SOLVED: Djetset 809 - Mistron second body, c. 1973

[Djetset]

Name this machine for one point please before our motor racing expert Nicanary tells us what it is (only joking)

[Djetset]

On the next lap...

[Djetset]

 Which Pro will beat Nicanary to take the chequered flag here? 

[nicanary]

Just about anyone....... I haven't a clue - I know very little about racing after the mid-'60s. Could it be something built for the 2-litre European Sports Car Championship?

[Djetset]

Just about anyone....... I haven't a clue - I know very little about racing after the mid-'60s. Could it be something built for the 2-litre European Sports Car Championship?

Oh, I thought you were the chap for ALL motor sport related trivia, as your general knowledge seems far superior to mine in this area.  As if to prove the point, I am not entirely sure what this car competed in, but I will revisit my source and confirm, or otherwise...

[nicanary]

Is it German?

[Djetset]

Is it German?

Nein.

[nicanary]

It reminds me so much of the BRM P154 but obviously that's not the answer. This is a much smaller-engined car.

British?

[Djetset]

Yes, it is British.

[nicanary]

SAR ?

[Djetset]

SAR ?

No.

[nicanary]

Did it take part in International Group 6 events?

[shamrock]

Vogue

[Djetset]

Did it take part in International Group 6 events?

Sorry Nicanary , but from my information source it is not clear what this car would have competed in.  If it helps, the car was originally fitted with a 1,000cc  engine, which was later upgraded to a 1,200cc motor.

[Djetset]

Vogue

Sorry, but that's not the name I have.

[shamrock]

a Juno

[Djetset]

a Juno

No, less mainstream!

[nicanary]

Would the 1000cc engine have been a Ford MAE?

[Djetset]

Would the 1000cc engine have been a Ford MAE?

No, it was a BMC unit, with the later 1.2-litre fitted being a Ford lump.

[nicanary]

Would the 1000cc engine have been a Ford MAE?

No, it was a BMC unit, with the later 1.2-litre fitted being a Ford lump.

Thanks for being helpful with clues - it's much appreciated. I'd put the date of the car at around 1972-1975, so the use of a BMC engine is interesting. I don't suppose you know whether it is a transverse unit?

[Djetset]

Sorry Nicanary but I'm not 100% certain if the 1-litre BMC unit was traversely-mounted, but I think it more likely that it was in-line. Your timing for the bodywork seems about right.

[nicanary]

Sorry Nicanary but I'm not 100% certain if the 1-litre BMC unit was traversely-mounted, but I think it more likely that it was in-line. Your timing for the bodywork seems about right.

We all know about a certain site which would have been helpful if the motor had been transverse  . I think you're probably right because there's nothing on that site about this car AFAIK.

[nicanary]

I've found it, but TBH the narrative of the webpage is not totally clear - is this the Tri-One? In which case it was built for F1200 racing.

[Djetset]

I've found it, but TBH the narrative of the webpage is not totally clear - is this the Tri-One? In which case it was built for F1200 racing.

It's not the Tri-One I'm afraid, and this one has a twist to it!

[nicanary]

As I guessed, I misunderstood the source. Then it should be the rebodied Pandora/Mistron which has actually been a previous puzzle in its original form. I think in your puzzle it's in its Mistron guise. The older body was damaged in 1971 and replaced by this one so the photo should date from 1972.

(BTW I'd been trying to identify the circuit from the distinctive sloping dividing walls - it's only now I've seen the larger photo that I know the "walls" are actually chairs perched on the counter!)