The I'm Bored Guess The Car Quiz (No Googling allowed)

The I'm Bored Guess The Car Quiz (No Googling allowed)

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Turbobanana

6,698 posts

207 months

Monday 1st June 2020
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Pothole said:
moffspeed said:
As the Panther 6 has just been mentioned, here it is, another 6 wheeler.

I remember seeing it under the lights at Earls Court and it did look absolutely stunning.

None of this plug into the socket and wait 3 hours nonsense. On the button, twin turbo'd 8.2 Litre Cadillac engine mounted amidships. Proper car.



...it did look better in the flesh.
Did it use a front wheel drive set up from the Caddy to drive the rear wheels then?
I believe it did. I also recall reading somewhere that they removed the kickdown from the auto gearbox, in an attempt to mitigate the risk when an extra, what, 200-300 bhp arrived with the turbos spooling up. The 8.2 was so bound by the anti-smog equipment that it was rated at under 200bhp as standard, but with a shed load of torque.

Pothole

34,367 posts

288 months

Monday 1st June 2020
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Turbobanana said:
I believe it did. I also recall reading somewhere that they removed the kickdown from the auto gearbox, in an attempt to mitigate the risk when an extra, what, 200-300 bhp arrived with the turbos spooling up. The 8.2 was so bound by the anti-smog equipment that it was rated at under 200bhp as standard, but with a shed load of torque.
Yeah the yanks seem not to have bothered trying to increase performance along with lowering emissions for a couple of decades after the early 70s anti-smog regs came in. Hence the huge capacity, I suppose. Just make a massive engine and it'll give "some" horsepower. That and the fact that land yachts weren't expected to accelerate per se...

Turbobanana

6,698 posts

207 months

Monday 1st June 2020
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Pothole said:
Turbobanana said:
I believe it did. I also recall reading somewhere that they removed the kickdown from the auto gearbox, in an attempt to mitigate the risk when an extra, what, 200-300 bhp arrived with the turbos spooling up. The 8.2 was so bound by the anti-smog equipment that it was rated at under 200bhp as standard, but with a shed load of torque.
Yeah the yanks seem not to have bothered trying to increase performance along with lowering emissions for a couple of decades after the early 70s anti-smog regs came in. Hence the huge capacity, I suppose. Just make a massive engine and it'll give "some" horsepower. That and the fact that land yachts weren't expected to accelerate per se...
Another recollection from the past: I think it was (Panther CEO at the time) Robert Jankel that was talking about the car's development. He mentioned that they'd had it on a skidpan and it was hilarious because the 4 front wheels had double the "squeegee" effect of a normal car and the wheeltracks were bone dry and steaming after the 6 had passed.

Turbobanana

6,698 posts

207 months

Monday 1st June 2020
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Turbobanana said:
What's going on here?

Let's draw a line under this one.

It’s called the Alamagny Rhomboid.

Designed in 1947 by Marcel Alamagny, it has a 596cc Simca engine in the middle, driving the middle wheels. The single front wheel steers and the single rear follows on a pivot, so it has a very tight turning circle; that was the reasoning behind it – a small car for confined city driving & parking.

Front and rear are effectively identical, panel-wise, and both hinge up from the centre for access. The rear passenger faces backwards, like a 7-seat estate car (and therefore presumably throws up everywhere and makes rude gestures to following traffic). Body is aluminium.

I wonder what the handling was like…


Keep it stiff

Original Poster:

1,791 posts

179 months

Tuesday 2nd June 2020
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I expect this one to be identified within ten minutes!


robemcdonald

9,121 posts

202 months

Tuesday 2nd June 2020
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Keep it stiff said:
I expect this one to be identified within ten minutes!

XJR 13

robemcdonald

9,121 posts

202 months

Tuesday 2nd June 2020
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Turbobanana

6,698 posts

207 months

Tuesday 2nd June 2020
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Is that one of Tim Dutton's creations?

Keep it stiff

Original Poster:

1,791 posts

179 months

Tuesday 2nd June 2020
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robemcdonald said:
XJR 13
I was right then!

Keep it stiff

Original Poster:

1,791 posts

179 months

Tuesday 2nd June 2020
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robemcdonald said:
Well it certainly looks more watertight than the Amphicar!

Ambleton

6,913 posts

198 months

Tuesday 2nd June 2020
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Turbobanana said:
Is that one of Tim Dutton's creations?
No, it's a Gibbs Aquada I think... the graphics dont help it!

Ambleton

6,913 posts

198 months

Tuesday 2nd June 2020
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Guess that means it's my turn!

Might not be difficult for some. There was a logo on the bonnet which I have removed.




From a marque and historic point of view this car is actually quite interesting and is rather somewhat a missed opportunity!

Edited by Ambleton on Tuesday 2nd June 20:35

SAB888

3,410 posts

213 months

Tuesday 2nd June 2020
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Ambleton said:
Guess that means it's my turn!

Might not be difficult for some. There was a logo on the bonnet which I have removed.


Daimler?

Ambleton

6,913 posts

198 months

Tuesday 2nd June 2020
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SAB888 said:
Daimler?
I can see the resemblance, but no.

Here's a clue though - the body was made in GRP, like the Daimler SP250.

Fastdruid

8,843 posts

158 months

Tuesday 2nd June 2020
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Ambleton said:
Guess that means it's my turn!

Might not be difficult for some. There was a logo on the bonnet which I have removed.




From a marque and historic point of view this car is actually quite interesting and is rather somewhat a missed opportunity!
For a second I thought this was the "strange little car" from here: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

But it's not.

Ambleton

6,913 posts

198 months

Tuesday 2nd June 2020
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Fastdruid said:
For a second I thought this was the "strange little car" from here: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

But it's not.
It's not - heres another clue for you though - it does have a tenuous connection with one of the other cars in that image.

Fastdruid

8,843 posts

158 months

Tuesday 2nd June 2020
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Ambleton said:
Fastdruid said:
For a second I thought this was the "strange little car" from here: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

But it's not.
It's not - heres another clue for you though - it does have a tenuous connection with one of the other cars in that image.
Oh I googled it so I know what it is but I'm not going to answer because I googled it. smile

Turbobanana

6,698 posts

207 months

Tuesday 2nd June 2020
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Ambleton said:
Guess that means it's my turn!

Might not be difficult for some. There was a logo on the bonnet which I have removed.




From a marque and historic point of view this car is actually quite interesting and is rather somewhat a missed opportunity!

Edited by Ambleton on Tuesday 2nd June 20:35
Wheels and roofline make me think some sort of Simca Aronde Coupe de Ville / 9 Sport Coupe.

Ambleton

6,913 posts

198 months

Tuesday 2nd June 2020
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Turbobanana said:
Wheels and roofline make me think some sort of Simca Aronde Coupe de Ville / 9 Sport Coupe.
It is not related to Simca. Correct country of origin though.

Will update with a little history about it tomorrow (probably around lunchtime) unless someone who knows it comes along before then.

SAB888

3,410 posts

213 months

Tuesday 2nd June 2020
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Looks Italian or French, anything to do with Fiat?