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

[Turbobanana]

OK, enough: it's the 1966 Ford Ranger II Concept Truck, fully functioning and fitted with air conditioning and an am/fm radio.

Someone else have a go.

[Turbobanana]

Or, tell me what this is:

[Mike-tf3n0]

Cor, interesting!! Transverse V12, didn't think Honda ever built a Cam Am car........

[SAB888]

Turbobanana said:

Or, tell me what this is:

Looks like Mr Valentino Balboni, who once had the best job in the world.

[Turbobanana]

SAB888 said:

Turbobanana said:

Or, tell me what this is:

Looks like Mr Valentino Balboni, who once had the best job in the world.

It is indeed Mr B.

[SAB888]

Turbobanana said:

SAB888 said:

Turbobanana said:

Or, tell me what this is:

Looks like Mr Valentino Balboni, who once had the best job in the world.

It is indeed Mr B.

I have his autograph! One of my prized possessions. Several of the Lamborghini guys dabbled with racing projects in the early years, mainly Bob Wallace, Balboni, Dallara and Pagani at various times. This looks similar to a Miura set-up if you took the body off.

[Turbobanana]

SAB888 said:

I have his autograph! One of my prized possessions. Several of the Lamborghini guys dabbled with racing projects in the early years, mainly Bob Wallace, Balboni, Dallara and Pagani at various times. This looks similar to a Miura set-up if you took the body off.

You mean like this?

[SAB888]

Turbobanana said:

SAB888 said:

I have his autograph! One of my prized possessions. Several of the Lamborghini guys dabbled with racing projects in the early years, mainly Bob Wallace, Balboni, Dallara and Pagani at various times. This looks similar to a Miura set-up if you took the body off.

You mean like this?

Yes! Imagine driving with that fabulous V12 right behind you. The closest in a road car would be the lovely Miura Jota.

[Turbobanana]

SAB888 said:

Turbobanana said:

SAB888 said:

I have his autograph! One of my prized possessions. Several of the Lamborghini guys dabbled with racing projects in the early years, mainly Bob Wallace, Balboni, Dallara and Pagani at various times. This looks similar to a Miura set-up if you took the body off.

You mean like this?

Yes! Imagine driving with that fabulous V12 right behind you. The closest in a road car would be the lovely Miura Jota.

So this was built by AMS in Modena for a wealthy American by the name of Doug Call.

Apparently he knew Piero Drogo and convinced him to source a Miura SV engine and locate someone to design and build a car for Call to compete in the European Group 7 races. What you see here is in effect a Lamborghini Can Am car. The chassis was driven by Balboni but the car was never completed and is believed to be in a German collection.

Although down on power compared to Can Am cars of the day (1972), it was at least very light: under 700kg has been mentioned, although without any rear bodywork that may not be too accurate.

Call's first drive in his car, around the industrial estates of Modena, revealed poor brakes and a gear lever that bent when he changed gear!

Ladies and gentlemen - the AMS Lamborghini.

[SAB888]

Turbobanana said:

SAB888 said:

Turbobanana said:

SAB888 said:

I have his autograph! One of my prized possessions. Several of the Lamborghini guys dabbled with racing projects in the early years, mainly Bob Wallace, Balboni, Dallara and Pagani at various times. This looks similar to a Miura set-up if you took the body off.

You mean like this?

Yes! Imagine driving with that fabulous V12 right behind you. The closest in a road car would be the lovely Miura Jota.

So this was built by AMS in Modena for a wealthy American by the name of Doug Call.

Apparently he knew Piero Drogo and convinced him to source a Miura SV engine and locate someone to design and build a car for Call to compete in the European Group 7 races. What you see here is in effect a Lamborghini Can Am car. The chassis was driven by Balboni but the car was never completed and is believed to be in a German collection.

Although down on power compared to Can Am cars of the day (1972), it was at least very light: under 700kg has been mentioned, although without any rear bodywork that may not be too accurate.

Call's first drive in his car, around the industrial estates of Modena, revealed poor brakes and a gear lever that bent when he changed gear!

Ladies and gentlemen - the AMS Lamborghini.

This is an account by Doug Call himself:

http://www.miuraprototype.com/

It's astonishing that the car just disappeared.

[threespires]

How about these two

[moffspeed]

Well it’s the Holman & Moody Ford T Bird at an American airfield Circuit - Sebring ? H & M obviously famous for NASCAR and later involvement with the GT40.

Smaller car ? OSCA maybe ?

[threespires]

moffspeed said:

Well it’s the Holman & Moody Ford T Bird at an American airfield Circuit - Sebring ? H & M obviously famous for NASCAR and later involvement with the GT40.

Smaller car ? OSCA maybe ?

Correct with the T bird. It's Daytona. Osca good guess but sorry, not Osca.

[Equus]

threespires said:

Correct with the T bird. It's Daytona. Osca good guess but sorry, not Osca.

The smaller car is a Jomar. Essentially a rebodied TVR, I think.

[Turbobanana]

SAB888 said:

This is an account by Doug Call himself:

http://www.miuraprototype.com/

It's astonishing that the car just disappeared.

I guess someone realised the financial implications of having a Miura SV engine sitting idle in, well, anything other than a Miura SV.

[GAjon]

Equus said:

The smaller car is a Jomar. Essentially a rebodied TVR, I think.

An amalgamation of Saidels kids names,

Joanna and Marc - Jomar.

[nicanary]

The circuit is Daytona. Note the banking in the background.

[Yertis]

Turbobanana said:

Not GM, no. The opposite in fact. And it's a canopy that swings up forwards.




I quite like the roof ornament

I was looking at that and muttering "stupid designers – how are you supposed to get out of that if you flip it?" Then I remembered that there are cars with doors that open upwards – Lamborghinis for example. How do you get out of those if you find yourself tyres-up? Whilst often pondering the risk of finding myself inverted in the TR, open the doors in that scenario hasn't particularly worried me.

[moffspeed]

OK, something a bit more mundane.

The "what ?" is not difficult but we're looking for "why ?"

[AndrewT1275]

moffspeed said:

OK, something a bit more mundane.

The "what ?" is not difficult but we're looking for "why ?"

Was it for testing the rear wheel mechanism of one of the land speed record vehicles or something like that?