Guess The Car..

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CraigyMc

16,468 posts

237 months

Monday 1st October 2012
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Dusty964 said:
CraigyMc said:
Clue #2:

A man at the heart of the programme building this car found the competition to be beautiful.
Enzo ferrari stated that the e type was the most beautiful car, when launched in 1961, so im guessing at a 250gto which Bizzarrini had a hand in developing?????
Bang on!

Over to you.

Dusty964

6,923 posts

191 months

Monday 1st October 2012
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Dead easy-

Formula 1 car powered by an Italian engine, driven by a world champions, designed by an englishman and had a 100% win record.


Edited as I am stupid


Edited by Dusty964 on Monday 1st October 10:19

Dusty964

6,923 posts

191 months

Monday 1st October 2012
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CraigyMc said:
Dusty964 said:
Dead easy-

Formula 1 car powered by an Italian engine, driven by two world champions, designed by an englishman and had a 100% win record.
I know the answer to this but had to use google...
.and i got it wrong with the two world champions- blame a late night last night.
Go ahead with the answer though, its straightforward enough, and on with the next question!!


CraigyMc

16,468 posts

237 months

Monday 1st October 2012
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Dusty964 said:
Dead easy-

Formula 1 car powered by an Italian engine, driven by a world champions, designed by an englishman and had a 100% win record.


Edited as I am stupid
Extra clue: Sweden.

CraigyMc

16,468 posts

237 months

Monday 1st October 2012
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Dusty964 said:
CraigyMc said:
Dusty964 said:
Dead easy-

Formula 1 car powered by an Italian engine, driven by two world champions, designed by an englishman and had a 100% win record.
I know the answer to this but had to use google...
.and i got it wrong with the two world champions- blame a late night last night.
Go ahead with the answer though, its straightforward enough, and on with the next question!!
Brabham BT52. By the way, Gordon Murray was born in Durban, South Africa.

CraigyMc

16,468 posts

237 months

Monday 1st October 2012
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New question:

Formula 1 car powered by an Italian engine, driven by two world champions, and had a 100% win record in its first year.

Dusty964

6,923 posts

191 months

Monday 1st October 2012
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CraigyMc said:
Dusty964 said:
CraigyMc said:
Dusty964 said:
Dead easy-

Formula 1 car powered by an Italian engine, driven by two world champions, designed by an englishman and had a 100% win record.
I know the answer to this but had to use google...
.and i got it wrong with the two world champions- blame a late night last night.
Go ahead with the answer though, its straightforward enough, and on with the next question!!
Brabham BT52. By the way, Gordon Murray was born in Durban, South Africa.
I actually meant the BT46b- raced and won in Sweden, then outlawed, hence the 100% record.
The 52 didnt have a 100% record?


CampDavid

9,145 posts

199 months

Monday 1st October 2012
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CraigyMc said:
New question:

Formula 1 car powered by an Italian engine, driven by two world champions, and had a 100% win record in its first year.
Utter guess, Maserati 250F?

CraigyMc

16,468 posts

237 months

Monday 1st October 2012
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Dusty964 said:
CraigyMc said:
Dusty964 said:
CraigyMc said:
Dusty964 said:
Dead easy-

Formula 1 car powered by an Italian engine, driven by two world champions, designed by an englishman and had a 100% win record.
I know the answer to this but had to use google...
.and i got it wrong with the two world champions- blame a late night last night.
Go ahead with the answer though, its straightforward enough, and on with the next question!!
Brabham BT52. By the way, Gordon Murray was born in Durban, South Africa.
I actually meant the BT46b- raced and won in Sweden, then outlawed, hence the 100% record.
The 52 didnt have a 100% record?
Bugger. At least that proves I wasn't googling it - I always thought the BT52 was the fan car (so, I knew the right car - that's why I said "Sweden" as that's the only race it entered before bernie wirthdrew it "for the good of the sport").

C

CraigyMc

16,468 posts

237 months

Monday 1st October 2012
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CampDavid said:
CraigyMc said:
New question:

Formula 1 car powered by an Italian engine, driven by two world champions, and had a 100% win record in its first year.
Utter guess, Maserati 250F?
Nope, but you're thinking along the right lines.

nicanary

9,814 posts

147 months

Monday 1st October 2012
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CraigyMc said:
Nope, but you're thinking along the right lines.
Ferrari 500, 1952 model, Nino Farina and Alberto Ascari, won every round of the WDC

CraigyMc

16,468 posts

237 months

Monday 1st October 2012
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nicanary said:
CraigyMc said:
Nope, but you're thinking along the right lines.
Ferrari 500, 1952 model, Nino Farina and Alberto Ascari, won every round of the WDC
You're really close so I'm going to give it to you.

Unfortunately, Ascari attempted Indy in 1952 and retired from the race on lap 40, so he didn't get a 100% record that year. Indy was part of the F1 championship in those days (until 1960).

In 1950, neither of the leading cars attempted Indy at all - they didn't enter and they won every F1 championship race they entered, for a 100% win record.

That would be Fangio and Farina in their Alfa 158s.

Part of the clue was "in its first year". F1 started in 1950 (before and during that there were grand prix races, but these aren't F1).

C

nicanary

9,814 posts

147 months

Monday 1st October 2012
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CraigyMc said:
You're really close so I'm going to give it to you.

Unfortunately, Ascari attempted Indy in 1952 and retired from the race on lap 40, so he didn't get a 100% record that year. Indy was part of the F1 championship in those days (until 1960).

In 1950, neither of the leading cars attempted Indy at all - they didn't enter and they won every F1 championship race they entered, for a 100% win record.

That would be Fangio and Farina in their Alfa 158s.

Part of the clue was "in its first year". F1 started in 1950 (before and during that there were grand prix races, but these aren't F1).

C
Blimey.you're so right. I forgot Indy was part of the WDC in 1952. Piero Taruffi won the first GP with Ascari at Indy, so Farina didn't win all year. But he was a WC having won in 1950. And Ascari wasn't a WC at that point, so I'm wrong on a lot of counts. I'll get me coat.

CraigyMc

16,468 posts

237 months

Monday 1st October 2012
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nicanary said:
I'll get me coat.
Nah - just give us all a new question?

nicanary

9,814 posts

147 months

Monday 1st October 2012
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No modern supercars from Eastern Europe from me...

Devised by an MP as a peoples' car, with a French connection in later life...

nicanary

9,814 posts

147 months

Monday 1st October 2012
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PS I'm watching the cricket, and trying to cook my family's tea, so bear with me if I'm slow on the replies/

CraigyMc

16,468 posts

237 months

Monday 1st October 2012
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nicanary said:
PS I'm watching the cricket, and trying to cook my family's tea, so bear with me if I'm slow on the replies/
Did you see how long it took me to reply to the posts above?

You'll be fine!

C

CraigyMc

16,468 posts

237 months

Monday 1st October 2012
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nicanary said:
No modern supercars from Eastern Europe from me...

Devised by an MP as a peoples' car, with a French connection in later life...
Herbie? He went to monte carlo.

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nicanary

9,814 posts

147 months

Monday 1st October 2012
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CraigyMc said:
Herbie? He went to monte carlo.

biggrin
Engine at the other end. And the MP was English.





nicanary

9,814 posts

147 months

Monday 1st October 2012
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New clue:-

The protoype was a complete flop, and the founder adapted an existing car from another country. The designer of the latter had spent years trying to succeed at le mans but nobody was interested.