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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2013 => Topic started by: Carnut on December 09, 2013, 07:23:38 AM
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What's this, what was it commonly known as and from when does it date - for 1 point?:
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Experts?
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Triumph base?
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Triumph base?
No..
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From USA ?
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From USA ?
No.
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Saab Sonnet?
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Saab Sonnet?
No, it's not a Saab.
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British ?
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British ?
No
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Soviet?
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Soviet?
Yes!
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Unfortunately, I've lost my source. That's all I remember, hope that helps someone!
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Anatoly Zaydelov from Leningrad in his self-built sportscar with Moskvich 407 engine racing in 1962. The car is earlier than that as it also raced in 1961
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Anatoly Zaydelov from Leningrad in his self-built sportscar with Moskvich 407 engine racing in 1962. The car is earlier than that as it also raced in 1961
The Leningrad and 1961 bits tie in with what I have but not the rest of it.
I'll lock this for you to dig into and see if you can come with the info I have, which I hope is right...!
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My souce is Alexey Rogachev who is an expert on Soviet racing and host of a Russian-language website on the subject. I have no reason to doubt what he wrote.
PM sent.
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D-Type is right, to be fair.
(Sorry for jumping in)
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D-Type is right, to be fair.
(Sorry for jumping in)
Yes, he has PM'd me the proof I needed and I've already said by PM I'll move this one tomorrow and give him his point. Just a couple of details I want to check on my other computer first!
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Oh, OK then :)
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Carnut, out of interest, what was the confusing pert? :)
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Carnut, out of interest, what was the confusing pert? :)
Well, I had it as the ZIL-112S 'Golubaya Raketa' ('Blue Rocket') shown on its first outing in Leningrad 1961.
There was a picture of it in blue to back up the contention, though in the thread D-Type sent me it quoted that the car had appeared in white and in red but never in blue.. The picture is shown below.
Reading the thread D-Type sent me however it seems clear that the Golubaya Raketa was much earlier and this car is as solved by D-Type. Google for ZIL-112S Golubaya Raketa however and you will get pictures showing this car..
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Uh..yes, this is the same car on the picture, Zaydelov's Moskvich special.
What is more, I have never heard ZIL 112S to be referred to as 'Blue Rocket' apart from in seemingly the same source as yours :P