What car does this engine belong to.
Up for experts
Twelve in line...Hispano Suiza?
Not Hispano Suiza and not straight 12
Of course it is a six...I don't know how I counted them.
First decade of XX century?
Yes first decade
Napier?
Not Napier not British
Is it a Spyker from 1903 then?
Not Spyker not Dutch
Well, that's my knowledge of Edwardian era sixes exhausted! :scratch:
Come on, England and Holland weren't the only countries to make big six cylinder engines, keep on trying.
Fiat?
Not FIAT but you're getting closer
How about a Diatto (or Diatto-Clement) from about 1908?
Not Diatto-Clément, but the right countries.
Aquila Italiana?
No not Aquila Italiana. Read my previous answer
Quote from: ropat53 on April 28, 2013, 11:14:02 AM
No not Aquila Italiana. Read my previous answer
?Your previous answer says "Not Diatto-Clément, but the right countries."
Now, Aquila Italiana were from Torino and Diatto or Diatto-Clément also came from Torino. So, are you saying that this manufacturer is Italian but not from Torino?
You say...right countries! Is this engine Italian-French?
Florentia (licensee of Rochet-Schneider) from about 1907?
Quote from: targhediferro on April 28, 2013, 12:54:01 PM
You say...right countries! Is this engine Italian-French?
Yes these two countries are involved, but in different order.
Not Florentia (licensee of Rochet-Schneider)
Well if I understand where this puzzle is going, it appears that we are looking for a French 6 cyl. engine, and possibly a French marque, but with some sort of Italian connection. Therefore, let's try this scenario: In 1907 De Dietrich purchased Isotta-Fraschini, who produced chassis into which De Dietrich installed their engines, for sale as De Dietrichs. In 1908 De Dietrich produced a six cylinder 70/80 HP engine. I don't know if this engine was ever placed in a Isotta-Fraschini chassis, nor can I find a picture if the De Dietrich 6 cylinder, but on the chance that this might be the correct answer, I'll guess that the puzzle engine is a 1908 De Dietrich 6 cylinder 70/80 HP.
It's not de Dietrich and Isotta Fraschini, but your on the right track.
One more hint it's French but made in Italy.
Welleyes-Ceirano 1905?
No not Welleyes-Ceirano
Although I can't find any pictures, I understand that Brasier, of France, had a 6 cyl. engine in 1907. From about 1906 to 1909 Fides, of Italy, had a license to build Brasier. Could the puzzle engine be a Fides built Brasier?
No not Fides or Brasier and they used the same French name but with some Italian words added.
Società Anonima Italiana Darracq (SAID), later to become A.L.F.A, and still later Alfa-Romeo?
Quote from: 4popoid on April 29, 2013, 05:08:34 PM
Società Anonima Italiana Darracq (SAID), later to become A.L.F.A, and still later Alfa-Romeo?
I'll take as correct even though you muddled up the letters and you didn't get the name quite right, it's Società Italiana Automobili Darracq (SIAD)
I quote Wikipedia:
'In 1906 the company expanded to Portello, a Milan suburb in Italy. They established Società Italiana Automobili Darracq (SIAD) through a license arrangement with Cavaliere Ugo Stella, an aristocrat from Milan. The business did not do well and Darracq shut it down in 1910.[5] A new partnership, Anonima Lombardo Fabbrica Automobili (ALFA), acquired the business, which in 1914 was taken over by Nicola Romeo, who created Alfa Romeo'.
Thanks for the point. Società Anonima Italiana Darracq (SAID) was lifted directly from an on line reference (site provided on request via PM). I saw that it was different from Wikipedia, and guessed that this one might be more authoritative. I guessed wrong.