The I'm Bored Guess The Car Quiz (No Googling allowed)
Discussion
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 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.
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...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...Turbobanana said:
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…
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!
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
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&...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!
But it's not.
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.But it's not.
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.But it's not.
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!
Wheels and roofline make me think some sort of Simca Aronde Coupe de Ville / 9 Sport Coupe. 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
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.
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