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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2023 => Topic started by: fromwien on January 06, 2023, 01:21:56 PM

Title: SOLVED: FW #435: Tanner T-7, Saab engine, 1966
Post by: fromwien on January 06, 2023, 01:21:56 PM
Please be so kind and identify this racer: Make? Type? Engine? Year?
Title: Re: FW #435
Post by: fromwien on January 24, 2023, 06:06:54 PM
Experts?
Title: Re: FW #435
Post by: fromwien on February 17, 2023, 02:49:42 AM
Professionals?
Title: Re: FW #435
Post by: D-type on February 19, 2023, 06:17:04 PM
British?
Title: Re: FW #435
Post by: D-type on February 19, 2023, 06:20:52 PM
Is this not the same as FW #399?
Title: Re: FW #435
Post by: fromwien on February 20, 2023, 04:31:04 AM
No, it isn't the same
Title: Re: FW #435
Post by: D-type on February 20, 2023, 06:38:02 AM
Quote from: D-type on February 19, 2023, 06:17:04 PM
British?
Title: Re: FW #435
Post by: fromwien on February 20, 2023, 07:21:51 AM
No
Title: Re: FW #435
Post by: D-type on March 05, 2023, 03:52:46 PM
Australian?
Title: Re: FW #435
Post by: fromwien on March 07, 2023, 04:54:24 AM
No
Title: Re: FW #435
Post by: gte4289 on May 16, 2023, 08:50:30 PM
From New Zealand?
Title: Re: FW #435
Post by: fromwien on May 17, 2023, 02:44:14 AM
No
Title: Re: FW #435
Post by: gte4289 on May 17, 2023, 11:21:27 PM
European?
Title: Re: FW #435
Post by: fromwien on May 18, 2023, 03:48:54 AM
No
Title: Re: FW #435
Post by: gte4289 on May 18, 2023, 10:50:46 AM
North American?
Title: Re: FW #435
Post by: fromwien on May 18, 2023, 11:35:17 AM
Yes
Title: Re: FW #435
Post by: gte4289 on June 11, 2023, 05:21:51 PM
Cobar Special?
Title: Re: FW #435
Post by: fromwien on June 11, 2023, 05:44:15 PM
No
Title: Re: FW #435
Post by: gte4289 on June 11, 2023, 07:45:54 PM
Ford engine/mechanicals?
Title: Re: FW #435
Post by: fromwien on June 12, 2023, 01:57:12 AM
No
Title: Re: FW #435
Post by: gte4289 on June 12, 2023, 02:07:55 AM
GM mechanicals?
Title: Re: FW #435
Post by: fromwien on June 12, 2023, 03:25:10 AM
No
Title: Re: FW #435
Post by: gte4289 on June 12, 2023, 06:38:36 AM
Chrysler Corp mechanicals?
Title: Re: FW #435
Post by: fromwien on June 12, 2023, 06:43:00 AM
No
Title: Re: FW #435
Post by: gte4289 on June 12, 2023, 06:44:40 AM
U.S. mechanicals?
Title: Re: FW #435
Post by: fromwien on June 12, 2023, 07:51:25 AM
No
Title: Re: FW #435
Post by: gte4289 on June 12, 2023, 09:54:12 AM
UK mechanicals?
Title: Re: FW #435
Post by: fromwien on June 12, 2023, 10:59:42 AM
No
Title: Re: FW #435
Post by: gte4289 on June 12, 2023, 12:59:43 PM
German?
Title: Re: FW #435
Post by: knewit on June 12, 2023, 03:26:56 PM
Italian engine
Title: Re: FW #435
Post by: fromwien on June 12, 2023, 03:49:50 PM
Quote from: gte4289 on June 12, 2023, 12:59:43 PM
German?
No
Quote from: knewit on June 12, 2023, 03:26:56 PM
Italian engine
No
Title: Re: FW #435
Post by: gte4289 on June 12, 2023, 07:46:02 PM
French engine?
Title: Re: FW #435
Post by: fromwien on June 13, 2023, 02:02:58 AM
No
Title: Re: FW #435
Post by: gte4289 on June 13, 2023, 04:04:02 AM
Was it raced in SCCA events?
Title: Re: FW #435
Post by: fromwien on June 13, 2023, 04:54:01 AM
Yes
Title: Re: FW #435
Post by: nicanary on June 13, 2023, 05:08:10 AM
Mod-H racer?
Title: Re: FW #435
Post by: fromwien on June 13, 2023, 05:24:18 AM
Yes
Title: Re: FW #435
Post by: nicanary on June 13, 2023, 05:30:56 AM
Saab engine?
Title: Re: FW #435
Post by: fromwien on June 13, 2023, 09:55:35 AM
Yes
Title: Re: FW #435
Post by: nicanary on June 13, 2023, 10:18:36 AM
Jabro ?
Title: Re: FW #435
Post by: fromwien on June 13, 2023, 10:40:17 AM
No
Title: Re: FW #435
Post by: nicanary on June 13, 2023, 10:55:16 AM
Tanner T5 ?
Title: Re: FW #435
Post by: fromwien on June 13, 2023, 11:07:12 AM
Yes Tanner, but not T5
LOCKED for you to find the missing details
Title: Re: FW #435
Post by: nicanary on June 13, 2023, 11:47:01 AM
T4 ?
Title: Re: FW #435
Post by: fromwien on June 13, 2023, 12:13:38 PM
No
Two more attempts
Title: Re: FW #435
Post by: nicanary on June 13, 2023, 12:19:22 PM
They all looked the same  ;D.

