SOLVED: FW #555: Beco Regense, Simca engine, Pepe Suarez

[fromwien]

Please be so kind and identify this race car, engine and designer/builder

[fromwien]

Experts?

[fromwien]

Professionals?

[nicanary]

My old man eyesight can't really see all the detail. Is it British ?

[fromwien]

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

[nicanary]

I was trying to see more detail of the engine to work out what formula it might be.

[fromwien]

Ok, no problem. Additional detail-picture attached

[nicanary]

Thank you for your help. Is it a Maserati engine?

[fromwien]

No

[nicanary]

From Europe ?

[fromwien]

No

[nicanary]

Is there any Lotus connection ? They seem to be Lotus-style wheels.

[fromwien]

No, sorry, no Lotus-connection as far as I knw

[nicanary]

Australia ?

[fromwien]

No

[nicanary]

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?

[D-type]

Built in New Zealand?

[fromwien]

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..

[fromwien]

Built in New Zealand?

Sorry, not New Zealand

[nicanary]

Thank you for the xtra information. From USA?

[fromwien]

^No

[nicanary]

Japan ?

[fromwien]

No

[nicanary]

South America ?

[fromwien]

Yes