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Title: Solved NIC#487 - Bingham Cobra Porsche PAC3
Post by: nicanary on October 25, 2015, 12:11:02 PM
What is this car?
Title: Re: NIC #487
Post by: nicanary on December 16, 2015, 04:14:53 AM
Experts?
Title: Re: NIC #487
Post by: richard fridd on December 24, 2015, 07:32:45 AM
Italian?
Title: Re: NIC #487
Post by: nicanary on December 24, 2015, 12:50:33 PM
Quote from: richard fridd on December 24, 2015, 07:32:45 AM
Italian?

Not Italian. it's not much of a clue, but this car in an earlier form has been the subject of a puzzle on AP in the last couple of months.

It looks a bit different in my puzzle, so I decided to keep it in place. Both my puzzle and the other were posted within a few days of each other, which caused much mirth betwixt myself and the other AP member.
Title: Re: NIC #487
Post by: richard fridd on December 27, 2015, 05:27:00 AM
Is it to do with the Squale from November?
Title: Re: NIC #487
Post by: nicanary on December 27, 2015, 05:37:42 AM
Quote from: richard fridd on December 27, 2015, 05:27:00 AM
Is it to do with the Squale from November?

Sorry, not that.
Title: Re: NIC #487
Post by: nicanary on January 16, 2016, 05:05:03 PM
This should be a better image. Nope, even though the source said it was 800X600 in size.
Title: Re: NIC #487
Post by: Ecnelis on January 17, 2016, 04:33:52 AM
Is it from South America?
Title: Re: NIC #487
Post by: nicanary on January 17, 2016, 04:39:42 AM
Quote from: Ecnelis on January 17, 2016, 04:33:52 AM
Is it from South America?

No.

I have attempted to enlarge the image without too much distortion.
Title: Re: NIC #487
Post by: nicanary on January 17, 2016, 04:41:04 AM
Well that was a great success! My apologies.

I have decided to provide a clue - Australia.
Title: Re: NIC #487
Post by: nicanary on January 23, 2016, 04:44:29 AM
Time to put this one to sleep. Pros?
Title: Re: NIC #487
Post by: Carnut on January 23, 2016, 09:24:17 AM
Isn't this the same car puzzled ih my NEH 4328 but at a different stage in its life?
Jim Abbott bought Alan Hamilton's Porsche 908 and dropped a Ford 289 into it, hence the 'Porsche-Cobra' moniker.
Your picture might be from later in its life?
Title: Re: NIC #487
Post by: nicanary on January 23, 2016, 11:05:45 AM
Quote from: Carnut on January 23, 2016, 09:24:17 AM
Isn't this the same car puzzled ih my NEH 4328 but at a different stage in its life?
Jim Abbott bought Alan Hamilton's Porsche 908 and dropped a Ford 289 into it, hence the 'Porsche-Cobra' moniker.
Your picture might be from later in its life?

Yes it is indeed the Cobra Porsche in later life. I think it started out as one of the works 904 Bergspyders, but then parts of a 906 were added (the engine at least) and then the Ford 289.

It was bought by someone else who named it after himself. LOCKED for you for the full name of the car.
Title: Re: NIC #487
Post by: Carnut on January 23, 2016, 01:46:54 PM
Thanks.
Jim Abbott sold the car to Murray Bingham shortly before he died, who renamed it the Bingham Cobra after himself..
Title: Re: NIC #487
Post by: nicanary on January 23, 2016, 02:13:36 PM
Quote from: Carnut on January 23, 2016, 01:46:54 PM
Thankls.
Jim Abbott sold the car to Murray Bingham shortly before he died, who renamed it the Bingham Cobra after himself..

That's it, a rare point for you! There is an even later version of the car which I'm keeping up my sleeve for another puzzle.
Title: Re: Solved NIC#487 - Bingham Cobra Porsche PAC3
Post by: Carnut on January 23, 2016, 06:37:47 PM
Thanks!
I'll have to keep my eyes open...
Title: Re: Solved NIC#487 - Bingham Cobra Porsche PAC3
Post by: dzima1985 on January 24, 2016, 08:17:56 AM
Large photo -
Title: Re: Solved NIC#487 - Bingham Cobra Porsche PAC3
Post by: nicanary on January 24, 2016, 08:50:15 AM
Thanks Dzima. That photo is actually the 3rd form of this car which I mentioned above!  ;D.

No matter. It's good to see a large format image.