Game - What's this car?

[steelfractal]

The picture looks like maybe at a petrol station? And it’s right-hand drive too…

Yes

 

[steelfractal]

but its not a british made car

 

[SFFMunkee]

I was originally thinking something like a modified Abarth 205 A (AKA Vignale Berlinetta) with the air intake and tail located fuel tank but it's obviously not actually that

Spoiler: Reference image

I've been through the list of approved Mille Miglia vehicles... Wiki sportscars list... 50s European sports car spotters guides...Nothing jumping out at me..

Was it a production vehicle? Would the language-spoken in the country of origin give it away?

 

[steelfractal]

I was originally thinking something like a modified Abarth 205 A (AKA Vignale Berlinetta) with the air intake and tail located fuel tank but it's obviously not actually that

Spoiler: Reference image

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I've been through the list of approved Mille Miglia vehicles... Wiki sportscars list... 50s European sports car spotters guides...Nothing jumping out at me..

Was it a production vehicle? Would the language-spoken in the country of origin give it away?

yes but this one is the race car version and yes it would

 

[steelfractal]

also if you can find the prodution version of it that would be okay too

 

[SFFMunkee]

Ok so it's..

- European brand (but not British)
- Probably built 1950-1957 (1000 Miglia ran until 1957, and modern version is only open to cars from that era)
- RHD
- Had a production and a race variant (which is what's pictured)

I think I've solved it...

 

[steelfractal]

Ok so it's..

- European brand (but not British)
- Probably built 1950-1957 (1000 Miglia ran until 1957, and modern version is only open to cars from that era)
- RHD
- Had a production and a race variant (which is what's pictured)

I think I've solved it...

go on

 

[SFFMunkee]

By following the rabbit hole of 1000 Miglia cars and the prolific sight of Alfa Romeos (but it's NOT an Alfa Romeo) I then pulled on a couple of threads about Enzo Ferrari getting fired from Alfa Romeo, and a particular engineer that seems to have pissed him off at some point (and on whom he lays some blame for the loss of his job) called Wifredo Ricart. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wifredo_Ricart

 

[SFFMunkee]

And given Ferrari's big ol' sook about the "Spanish lorry manufacturer was building cars fit to rival his" you read on to discover Pegaso. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegaso
Who made..the Z-102.
Not a brilliant name, but looks otherwise pretty spectacular

And I think possibly even THE car from your photo!

 

[steelfractal]

And given Ferrari's big ol' sook about the "Spanish lorry manufacturer was building cars fit to rival his" you read on to discover Pegaso. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegaso
Who made..the Z-102.
Not a brilliant name, but looks otherwise pretty spectacular

And I think possibly even THE car from your photo!

yes spot on can only imaging the amount of seaching you had to do

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[SFFMunkee]

yes spot on can only imaging the amount of seaching you had to do

I don't wanna talk about it hahaha

Now I've got some thinking to do for what car next...

 

[SFFMunkee]

 

[confusis]

Feels British but I can't place it..

 

[SFFMunkee]

I think there were maybe only 20 made, similar vintage to previous car, and not British but commonwealth.

 

[confusis]

Buckle Coupe? - Australian

 

[SFFMunkee]

Buckle Coupe? - Australian

That's the one!

Forgotten cars of Australia: The Buckle GT - carsales.com.au

Brabham F1 genius penned a fibreglass sports car that shared styling cues with the later Ford Cobra

www.carsales.com.au

::EDIT:: There's even one with your initials!

 

[confusis]

You said Commonwealth, so I guessed Goggomobile - but it didn't match up. Didn't realise how close I was!

 

[SFFMunkee]

You said Commonwealth, so I guessed Goggomobile - but it didn't match up. Didn't realise how close I was!


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That one's too easy, I'll leave it for someone else

 

[steelfractal]

You said Commonwealth, so I guessed Goggomobile - but it didn't match up. Didn't realise how close I was!


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[steelfractal]

You said Commonwealth, so I guessed Goggomobile - but it didn't match up. Didn't realise how close I was!


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since no one made a guess yet