francois and Amedee Varlet at Montlhery?

[ropat53]

1934 Renault Nervasport record car at Montlhery

[sixtee5cuda]

LOCKED for ropat53, as he provided the correct year, make, model, and location.

Who was the designer?

[ropat53]

It was a standard 8 cylinder Nervasport chassis with a single-seater "carrosserie profilée" designed by Marcel Riffard, it was driven by Quatresous - Fromentin - Wagner and Bertholon

[sixtee5cuda]

And the point goes to ropat53.

When I found the image and read about the records, I figured it had to have already been a puzzle.