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Sat Feb 11, 2012 6:02 pm

cdennisg wrote: GeorgeL wrote: cdennisg wrote: notchback wrote: ..."The Beast of Turin"

...I wonder what the bore and stroke measure?

190mm bore, 250mm stroke. That's over 7 liters per cylinder![/i]

That is simply astounding. I fucking love it. I wonder what it sounded like? I bet the ground shook around the car while it was running.

I bet the idle sounded like Optimus Prime punching a sperm whale in the face.

Sat Feb 11, 2012 8:13 pm

70 140 wrote: t3kg wrote: Stonefish wrote: Sorry for the delay....here is another shot of this mystery car...thanks to all that have given input!

I'm still thinking MG-based or something similar. Is it possible to research historic Ontario number plate records? That might reveal something.

There is no way to go back and run a plate that old. Based on the black and white and size of the plate - its a 1955 plate. From the early 1900's until 1973 in Ontario you got a new license plate each year as part of keeping your car registered. It wasn't until a few years ago (maybe 5 years) where vintage car owners were able to register their car with the plate from that year.... So, this is likely a photo from 1955, of a car customized at that time.

My guess is its a one off custom.

Stonefish, do you know where in Ontario the photos were taken?
All indications point that way-------British running gear, VW/DKW/Porsche
headlights, funky windshield, front "bumper" molded into the body------

Sat Feb 11, 2012 8:44 pm

Sat Feb 11, 2012 8:46 pm

Patty B. wrote:
Morgan

Sat Feb 11, 2012 8:59 pm

Yuppers--Morgan what??? Morgan Plus 4
Maybe I should have posted this one instead :lol:

http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/4454/the-car-hand-crafted-to-your-every-need/

Sat Feb 11, 2012 9:52 pm

iowegian wrote: 70 140 wrote: t3kg wrote: Stonefish wrote: Sorry for the delay....here is another shot of this mystery car...thanks to all that have given input!

I'm still thinking MG-based or something similar. Is it possible to research historic Ontario number plate records? That might reveal something.

There is no way to go back and run a plate that old. Based on the black and white and size of the plate - its a 1955 plate. From the early 1900's until 1973 in Ontario you got a new license plate each year as part of keeping your car registered. It wasn't until a few years ago (maybe 5 years) where vintage car owners were able to register their car with the plate from that year.... So, this is likely a photo from 1955, of a car customized at that time.

My guess is its a one off custom.

Stonefish, do you know where in Ontario the photos were taken?
All indications point that way-------British running gear, VW/DKW/Porsche
headlights, funky windshield, front "bumper" molded into the body------
Ontario?!? I know it gets warm for a few weeks there in summer but the size of the leaves on some of the bushes in the background says jungle or much further south to me, I've only visited when it was 40 below so maybe I'm wrong but WTF? Or is the pic when it's competing somewhere else?

Sat Feb 25, 2012 8:56 pm

this is an interesting one

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Sun Feb 26, 2012 7:40 pm

clay ford wrote: this is an interesting one

[/img] It's not fun when you leave the name in the image tag.

Sun Feb 26, 2012 11:56 pm

aw crap :lol:

Wed Feb 29, 2012 10:38 am

busdaddy wrote:
Ontario?!? I know it gets warm for a few weeks there in summer but the size of the leaves on some of the bushes in the background says jungle or much further south to me, I've only visited when it was 40 below so maybe I'm wrong but WTF? Or is the pic when it's competing somewhere else?

The big leaves are from the tree the photographer is standing under, so they're actually only a couple feet away, look like elm leaves to me.

You see several people standing/sitting in the trees along the road, so it must be part of a road race.

Wed Feb 29, 2012 11:01 am

Mystery car I posted is from a hill climb...

http://rupert-lloyd-thomas.wikispaces.com/Rattlesnake+Point+Hill+Climb

Wed Feb 29, 2012 1:38 pm

Stonefish wrote: Mystery car I posted is from a hill climb...

http://rupert-lloyd-thomas.wikispaces.com/Rattlesnake+Point+Hill+Climb

Stonefish, do YOU know what the car is? This one is driving me crazy!

Wed Feb 29, 2012 2:16 pm

Me, too.

Wed Feb 29, 2012 5:41 pm

I wish....I've been helping another hill climb historian. We have the photo in Hemmings Sport & Exotic Cars this month...hope we can get some ID soon! I thank everyone that has given some insight!

Wed Feb 29, 2012 5:59 pm

It looks like a Jowett to me for some reason.
I just spent a lot of time researching Jowett recently locking on the original paint color on my 55 from NZ (which was a CKD car painted in the Jowett factory in Jowett Jupiter Orange).

...but it looks like a custom fiberglass body. ie; the "bumper" is a mold extension of the body.

or even..............a Ferarri 212 or 225 chassis.

Fri Mar 23, 2012 6:24 am

This just came in from the guy I was trying to help ID that hill climber...it is from an early 60's publication. He thinks the cars are related...

Fri Mar 23, 2012 7:19 am

A definite "family" resemblance. This example looks more refined, though, with a nicer front end and fender flares.

Fri Mar 23, 2012 1:33 pm

Well gee since stonefish doesn't know what it is, how is he going to know for sure that we don't know what it is.

Quick someone make up a name!

Fri Mar 23, 2012 1:51 pm

Snorkelstang.

Fri Mar 23, 2012 3:57 pm

:lol: