The Car Challenge

[Bristolian]

I think that the car posted by hhfarang is a bit of a Heinz. All 57 varieties or maybe no 58! It was well ahead of its time. I remember it from a car museum visited one long weekend several years ago.... Over to the experts.

[hhfarang]

That's ok, mine is a tough one. Hint: it was to be an "ahead of it's time" production car (in limited numbers due to its cost) but due to the designer's untimely death, the one in the photo was the only one ever made.

It had a supercharged V8 engine, 190 horsepower, and could go 115 miles per hour. The prototype cost nearly $400,000 in today's adjusted for inflation dollars. It was quite ahead of it's time as it seated 6, had front wheel drive, and a sunroof of interchangeable metal and glass inserts over the driver and front passenger seats...

The interior:

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Here's a photo of the rear which will give you an idea of the year it was built...

[STEVE G]

Here's a photo of the rear which will give you an idea of the year it was built...

Yes, I thought it was early forties by the streamlining and I presume from the plate it's 1938.

[Siani]

Can we use Google? I think I have it I got it through one of you clues, but will not reveal anything unless "Google permission" given I hope someone else gets it before, without Google, as I can't post again for 24hours

[Dannie Boy]

Can we use Google? I think I have it I got it through one of you clues, but will not reveal anything unless "Google permission" given I hope someone else gets it before, without Google, as I can't post again for 24hours

I think that's the only likely way it will be identified, being such a rare car - I too have identified it, courtesy of Mr Google

[hhfarang]

Yes google is ok on a rarity like this. I'm not trying to hog the thread, but thought this was an amazing car for the time. I'm curious how you used google to find it... an image search?... or by one of the clues such as the year, price and only one built?

[Dannie Boy]

Yes google is ok on a rarity like this. I'm not trying to hog the thread, but thought this was an amazing car for the time. I'm curious how you used google to find it... an image search?... or by one of the clues such as the year, price and only one built?

Rare American car built in 1938 was how I did it.

If you want to put everybody out of their misery and move onto the next challenge, it's a Phantom Corsair. Bristolian obviously found it earlier with his reference to Heinz 57 - it was in fact designed by Rust Heinz of the famous H J Heinz family.

[Siani]

I think bristolian got it at the top of the page when he mentioned heinz 57. I got it by google usa car designer death 1938 then search images. Good one, amazing design.

[Bristolian]

Yes google is ok on a rarity like this. I'm not trying to hog the thread, but thought this was an amazing car for the time. I'm curious how you used google to find it... an image search?... or by one of the clues such as the year, price and only one built?

Rare American car built in 1938 was how I did it.

If you want to put everybody out of their misery and move onto the next challenge, it's a Phantom Corsair. Bristolian obviously found it earlier with his reference to Heinz 57 - it was in fact designed by Rust Heinz of the famous H J Heinz family.

I didn't look it up, I remembered seeing the car in Reno some years ago. I had a weekend to waste on a business trip and someone suggested the car museum. The shape is very distinctive but i would never have remembered the name without looking it up.

[Siani]

Am I correct the last challenge was solved?
Anyway, try this one....

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Anyone want to try this? Think we have the all clear on the last one...sorry HHFG for butting in before Very rude of me!

I don't think the other competition is finished yet, which is just as well as I was about to blurt out 'Lotus Eclat' - which I'm sure would be wrong (and it was before I saw the white picture as well)

No Not that Frank

[Frank Hovis]

It's from the same era as the Lamborghini Jalpa and Miura and the Ferrari Daytona ?

It seems very familiar but I can't put my finger on it yet.

Is it an odd Italian?

[Siani]

It's from the same era as the Lamborghini Jalpa and Miura and the Ferrari Daytona ?

It seems very familiar but I can't put my finger on it yet.

Is it an odd Italian?

No not Italian Frank but close by

[Frank Hovis]

I accidentally found it while looking for a German sports car of the same era.

Now I know why it's familiar, a chap who lived down the road from us had one but not this model, he had a later model with big square tail lights above the bumper. I didn't even know they made an earlier model. It was a nice car, he also had a Fiat X1/9 which rarely worked either.

I'll leave it for the others. Suffice to say, it so obvious once you know what it is.

[Siani]

I accidentally found it while looking for a German sports car of the same era.

Now I know why it's familiar, a chap who lived down the road from us had one but not this model, he had a later model with big square tail lights above the bumper. I didn't even know they made an earlier model. It was a nice car, he also had a Fiat X1/9 which rarely worked either.

I'll leave it for the others. Suffice to say, it so obvious once you know what it is.

It's quite rare in the UK. Apparently just 6 registered on the road, so I was told...in the UK that is . Not German but from another European country.

[Dannie Boy]

I accidentally found it while looking for a German sports car of the same era.

Now I know why it's familiar, a chap who lived down the road from us had one but not this model, he had a later model with big square tail lights above the bumper. I didn't even know they made an earlier model. It was a nice car, he also had a Fiat X1/9 which rarely worked either.

I'll leave it for the others. Suffice to say, it so obvious once you know what it is.

It's quite rare in the UK. Apparently just 6 registered on the road, so I was told...in the UK that is . Not German but from another European country.

It's French