The new identify the car challenge!

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What is this? And why did it cost £103k in 1992....




And just to make it easy, here's a rear view:




Feel free to add some more obscure motors...

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This is a tough one - only a PH heavyweight is going to get this...

Or am I wrong?

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Dyl said:

snotrag said:

Is it an 'aa1b' ?!

Good one, checking the picture properties. I tried that as well...

Good job I renamed to photos then...

A couple of hints:

It was a production vehicle, not a prototype.

Also, £103k was the starting price, you could spec it to cost substantially more.

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SamHH said:

There appears to be no rear seats. I'm gonna guess it's some sports car with custom coachwork, but what I have no idea.

It is a six seater.

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It has a V8.

A little further research has suggested that this was initially a concept - but a limited number were produced and sold. One is for sale on the 'net right now.

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Interior pic:

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Bodo said:

It is a De La Chapelle Parcurs.
eyethangewe

www.delachapelle.com/US/Index.htm

I tip my hat in admiration sir!

Well done indeed! That was a damned tough one - how did you know?

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Another one then:




(clue - 1989)

Edited by alexkp on Tuesday 24th October 20:56

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ehyouwhat said:

anonymous said:

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Looks like a bodykitted Ferrari F40 to me

It does a bit from that angle - so here are a couple more views of it (where it doesn't).

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petrol_noggin said:

MCA Centenaire

Yep - you got it!

£250k ish and 350kmh+

Hmm....let me see if I can find a real toughie then...

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Here's a good one:




And just to make it more interesting, what powers it and what is it based upon?

Edited by alexkp on Tuesday 24th October 21:25

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SamHH said:

Looks American. Based on the Corvette?

Nope. Nothing American in it.

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SamHH said:

Duct over the rear wheel reminds me a little of the 550/575M

What else does that rear remind you of?

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Some interesting posts here...

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dodgey_rog said:

Its either a Zender or Keonig conversion, is the guy in the picture Willy Keonig?

Which one are you looking at?

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SamHH said:

Maybe that's a Pininfarina badge just in front of the rear wheel.

You have good eyesight...

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Reminds me quite a bit of this:

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dodgey rog - look back a page or so - someone has already got this!

It's an MCA Centaire

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calumcousins said:

SamHH said:

Maybe that's a Pininfarina badge just in front of the rear wheel.

Uh huh.... GM Chronos maybe?!?

Well done!

I'll give you that. It is the Pininfarina Chronos - based upon the Lotus Carlton would you believe, so with a 3.6 litre Lotus developed twin turbo. Which should make it capable of 190mph or more (176mph in the Carlton).

Early 1990's.

I think the design cues for the 406 Coupe are there too.

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Want one more?