Whaddyacallit #292 - Solved! Alvis TA 14 with body by F.J. Bidée

Ray B. · March 18, 2009, 04:36:01 PM

Ever seen this ?

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Ray B. · March 31, 2009, 04:59:21 AM

faksta · March 31, 2009, 05:12:00 AM

But I don't know what it is... The lines are a mix of several cars.
To start with something, I would suppose this car has some Italian mechanicals, but was used in another country.

ImpishGrin · March 31, 2009, 05:25:14 AM

One thing's obvious - it was made 726 years ago.

Ray B. · March 31, 2009, 05:55:25 AM

Quote from: faksta on March 31, 2009, 05:12:00 AM

To start with something, I would suppose this car has some Italian mechanicals, but was used in another country.

Nothing Italian in it to my knowledge.

faksta · March 31, 2009, 07:33:15 AM

Europe? To be more presice, let's begin with France. I can't identify the country by the numberplate, but that seems like it could be the truth...

Ray B. · March 31, 2009, 07:41:43 AM

Neither France nor a french licence plate.

ImpishGrin · March 31, 2009, 07:47:26 AM

Germany?

Ray B. · March 31, 2009, 09:59:55 AM

Not Germany.

faksta · March 31, 2009, 10:33:07 AM

Not to fall into 'gues the country game' again, was it made in the middle-to-the-end of fourties?

Ray B. · March 31, 2009, 11:01:48 AM

Sorry, for once I am not sure of the year. But it seems a good guess.

faksta · March 31, 2009, 11:05:04 AM

Eh..Belgian Jef Lergos had a car called Lergos BMW Special..He raced it in late fourties, AFAIK. Any chance?

faksta · March 31, 2009, 11:38:58 AM

As another guess let's try Swedish CeGe Spl. of Raymond Sjoqvist.

Ray B. · March 31, 2009, 12:39:01 PM

None of these, but I must admit that you're on to something when you mention Belgium.

faksta · March 31, 2009, 01:00:25 PM

Maybe TAFJ - Ford then?

Ray B. · March 31, 2009, 05:31:05 PM

No.

faksta · March 31, 2009, 06:07:43 PM

GRP Marmon? Though I'm not sure it was Belgian.

faksta · April 01, 2009, 02:50:11 AM

If not, then Georges Berger drove car #17 at 1947 GP des Frontieres. That one was an Alvis. Maybe this is the one (something like Alvis Special)?

Ray B. · April 01, 2009, 04:20:21 AM

You do know race cars and racing. An Alvis it is!
I don't know if this is Georges Berger. The car has a special body. The model name and coachbuilder is what we are after.

faksta · April 01, 2009, 06:59:45 AM

Thanks, I'm trying to know racing

Alvis TA14 performed by Bidee, Brussels.

Seems to be the car that ran 1949 Le Mans 24h race with a Belgian team of Louis Eggen and Egon Kraft de la Saulx. 1892cc, 4 cyl. ret. after 6 laps. But this picture is not from Le Mans - it carried #32 there.

faksta · April 01, 2009, 07:08:59 AM

Same equipage, 1948 Spa 24h, DNF again. But again another number, this time #30

Ray B. · April 01, 2009, 07:16:55 AM

That's it.
Alvis TA 14 with body by F.J. Bidée of Brussels.

Allan L · April 01, 2009, 08:55:55 AM

Would you believe that it is actually better looking than the manufacturer's Sports?
Like this:

charlotte · July 05, 2009, 05:42:26 PM

its defenetly from brussels my overgrandfather made it, i think you still can see one of his cars int the car museum in belguim. he was italian so maybe som parts of the car where italian idk..

Paul Jaray · July 06, 2009, 03:34:23 AM

Cool...wellcome to Autopuzzles, Charlotte...
do you have any other pic of this car?

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Whaddyacallit #292 - Solved! Alvis TA 14 with body by F.J. Bidée