What car do we have here and when was it raced for the first time ?
One of those Argentinian Bugatti replicas?
Not a replica and not a Bugatti !
aston martin ??
Not an Aston
British?
Not British
French?
Not French
Italian?
German?
Not German
Is it as old as it looks?
Quote from: AlexFrance on January 30, 2014, 04:29:36 PM
Is it as old as it looks?
According to my source it is indeed
Not British, Italian, German or French. Who's left? From the Netherlands?
Not Dutch either.. I wish it was....
Belgium?
Not from Benelux
Spain?? :)
Not España...
Portugal?
Australia?
Not Portuguese and not from down under :D
Pro time
Czech ?
Not Czech either
Austrian ?
USA ?
Yes sir, from USA !
Is it American-engined?
I don't know which engine it has but I believe it is a lot bigger than 1500 cc
Is the car a homebuilt one-off or based on a well-known make?
Well-known make
Does it date from the 1930s?
A bit earlier than 1930 according to my source and not Ford based
I'm having problems with this one! It seems very small to be an American car of that era, especially since you say the engine is bigger than I imagined. Is this an oval racer rebodied for the road?
I don't know if this is a rebodied oval racer, my source doesn't reveal that info. But personally I don't think so. Here is another pic of the car.
Packard Speedster ? :huh:
Not a Packard but 'Speedster' is indeed part of the name ;)
It just seems so small. Is it a Stutz Blackhawk Speedster ?
It is a mystery - I've never seen such a small American sports of this size.......... :-\
Is there a Chrysler connection?
Quote from: woodinsight on February 24, 2014, 11:24:04 AM
It is a mystery - I've never seen such a small American sports of this size.......... :-\
Is there a Chrysler connection?
Thanks to Woodinsight, I've found it. But I'm a changed man these days, so I'll leave him to finish the puzzle, and hope nobody tries to "steal" it. Welcome back MJW.
Woodinsight indeed found the right connection with Chrysler, so I doubt what to do now as Nicanary apparently found the right car. OK, I'll lock it for Woodinsight now but I need the right description and year in the next guess. Otherwise it is open for Nicanary as well. It's a tough world out there gentlemen .... ;D
Thanks Mekubb,
- but this was just another guess from me.
Please allow nicanary to complete it as I would still have to undertake more research to come up with the definitive answer.
I'm intrigued to learn more and what size of engine it was fitted with.
Nicanary, it's all yours !
It's named on several sites as a 1927 Chrysler Imperial Speedster. It's Austrian-owned, and that's about all I can tell you. It has been pictured on a Austrian retrospective event, but the captions say nothing about the history or specification of the car. My guess is that it's a 1927 Chrysler Imperial engine fitted into a specially-built lightweight chassis, possibly of more recent date.
(From the start, I couldn't understand how the car was so small - American sports cars of that era were still quite big, like the Stutz and Chrysler cars that raced at Le Mans. I can't believe that this puzzle car was built by the factory.)
PS Thank you Woodinsight for your gracious deference. And Mekubb for allowing me to proceed. I only wish I could have told you more.
It does have a ROTOR logo prominently on its grille. Does anybody know the background? Could it be the chassis builder?
Quote from: nicanary on February 24, 2014, 06:55:59 PM
It's named on several sites as a 1927 Chrysler Imperial Speedster. It's Austrian-owned, and that's about all I can tell you. It has been pictured on a Austrian retrospective event, but the captions say nothing about the history or specification of the car. My guess is that it's a 1927 Chrysler Imperial engine fitted into a specially-built lightweight chassis, possibly of more recent date.
(From the start, I couldn't understand how the car was so small - American sports cars of that era were still quite big, like the Stutz and Chrysler cars that raced at Le Mans. I can't believe that this puzzle car was built by the factory.)
PS Thank you Woodinsight for your gracious deference. And Mekubb for allowing me to proceed. I only wish I could have told you more.
Yes that's the car, a point for you. I am wondering also if this is a factory car or that the body was fitted later, couldn't find any info as well. May be the Rotor badge might enlighten this as Wendax suggested.