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AutoPuzzles Today => Features, Stories and Photos => Topic started by: gte4289 on February 02, 2020, 03:58:36 PM
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Let's give this a try...
Post an image of an early Ferrari (subject to the rules set forth below), and earn a point if I am unable to identify the car by chassis number!
The Rules
1. You must know the chassis number of the puzzle car in order to 'stump' me and earn a point (but feel free to challenge me with images of entirely unidentified Ferraris as well--with no points awarded, of course);
2. A puzzle car must fall under one of the following categories in order to qualify:
- Early Road-Going Ferraris -- any Ferrari with odd numbered chassis (regardless of coachwork or actual use) manufactured on or before 1954 (through chassis #0355)
- Early Competition Ferraris -- any Ferrari with even numbered chassis (regardless of coachwork or actual use) manufactured on or before 1967 (through chassis #0860)*
- Early Unique Ferraris -- any markedly unique Ferrari manufactured on or before 1974, including in-period rebodies, later rebodies, and heavily modified cars
3. A substantial portion of the car must be visible in the image (no close-ups or strategic cropping);
4. I am permitted a maximum of three attempts and/or questions;
5. I must solve each puzzle within a reasonable period of time (no automatically imposed time limit due to my busy schedule)
6. I am NOT permitted to use Google Search by Image or other 'reverse image' search engines;
7. If I fail to identify an eligible puzzle car** after three attempts/questions, or within a reasonable period of time, I will declare myself 'STUMPED' :huh: and award a point to the person who posted the puzzle! :bow: :hail: :yeah:
*Excludes Dino 206 GT production series (chassis #s 00102-00404)
**If the identity of a car is ever in dispute, I may request input from outside experts, but the final determination will be made by me.
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Good puzzle!
Let's start you off with a nice easy one then!:
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Good puzzle!
Let's start you off with a nice easy one then!:
Looks to me like 246 S Dino chassis 0784 (Nürburgring, 1960)
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I said it was easy!
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I said it was easy!
Thanks for the warm-up! ;)
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This is a Good Idea, but as I know very little about the subject I can't participate.
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It is a good idea and potentially good fun.
The problem is, though, Ferraris are just so well documented that, try as I might, I haven't been able to find a picture of one that you won't know. I have 42 Ferrari books, some full of pictures of rare and obscure ones, but you'll have them all too so any one I choose will be instantly recognised. There might just be one out there that you have trouble tracing, but I doubt it.
That's why I haven't posted any more!
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The problem is, though, Ferraris are just so well documented...
Not as well documented as you might think. For example, I seriously doubt that, allowed only three questions, anyone here would be able to identify the car in my original post (with the red question mark) by chassis number.
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Another easy one for you?
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I think you'll recognise this one very easily! ;)
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Another easy one for you?
166 MM chassis 0008/M
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I think you'll recognise this one very easily! ;)
250 GTE chassis 4289 GT ;)
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I knew you'd know that one!! A very nice car, and pleased to see that its original GTE body hasn't been sacrificed to turn into a fake GTO look-alike :)
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Another easy one for you?
166 MM chassis 0008/M
That was an excellent choice for a puzzle car, however. Try again!
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A very nice car, and pleased to see that its original GTE body hasn't been sacrificed to turn into a fake GTO look-alike :)
I agree. This one's no longer with me, but it's in good hands nonetheless.
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The problem is, though, Ferraris are just so well documented...
Not as well documented as you might think. For example, I seriously doubt that, allowed only three questions, anyone here would be able to identify the car in my original post (with the red question mark) by chassis number.
That particular car doesn't seem to be documented at all!
I suppose you must know the chassis number so perhaps you knew its owner?
It seems to be one of the last Michelotti-designed Vignale-bodied 212 Inters? With a few more guesses it might be possible to identify its chassis number but really only by guesswork.
It really is highly unlikely that I can post a car, knowing its chassis number, that you can't identify...
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That particular car doesn't seem to be documented at all!
I suppose you must know the chassis number so perhaps you knew its owner?
It seems to be one of the last Michelotti-designed Vignale-bodied 212 Inters?
Not a 212 Inter, but I can't say more. :-X
There was one 250 Europa bodied in a very similar style; is it that one?
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Sorry Wayne - I deleted your post replying to mine by mistake when posting my Quoted reply.
Could you post it again please (esp. the bit about Wendax's post).
Thanks.
P.S. What I did was hit the 'Modify' button instead of 'Quote' - and then Removed it as I wasn't happy with what I'd done.
When you Remove a post it doesn't actually get completely deleted but goes to the 'News, Information and Feedback' board so that it's not deleted forever until you want it to be by deleting it from the NIF board; I was happy to leave it there whilst I was still working on getting the Quote right before moving anything I didn't want to delete back again.
But there must have been another Editor on the site at the same time who thought it would be helpful to remove the posts I'd moved to the News Info & Feedback board and did it before I had the chance to review and move your post back! Please don't do that Editors whilst I'm still working on any changes!
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Sorry Wayne - I deleted your post replying to mine by mistake when posting my Quoted reply.
Could you post it again please (esp. the bit about Wendax's post).
No problem...
That particular car doesn't seem to be documented at all!
I suppose you must know the chassis number so perhaps you knew its owner?
It seems to be one of the last Michelotti-designed Vignale-bodied 212 Inters?
Not a 212 Inter, but I can't say more. :-X
It really is highly unlikely that I can post a car, knowing its chassis number, that you can't identify...
Wendax had the right idea by posting a car that wasn't entirely unique (one of 25 or so 166 MM Touring Barchettas) and using a photo that wasn't widely available online. It would have been a challenge to identify that car if I hadn't already been familiar with a particular set of photos taken by Rob de la Rive Box in the 1960s.
