What's this, powered by what - for 1 point?:
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MAP diesel 5 litres 4 cylinder engine.
Not easy to find confirmation, I knew it was a MAP (Manufacture d'Armes de Paris), but MAP grand prix gave me all kinds of circuits but not the car...... I have an article about it in my Science et Vie magazines. I will see if I can scan it. Placed: DNF 39 laps
Not the frst Diesel engined car to run at Le Mans, but it was the first cental engined car.
Actually, I just saw it is a M.A.P. 1950 Le Mans, according to Science et Vie (Map was used in 1949 in combination with Delahaye: Delahaye Map)
Indeed.
A bit of an ugly brute but technically quite ahead of its time. I wonder why it needed that bulbous front though when its engine was behind the driver?
The car has actually been pictured here before as part of a group puzzle.
1 point for you.
More pictures:
It was based on a Delage V12 chassis with Diesel mid-engine, driven by Pierre Veyron.
The engine was very original : a supercharged, 2-stroke, 8-piston horizontal four cylinder.
Quote from: oko94 on June 02, 2015, 05:43:11 AM
The engine was very original : a supercharged, 2-stroke, 8-piston horizontal four cylinder.
With a 5-litre displacement!
Quote from: oko94 on June 02, 2015, 05:43:11 AM
The engine was very original : a supercharged, 2-stroke, 8-piston horizontal four cylinder.
8-piston four-cylinder? ???
Quote from: Oswald on June 02, 2015, 07:38:59 AM
Quote from: oko94 on June 02, 2015, 05:43:11 AM
The engine was very original : a supercharged, 2-stroke, 8-piston horizontal four cylinder.
8-piston four-cylinder? ???
Can't imagine it!
Quote from: Carnut on June 02, 2015, 07:49:36 AM
Quote from: Oswald on June 02, 2015, 07:38:59 AM
Quote from: oko94 on June 02, 2015, 05:43:11 AM
The engine was very original : a supercharged, 2-stroke, 8-piston horizontal four cylinder.
8-piston four-cylinder? ???
Can't imagine it!
Think Commer TS3. Two opposing pistons using one cylinder. Very, very noisy. I expect the drivers of the faster cars would have heard the racket well above the sound of their own engines, when they passed the thing on the Mulsanne.
Looks theoretically like this:
And in reality:
Good grief, that is something!
Thanks for the explanations guys.