T6 ?
Title: Re: FW #435
Post by: fromwien on June 13, 2023, 12:22:39 PM
No
One last trial
Title: Re: FW #435
Post by: nicanary on June 13, 2023, 01:43:47 PM
It must be the T3. The T2 had enclosed wheels and the T1 had a short rear end.
Title: Re: FW #435
Post by: fromwien on June 13, 2023, 02:11:50 PM
No
UNLOCKED
Title: Re: FW #435
Post by: gte4289 on June 13, 2023, 02:24:59 PM
I have no idea what the mid/rear-engined T-7 looks like so, T-7?
Title: Re: FW #435
Post by: fromwien on June 13, 2023, 03:24:25 PM
Yes, it is. With bare aluminium bodywork and four orange painted fiberglass fenders. Only mid-engined Tanner.
LOCKED for you to find the year
Title: Re: FW #435
Post by: gte4289 on June 13, 2023, 04:06:41 PM
Quote from: fromwien on June 13, 2023, 03:24:25 PM
Yes, it is. With bare aluminium bodywork and four orange painted fiberglass fenders. Only mid-engined Tanner.
LOCKED for you to find the year
1966

Is this one of the photos taken by Hugh Nutting?

"I took some photos of Martin Tanner's T-7 at Grayling, MI, in 1966. This was on its first outing. Unlike the other Martin T's it was mid/rear engined. The body was constructed of fiberglass and aluminum. It had wide American Mag wheels. This car was constructed in 1965-66. At that time it had not been painted. It had orange jellcote wings and an aluminum main body cowl hood and deck."
Title: Re: FW #435
Post by: fromwien on June 13, 2023, 04:38:25 PM
Quote from: gte4289 on June 13, 2023, 04:06:41 PM
Quote from: fromwien on June 13, 2023, 03:24:25 PM
Yes, it is. With bare aluminium bodywork and four orange painted fiberglass fenders. Only mid-engined Tanner.
LOCKED for you to find the year
1966

Is this one of the photos taken by Hugh Nutting?

"I took some photos of Martin Tanner's T-7 at Grayling, MI, in 1966. This was on its first outing. Unlike the other Martin T's it was mid/rear engined. The body was constructed of fiberglass and aluminum. It had wide American Mag wheels. This car was constructed in 1965-66. At that time it had not been painted. It had orange jellcote wings and an aluminum main body cowl hood and deck."
[/quote]1966: Yes
Is this one of the photos taken by Hugh Nutting? Yes
Title: Re: SOLVED: FW #435: Tanner T-7, Saab engine, 1966
Post by: nicanary on June 13, 2023, 04:56:43 PM
I decided that this couldn't be the T7 because it didn't look rear-engined  ;D. That'll teach me.........
Title: Re: SOLVED: FW #435: Tanner T-7, Saab engine, 1966
Post by: gte4289 on June 13, 2023, 06:14:50 PM
Quote from: nicanary on June 13, 2023, 04:56:43 PM
I decided that this couldn't be the T7 because it didn't look rear-engined  ;D. That'll teach me.........
And before you brought it up, I'd decided that it couldn't be a Martin Tanner car because the bodywork didn't match any that I could find images of ;D. Thanks for the help with this one!
Title: Re: SOLVED: FW #435: Tanner T-7, Saab engine, 1966
Post by: fromwien on June 14, 2023, 02:18:03 AM
Very interesting match to follow between you two
As far as I know, this is the only known picture of the car
Title: Re: SOLVED: FW #435: Tanner T-7, Saab engine, 1966
Post by: nicanary on June 14, 2023, 06:50:50 AM
Quote from: fromwien on June 14, 2023, 02:18:03 AM
Very interesting match to follow between you two
As far as I know, this is the only known picture of the car

That's answered a question I was going to ask. I didn't think it was rear-engined because I can see no obvious air intakes for the engine.
Title: Re: SOLVED: FW #435: Tanner T-7, Saab engine, 1966
Post by: fromwien on June 14, 2023, 08:08:13 AM
Exactly. No air intakes to find. Saab-engined, VW-transaxle used. Original picture attached