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I'm sure you can get this one in your first reply as well:
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I'm sure you can get this one in your first reply as well:
400i chassis# 21147, transformed into the one-off '410 GTC Speciale' (with new chassis# F101CL21147) by Australian David Levy :)
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Indeed.
As I said before, there aren't really any on the 'Net that you won't know because they are all so well documented.
If one is found on the 'Net and you don't know the chassis no. then I won't know it either because it will not be mentioned (otherwise you would know it) so I still couldn't post it!
The only chance is if it's in some very obscure old book but my guess is there are none that you don't have...
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Indeed.
As I said before, there aren't really any on the 'Net that you won't know because they are all so well documented.
If one is found on the 'Net and you don't know the chassis no. then I won't know it either because it will not be mentioned (otherwise you would know it) so I still couldn't post it!
The only chance is if it's in some very obscure old book but my guess is there are none that you don't have...
I admit to having enough Ferrari literature to fill a small library, but it was all boxed up and placed in storage a few years ago. Of course, my personal database is even more extensive and far more reliable. :D
By the way, here are some earlier images of this car when it had double bonnet bulges:
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... and wire wheels:
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Their removal does improve it!
Here's my puzzle of it:
https://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/2014-43/solved-neh-3769-ferrari-410-gtc-speciale-hand-built-by-david-levy/msg346002/#msg346002
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I wonder if this one might stump you?
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I wonder if this one might stump you?
340 America chassis 0202A wearing Devin fiberglass body and sitting on the trailer of Tom Shaughnessy. Here's a photo I took of my old 250 GTE at the same location (Tom's avocado ranch) not long after. Notice the discarded Devin front clip in the background. :)
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Notice the discarded Devin front clip in the background. :)
A closer look:
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Well done, I didn’t think the Diva body would fool you.
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It has been a while since my last visit to AutoPuzzles, and today I'm back just to find this amazing challenge. I already believe it will be almost impossible, but I start with an easy one.
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It has been a while since my last visit to AutoPuzzles, and today I'm back just to find this amazing challenge. I already believe it will be almost impossible, but I start with an easy one.
Thank you for the challenge!
Your image shows Giovanni Volpe of Naples behind the wheel of 212 Inter Vignale Coupe chassis 0243/EU.
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By the way, here is a more current image of 0243/EU:
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It has been a while since my last visit to AutoPuzzles, and today I'm back just to find this amazing challenge. I already believe it will be almost impossible, but I start with an easy one.
Thank you for the challenge!
Your image shows Giovanni Volpe of Naples behind the wheel of 212 Inter Vignale Coupe chassis 0243/EU.
I knew it was too easy
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Very cool!
I have some though ones for you.
I'll start with the hardest nut:
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:popcorn:
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:popcorn:
The OP hasn't visited the site for nearly a month. You'll have a long wait. BTW I know the answer!
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Wow. I was quite surprised when they told me. Looks like Vallone's Ferrari, but it's not.
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:popcorn:
The OP hasn't visited the site for nearly a month. You'll have a long wait. BTW I know the answer!
If you know the answer then I'm pretty certain gte4289 will as well...
I sent him an email to ask if all is well but I received no reply.
It looks rather like he's fallen out with us by why I have no idea.
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Very cool!
I have some though ones for you.
I'll start with the hardest nut:
Paul, sorry but I've been ill and so I'm just getting around to this!
5. I must solve each puzzle within a reasonable period of time (no automatically imposed time limit due to my busy schedule)
An entire month is definitely not a reasonable period of time, so you've earned one point just for that. :thumbsup:
It's almost 1 am here, so I'll look into this one tomorrow. (You'll get a second point if I'm unable to do solve it.) Thanks for playing!
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Don't worry at all about this.
Take care and get well soon.
There's plenty of time ;)
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Don't worry at all about this.
Take care and get well soon.
There's plenty of time ;)
Thank you. I believe yor puzzle shows 166 S chassis# 001S of Domenico Tramontana circa 1952. Here are more images of what I believe to be the same car:
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;D I was thinking it was Clemente Biondetti's Ferrari-Jaguar! Shows how hasty I was........
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Don't worry at all about this.
Take care and get well soon.
There's plenty of time ;)
Thank you. I believe yor puzzle shows 166 S chassis# 001S of Domenico Tramontana circa 1952. Here are more images of what I believe to be the same car:
Yes! That's it!
I hope it was not that easy :D
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Don't worry at all about this.
Take care and get well soon.
There's plenty of time ;)
Thank you. I believe your puzzle shows 166 S chassis# 001S of Domenico Tramontana circa 1952. Here are more images of what I believe to be the same car:
Yes! That's it!
I hope it was not that easy :D
It was the thread's most challenging car so far. Thanks!
As mentioned above, I gave you a point for my delayed response. :)
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Thank you!
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Post an image of an early Ferrari (subject to the rules set forth below), and earn a point 2 points if I am unable to identify the car by chassis number...
I will award double points for the rest of this month. :)
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2 x 0 = 0 !!
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2 x 0 = 0 !!
:eyebrow: ;D
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I know this is not what you intended with this thread, but maybe you can help out. This photo has appeared on another website, and has everyone baffled. The car was seen at a classic car support event at the 1987 Italian GP - looks to me like someone's idea of a '64 GTO crossed with a Drogo. Whatever, I reckon it's not the best-looking Fezza out there. Any ideas?
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Belay that ! It's an ASA 411 GTS and clearly the owner thought that entitled him to display a prancing horse.
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Belay that ! It's an ASA 411 GTS and clearly the owner thought that entitled him to display a prancing horse.
'66 Targa Florio: