Q471 - solved - TR3-based Mean Francorchamps

Quiller · May 06, 2009, 06:51:27 PM

What's the make and model name of this car?

Quiller · June 07, 2009, 12:58:42 PM

One for the experts

gilescooperuk · June 08, 2009, 05:57:58 PM

Triumph based?

Quiller · June 09, 2009, 10:57:10 AM

Yes!

gilescooperuk · June 09, 2009, 06:09:20 PM

How did I get that then - it was a wild guess

Now I would guess it is a TR series under their - possibly a 5 or 6.

So was this a kit car or a specialist production model?

Quiller · June 09, 2009, 06:51:08 PM

There is a TR under there, yes - produced by a company that mostly used other brands for its mechanical basis

Quiller · June 17, 2009, 06:21:07 AM

Will the pros have it?

Djetset · June 17, 2009, 06:27:37 AM

I don't suppose that this would be an Ambrio Duo, an American TR-based kit car?

Quiller · June 17, 2009, 08:32:24 AM

Never heard of it! Anyway, it's not that ...

D-type · July 13, 2009, 11:14:38 AM

Michelotti bodied TR4 ?

Quiller · July 13, 2009, 12:11:04 PM

I don't think Michelotti had a hand in this - although he seems to have designed almost every other car of the 1950s!

Allemano · July 17, 2009, 04:29:54 AM

It's a modified Mean (Sonora?) with TR3 chassis.

Quiller · July 17, 2009, 12:23:20 PM

Yes! Well done. I actually have a model name for this - your puzzle for 48 hours to find it...

Allemano · July 17, 2009, 02:52:58 PM

Those guys were not 100% sure, but it's most likely a 1972 Mean "Aquila"

Quiller · July 17, 2009, 05:44:48 PM

I'm going to give you the point for the Mean ID ... but Aquila is not the name I have

Allemano · July 17, 2009, 06:21:00 PM

Will check it tomorrow, 48h aren't over yet....

Allemano · July 18, 2009, 03:22:04 AM

1957 (

) MEAN Francorchamps one-off!

Allemano · July 18, 2009, 06:55:08 AM

First I believed it would be the location where this car was photographed....

Quiller · July 18, 2009, 10:46:32 AM

Correct! I'm guessing the 1957 refers to the Triumph TR3 bits

SACO · September 11, 2022, 08:02:18 AM

Please , what is this car , for 1 point !

Johno · September 12, 2022, 03:16:01 PM

Any connection to Facel Vega?

SACO · September 16, 2022, 07:44:07 AM

No connection to Facel Vega !

SACO · September 19, 2022, 08:58:14 AM

Experts !

BattlePorQ · September 19, 2022, 09:08:16 AM

Lancia?

SACO · September 19, 2022, 11:05:52 AM

Not a Lancia !

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Q471 - solved - TR3-based Mean Francorchamps