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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2015 => Topic started by: nicanary on February 21, 2015, 07:40:37 AM

Title: Solved NIC#374 - 1908 Thornycroft Tourist Trophy race car
Post by: nicanary on February 21, 2015, 07:40:37 AM

Please tell me the year and marque of this car, and what race it was built for.

Title: Re: NIC #374
Post by: nicanary on March 31, 2015, 09:46:38 AM

Experts?

Title: Re: NIC #374
Post by: luisps on April 03, 2015, 04:22:13 AM

This is a THORNYCROFT of 1908 from UK

Title: Re: NIC #374
Post by: nicanary on April 03, 2015, 05:52:19 AM

Quote from: luisps on April 03, 2015, 04:22:13 AM

This is a THORNYCROFT of 1908 from UK

YES. LOCKED for you to tell me what race it was built for and competed in.

Title: Re: NIC #374
Post by: luisps on April 03, 2015, 11:16:10 AM

It looks that was running several years in the TT of the Isle of Man.

Title: Re: NIC #374
Post by: nicanary on April 03, 2015, 11:24:19 AM

Quote from: luisps on April 03, 2015, 11:16:10 AM

It looks that was running several years in the TT of the Isle of Man.

I haven't checked its full history, but it raced in the 1908 TT indeed. Known as the "4 inch" race, because of the regulations which insisted on a 4-inch cylinder bore.

One point to you.