Please be so kind and identify this race car, engine and designer/builder
Experts?
Professionals?
My old man eyesight can't really see all the detail. Is it British ?
It's not british, but, if you will be so kind and tell me, which detail you need to see in better quality, I will try to zoom out this part of the car as best as possible
I was trying to see more detail of the engine to work out what formula it might be.
Ok, no problem. Additional detail-picture attached
Thank you for your help. Is it a Maserati engine?
No
From Europe ?
No
Is there any Lotus connection ? They seem to be Lotus-style wheels.
No, sorry, no Lotus-connection as far as I knw
Australia ?
No
It's got four rampipes for the carbs and four exhaust pipes. I can't decide how many cylinders - is it more than 4 cylinders?
Built in New Zealand?
Quote from: nicanary on August 02, 2024, 05:02:42 PM
It's got four rampipes for the carbs and four exhaust pipes. I can't decide how many cylinders - is it more than 4 cylinders?
There are four double-carbs, eight rampipes and 2x 4 exhaust pipes..
Thank you for the xtra information. From USA?
^No
Japan ?
No
South America ?
Yes
Built by Oreste Berta?
No
Is this a car from Argentine Mecanica Formula 1 ?
I don't have the possibility at the moment for a look in my archive. I don't know exactly from memory, where and in which category the car ever raced. I will try to check later
Is it Victor Pia's Bravi ?
No, not that
Crespi?
No
Squillari ?
No
I'm having problems working out the engine - it's not a V8 because the carbs are on the side of the block. Is it an inline 6-cylinder?
Quote from: fromwien on August 03, 2024, 03:39:03 PM
Quote from: nicanary on August 02, 2024, 05:02:42 PM
It's got four rampipes for the carbs and four exhaust pipes. I can't decide how many cylinders - is it more than 4 cylinders?
There are four double-carbs, eight rampipes and 2x 4 exhaust pipes..
Please follow this hint working out the engine
Did you find out if this was the Argentine domestic Formula 1 ?
This racer hasn't been built in Argentina
Quote from: fromwien on August 06, 2024, 03:31:35 PM
This racer hasn't been built in Argentina
I've found a lot of new puzzle material looking in the wrong place ;D ;D
Is it a mock-up for the projected 1966 Willys-Gavea?
Quote from: nicanary on August 06, 2024, 03:48:25 PM
Quote from: fromwien on August 06, 2024, 03:31:35 PM
This racer hasn't been built in Argentina
I've found a lot of new puzzle material looking in the wrong place ;D ;D
We'll sink our teeth into it in the near future, I think ;)
Quote from: nicanary on August 06, 2024, 03:52:34 PM
Is it a mock-up for the projected 1966 Willys-Gavea?
No
Jairo and Jair Amaro -built VW boxer? Built in Brazil 1969.
Not built by Jairo and Jair Amaro, not built in Brazil, not VW-boxer-engine...
...why you don't want to have the engine identified as a V8-lump?
;D Because the carbs are on the side of the block and not in the centre. Never seen a V8 like that - I must research further.
From Brazil ?
Quote from: nicanary on August 07, 2024, 06:54:45 AM
;D Because the carbs are on the side of the block and not in the centre. Never seen a V8 like that - I must research further.
From Brazil ?
There are fourWeber DCOE's on curved inlet-manifolds in the centre of the block.
Not from Brazil
Was it built for Indy racing?
No
Masters?
from Uruguay?
Yes
Bertete Ford ?
No
Anything to do with Pietracarpina?
No
is it a Beco by Pepe Suarez?
You are absolutely right! Only engine missing to complete the answer.. LOCKED for you
Alpax? I only found a very short caption of a very fuzzy picture of the car so it was just a mere guess
No, sorry, not Alpax;
Have a look for a more common known manufacturer
Ford Taunus V4?
There is a Ford-connection, it's a V8-engine
Chevy Corvette?
No
My last guess is Ferrari. There's some info out there on Pepe Suarez and various iterations of the Beco, but I did not find this photo. So please unlock, if it's not a Ferrari
Sorry, sadly it isn't a Ferrari-engine
UNLOCKED and open for all
You say there is a Ford connection - is the engine by Cosworth ?
Mercury engine ?
Lotus engine?
Saab?
Lincoln ?
Would the Ford connection be a Simca flathead engine ?
Quote from: nicanary on September 30, 2024, 10:27:39 AM
Would the Ford connection be a Simca flathead engine ?
Yiou are right 'nicanary'! Well found
I didn't ask for the complete name of the car, so you gladly earn the point!
That was a great puzzle. I've never heard of this car. I know that Suarez built 3 single-seat cars copied from a Lotus 27, but with a spaceframe rather than a monocoque. I think the Taunus car was possibly one of these, and maybe this car was another.
Thanks for your kind reply
I aded the alternative puzzle picture prepared for this puzzle (cannot find the original ones, sorry)
The car ran on Lotus Wobbly-Webs