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Solved NIC#1310 - 1971 SAR-Cosworth FVA
« on: October 09, 2021, 11:01:41 AM »
What is this car ?
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Re: NIC#1310
« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2021, 09:45:04 AM »
Experts?
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Re: NIC#1310
« Reply #2 on: November 07, 2021, 12:07:42 PM »
Can Am?
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Re: NIC#1310
« Reply #3 on: November 07, 2021, 03:15:17 PM »
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Re: NIC#1310
« Reply #4 on: November 11, 2021, 12:19:21 PM »
Group 6 sportscar?
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Re: NIC#1310
« Reply #5 on: November 11, 2021, 02:11:18 PM »
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Re: NIC#1310
« Reply #6 on: November 12, 2021, 02:29:17 AM »
KMW

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Re: NIC#1310
« Reply #7 on: November 12, 2021, 05:19:29 AM »
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Re: NIC#1310
« Reply #8 on: November 12, 2021, 04:02:31 PM »
Central European manufacturer?
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Re: NIC#1310
« Reply #9 on: November 13, 2021, 05:34:43 AM »
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Re: NIC#1310
« Reply #10 on: November 15, 2021, 03:36:41 AM »
Rebodied Canam car

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Re: NIC#1310
« Reply #11 on: November 15, 2021, 04:55:26 AM »
Rebodied Canam car

No. Group 6 european racer.
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Re: NIC#1310
« Reply #12 on: November 15, 2021, 05:27:16 PM »
Is it a one off , built in Germany

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Re: NIC#1310
« Reply #13 on: November 16, 2021, 04:10:45 AM »
Mc Laren Mercedes (AMG) ?

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Re: NIC#1310
« Reply #14 on: November 16, 2021, 05:14:17 AM »
Mc Laren Mercedes (AMG) ?

Not German, not McLaren, but it is a one-off.
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Re: NIC#1310
« Reply #15 on: December 06, 2021, 06:08:57 AM »
Pros?
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Re: NIC#1310
« Reply #16 on: December 06, 2021, 07:30:05 AM »
SAR 1600 Ford-FVA, 1971

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Re: NIC#1310
« Reply #17 on: December 06, 2021, 10:29:10 AM »
SAR 1600 Ford-FVA, 1971

Yes it is. Built for owner/driver Stanley Robinson.
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Re: Solved NIC#1310 - 1971 SAR-Cosworth FVA
« Reply #18 on: December 06, 2021, 10:52:32 AM »
Thank you for the point. This photo shows the car on the grid to the '500 km race on the Nürburgring (easily to identify, due to the very prominent tower in the background) in 1971. You see the grid mixed up by prototypes and touring cars in one race!

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Re: Solved NIC#1310 - 1971 SAR-Cosworth FVA
« Reply #19 on: December 06, 2021, 04:11:33 PM »
The circuit was so long that it could accomodate massive entries. Here's a better image of the car, a later version from 1972.
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