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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => Topic started by: D-type on September 25, 2025, 12:05:43 PM

Title: Solved - DAR 184 - 1956 Ralt-Norton
Post by: D-type on September 25, 2025, 12:05:43 PM
Please give me: the year, the make of car, the designer/builder, and the engine (including the cc)?
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Post by: D-type on October 02, 2025, 03:33:42 PM
Experts?
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Post by: sichel on October 02, 2025, 04:06:26 PM
Formula 3 500 cc?
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Post by: D-type on October 02, 2025, 04:50:14 PM
Not Formula 3
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Post by: sichel on October 03, 2025, 06:49:50 AM
Formula Junior?
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Post by: D-type on October 03, 2025, 10:01:01 AM
Not Formula Junior either.
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Post by: sichel on October 03, 2025, 12:55:53 PM
Some kind of national racing competition?
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Post by: D-type on October 03, 2025, 02:11:01 PM
I think that's the best description - I think it was Formule Libre
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Post by: sichel on October 03, 2025, 02:20:26 PM
Italy?
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Post by: D-type on October 04, 2025, 05:37:38 AM
No, a long way from Italy
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Post by: sichel on October 05, 2025, 03:31:17 AM
From Europe?
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Post by: D-type on October 05, 2025, 07:52:44 PM
No
I said it was a long way from Italy - it's a long way from Europe too.
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Post by: sichel on October 06, 2025, 03:22:44 AM
South Africa?
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Post by: D-type on October 06, 2025, 07:26:53 AM
Correct hemisphere - wrong country.
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Post by: sichel on October 06, 2025, 08:38:55 AM
An African country?
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Post by: D-type on October 06, 2025, 12:28:05 PM
No, not an African country.  But, as I said, it's a southern hemisphere country.
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Post by: sichel on October 06, 2025, 01:24:28 PM
Africa belongs, at least in part, to the African continent.
But then perhaps Down Under.
Title: Re: DAR 184
Post by: D-type on October 06, 2025, 05:07:52 PM
Yes, one of the "Down Under" countries.
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Post by: sichel on October 06, 2025, 05:39:53 PM
Australia?
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Post by: D-type on October 07, 2025, 05:12:48 AM
Yes, the car was designed and built in Australia. (The engine, and no doubt other components, came from elsewhere)
Title: Re: DAR 184
Post by: D-type on October 16, 2025, 06:03:30 AM
Up to the professionals . . . .
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Post by: nicanary on October 16, 2025, 06:33:39 AM
Is this a Ralt 1 ? In which case it was designed by Ron Tauranac and powered by a 1000cc Vincent engine. Built around 1951.
Title: Re: DAR 184
Post by: D-type on October 16, 2025, 09:41:12 AM
Ralt and Ron Tauranac are correct.  The year and engine are not.

Locked for you for three tries.
Title: Re: DAR 184
Post by: nicanary on October 16, 2025, 10:49:10 AM
Built 1949/50, with a Norton engine bored out to 600cc.
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Post by: D-type on October 16, 2025, 12:57:39 PM
Only a Norton engine is correct.  Two more tries.
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Post by: nicanary on October 16, 2025, 02:11:25 PM
I think the photo was taken in 1956. The driver could be Merv Ward.
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Post by: D-type on October 16, 2025, 03:32:28 PM
1956 is correct.  All I need now is the cc
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Post by: nicanary on October 16, 2025, 04:18:14 PM
Well the Norton started out as a 500cc but it was developed over the years and stretched to 600cc.
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Post by: D-type on October 16, 2025, 08:07:13 PM
Not 500 and not 600
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Post by: nicanary on October 17, 2025, 04:58:22 AM
Ah yes. It was an inbetweener. I just found your source, and at this point it was 550cc.
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Post by: D-type on October 17, 2025, 05:48:57 AM
Yes, that's what my source says
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