Solved NIC#773 - 1949 Chaix Formula 3 500cc

[nicanary]

Year and marque required.

[nicanary]

Experts?

[Hiawatha]

Fiat base?

[nicanary]

Fiat base?

There is a Fiat connection with the motor.

[D-type]

Simca motor?

[nicanary]

Simca motor?

Exactly!

[Hiawatha]

Made by Renè Chaix in the late forties on a Simca 5 chassis?

[nicanary]

Made by Renè Chaix in the late forties on a Simca 5 chassis?

Another point to you! It's a F3 500cc car built by Rene Chaix in 1949 powered by a Simca Cinq motor.

Chaix has been on AP before - he built a Simca powered sports car and according to a well-known site about F3 cars, this single-seater was built from parts of that sports car. There's an old saying "you've never seen those two people in the same room" but in this instance we have. This photo proves that website is wrong.

[Wendax]

Chaix has been on AP before - he built a Simca powered sports car

https://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/2012-41/sac270-1948-simca-5-by-barou-for-rene-chaix/  :)

[nicanary]

Thanks - I couldn't be bothered! Clearly the F3 was NOT built from the sports car.