Solved NIC#510 - Legros Speciale in 1949 GP des Frontieres

nicanary · December 25, 2015, 09:14:09 AM

What's this car, and what are the chassis/engine makers?

nicanary · January 23, 2016, 04:46:08 AM

Experts?

nicanary · February 22, 2016, 05:22:05 AM

Pros with LESS THAN 400 POINTS.

Iluvatar · February 22, 2016, 03:47:19 PM

Something related to Cisitalia?

nicanary · February 22, 2016, 04:09:29 PM

Quote from: Iluvatar on February 22, 2016, 03:47:19 PM
Something related to Cisitalia?

Nothing to do with Cisitalia.

D-type · February 22, 2016, 04:27:50 PM

BMW powered

ropat53 · February 22, 2016, 05:15:21 PM

Italian?

nicanary · February 22, 2016, 05:49:13 PM

Quote from: D-type on February 22, 2016, 04:27:50 PM
BMW powered

Not Italian, but there is a BMW engine under the bonnet. What is the chassis ?

ropat53 · February 22, 2016, 07:24:01 PM

Veritas?

nicanary · February 23, 2016, 03:20:20 AM

Quote from: ropat53 on February 22, 2016, 07:24:01 PM
Veritas?

Not Veritas or even BMW-related.

ropat53 · February 23, 2016, 06:59:44 AM

German chassis?

nicanary · February 23, 2016, 07:01:02 AM

Quote from: ropat53 on February 23, 2016, 06:59:44 AM
German chassis?

No.

ropat53 · February 23, 2016, 07:37:54 AM

French chassis, Gordini with BMW engine?

nicanary · February 23, 2016, 07:45:42 AM

Quote from: ropat53 on February 23, 2016, 07:37:54 AM
French chassis, Gordini with BMW engine?

It is a French chassis, but not Gordini.

ropat53 · February 23, 2016, 08:37:49 AM

I hope it's not a highly modified Bugatti?

nicanary · February 23, 2016, 11:16:55 AM

Quote from: ropat53 on February 23, 2016, 08:37:49 AM
I hope it's not a highly modified Bugatti?

Your hopes are dashed! Yes it is - that wide cockpit area indicates that this was once designed to carry a racing mechanic. It's a modified Bugatti 35B that was raced pre-WW2 and modernised after the war.

My original puzzle asked for the chassis/engine combination, but to get the point - who owned this car? LOCKED for you.

(I see my puzzle was "what is this car" but the car was named after the owner/driver).

ropat53 · February 23, 2016, 02:22:06 PM

So it's a Bugatti after all, the radius arm was the give away.
Still can't find anything about it, did it race in Germany?

nicanary · February 23, 2016, 02:52:44 PM

Quote from: ropat53 on February 23, 2016, 02:22:06 PM
So it's a Bugatti after all, the radius arm was the give away.
Still can't find anything about it, did it race in Germany?

Not Germany.

nicanary · February 24, 2016, 08:22:43 AM

Still LOCKED for ropat53 until 14.00 hours UK time tomorrow.

ropat53 · February 24, 2016, 12:43:28 PM

Is this the car that Dutchman Bob Laming modified the bodywork and grafted a BMW 6-cylinder into?

nicanary · February 24, 2016, 01:13:29 PM

Quote from: ropat53 on February 24, 2016, 12:43:28 PM
Is this the car that Dutchman Bob Laming modified the bodywork and grafted a BMW 6-cylinder into?

There is no Dutch connection to my knowledge. I know the name of the driver, and he named the car after himself - I believe he built the car.

nicanary · February 25, 2016, 01:09:45 PM

UNLOCKED.

nicanary · March 08, 2016, 07:26:28 AM

OPEN to all Pros.

oko94 · March 08, 2016, 01:06:27 PM

Was the driver British ?

nicanary · March 08, 2016, 02:09:59 PM

Quote from: oko94 on March 08, 2016, 01:06:27 PM
Was the driver British ?

No.

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Solved NIC#510 - Legros Speciale in 1949 GP des Frontieres