Solved NIC#950 - Dean Special of Lee Dean (Watkins Glen 1960)

nicanary · June 15, 2018, 07:00:12 AM

Sorry for the poor photo, but this is an obscure car. What is it?

nicanary · June 27, 2018, 06:45:22 AM

Experts?

tobytwirl · June 30, 2018, 07:13:39 PM

Flathead V8 engine?

nicanary · July 01, 2018, 05:44:22 AM

Quote from: tobytwirl on June 30, 2018, 07:13:39 PM
Flathead V8 engine?

I believe so, although I have no evidence. Sorry.

tobytwirl · July 01, 2018, 07:16:40 AM

USA?

nicanary · July 01, 2018, 07:23:57 AM

Quote from: tobytwirl on July 01, 2018, 07:16:40 AM
USA?

Yes.

nicanary · July 01, 2018, 07:33:35 AM

Quote from: tobytwirl on June 30, 2018, 07:13:39 PM
Flathead V8 engine?

I have now found out that the car competed in the C-Mod category. I believe that's 3000-5000cc capacity.

tobytwirl · July 02, 2018, 08:01:34 AM

Will it help if we identify the circuit and year - is it for example Riverside?

nicanary · July 02, 2018, 10:34:03 AM

Quote from: tobytwirl on July 02, 2018, 08:01:34 AM
Will it help if we identify the circuit and year - is it for example Riverside?

It depends on how much time you have to spend on trawling through the internet! I guess it would help as you suggest.

It's not Riverside.

tobytwirl · July 02, 2018, 02:56:24 PM

is it one of the major circuits I am likely to know?

nicanary · July 02, 2018, 04:12:41 PM

Quote from: tobytwirl on July 02, 2018, 02:56:24 PM
is it one of the major circuits I am likely to know?

Yes.

tobytwirl · July 02, 2018, 09:13:17 PM

Bridgehampton?

nicanary · July 03, 2018, 05:21:18 AM

Quote from: tobytwirl on July 02, 2018, 09:13:17 PM
Bridgehampton?

Not that one.

tobytwirl · July 04, 2018, 05:31:17 PM

Watkins Glen?

nicanary · July 05, 2018, 04:07:20 AM

Quote from: tobytwirl on July 04, 2018, 05:31:17 PM
Watkins Glen?

Yes!

tobytwirl · July 05, 2018, 02:17:33 PM

That did not produce the result I had hoped for, so perhaps the year would help?1955?

nicanary · July 05, 2018, 02:44:34 PM

Quote from: tobytwirl on July 05, 2018, 02:17:33 PM
That did not produce the result I had hoped for, so perhaps the year would help?1955?

I don't know the year the car was built, so the date of the puzzle image will suffice. Not 1955.

D-type · July 05, 2018, 03:06:15 PM

The car in the picture has open wheels. Was it originally built as a sports car and is later being run in stripped form in a Formule Libre race?

nicanary · July 05, 2018, 04:49:42 PM

Quote from: D-type on July 05, 2018, 03:06:15 PM
The car in the picture has open wheels. Was it originally built as a sports car and is later being run in stripped form in a Formule Libre race?

Sorry, but I don't know. Oddly enough, my notes give the class the car was running in, and this would suggest it was a sports car event. The meeting had an eclectic mix of cars, and as usual at Watkins Glen it was a case of "run what you brung".

tobytwirl · July 05, 2018, 05:07:53 PM

1952 photo?

nicanary · July 05, 2018, 05:32:11 PM

Quote from: tobytwirl on July 05, 2018, 05:07:53 PM
1952 photo?

Quite a bit later.

tobytwirl · July 05, 2018, 08:59:05 PM

When did c-modified start? 1960 photo?

nicanary · July 06, 2018, 04:51:25 AM

Quote from: tobytwirl on July 05, 2018, 08:59:05 PM
When did c-modified start? 1960 photo?

That's the year of this race!

tobytwirl · July 06, 2018, 11:46:43 AM

It's Lee Dean's home brewed Dean Special ................. that was a tough one!

tobytwirl · July 06, 2018, 11:56:58 AM

It looks as though he was 2nd in his race to a Maserati, but beating a load of f2 Coopers!

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Solved NIC#950 - Dean Special of Lee Dean (Watkins Glen 1960)