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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2013 => Topic started by: sixtee5cuda on May 18, 2013, 01:18:18 PM

Title: SOLVED: WTH # 240 - 1934 Renault Nervasport - design by Marcel Riffard - at Montlhery
Post by: sixtee5cuda on May 18, 2013, 01:18:18 PM
An easy Rookie weekend puzzle

What car is this, who designed it, and where was the picture taken?
Title: Re: WTH # 240
Post by: sixtee5cuda on May 22, 2013, 03:25:30 PM
Time for a quick Expert point.
Title: Re: WTH # 240
Post by: D-type on May 22, 2013, 03:55:12 PM
What car is this?  AEC Diesel record breaker,
Who designed it?  George Eyston
Where was the picture taken?  Montlhery
Title: Re: WTH # 240
Post by: sixtee5cuda on May 22, 2013, 03:59:50 PM
D-type got the location correct.  Not AEC, not Eyston.
Title: Re: WTH # 240
Post by: ropat53 on May 22, 2013, 04:13:02 PM
Hotchkiss 411 record car
Title: Re: WTH # 240
Post by: sixtee5cuda on May 22, 2013, 04:17:34 PM
Not Hotchkiss
Title: Re: WTH # 240
Post by: richard cuyler on May 22, 2013, 05:25:46 PM
1933 Delahaye by Jean Francois and Amedee Varlet at Montlhery? :-\
Title: Re: WTH # 240
Post by: ropat53 on May 22, 2013, 06:23:31 PM
1934 Renault Nervasport record car at Montlhery
Title: Re: WTH # 240
Post by: sixtee5cuda on May 22, 2013, 09:15:53 PM
LOCKED for ropat53, as he provided the correct year, make, model, and location.

Who was the designer?
Title: Re: WTH # 240
Post by: ropat53 on May 22, 2013, 10:07:18 PM
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
Title: Re: WTH # 240
Post by: sixtee5cuda on May 22, 2013, 11:48:09 PM
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.
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