Found it! It took some doing but I found the red mystery car, it's a Honda 1300 (AKA N1300) ca. 1968-73, just as Lokki said it's air-cooled, fwd, primarily a JDM model.
Honda 1300 (AKA N1300) ca. 1968-73, fwd, primarily a JDM model.
Yes... that's it. Sochiro Honda (the founder) was a motorcycle guy, and he believed that air cooled engines were the best answer.
Back in the 60's Honda even went Formula 1 racing with a transversely mounted fuel-injected 1.5 liter air-cooled V-12 with 4 valves per cylinder that reved to 11,000 rpm. They did well that year and actually won (fair and square - not because of accidents) the final race of the year.
Legend said that the mechanics used watch-makers tools to work on those tiny engines.
Oh yeah, I recall the HondaRA-272 creating quite a stir because of it's mechanical sophistication and potential speed back in '64-'65. Follow the link for a picture of it with it's clothes on.
I'm a big fan of F1 cars from the "wheeled torpedo" era, in fact I'm researching a book on the history of Americans who raced in Formula One including Richie Ginther and Ronnie Bucknum who drove for Honda.
I too am a big fan of the mid 60's Grand Prix cars..... No aero grip, narrow tires, plenty of HP in cars that weighed nothing.... Look at how thin the body work is on Ginther's car in that photo. You can see the thumbprints where the aluminum was touched.
Yes, the 30's were just as dangerous but the cars were big and heavy... and roomy enough that you could try to jump and at least be a pretty corpse.
I was a kid during the early 60's and Jim Clark was a hero to me. Ginther was brave, brave man.... but not foolish enough to drive the 3 liter air-cooled car that followd the RA-272.
.. and roomy enough that you could try to jump and at least be a pretty corpse.
One of the things I came across in my research was the lore of American driver Masten Gregory's trademark "bailouts". If he thought he was going to crash he'd stand up in the seat and pitch himself overboard (apparently he didn't wear restraints). He did this on several ocassions and sometimes injured himself but never seriously enough to cause permanent damage or even miss more than three or four races.
Orginally from Kansas City Missouri, Gregory died in his sleep years after leaving racing.
Turnten, you've got me crazy. That exotic car had to be derived from a Citroen, given the wheels (in the first pic) and body work. But I cannot remember any Citroen en Le Mans, and the shield on her bonnet is not from Citroen either. :confuse: :sick:
In 1968, Jimmy Clark wasn't going to be able to jump out of his car.
What an odd photo. No, Gregory probably didn't jump out of any low slung "rear-engine" cars like the Lotus JC is posed in. The "Kansas City Flash" began his F1 career when taller, front-engined machinery ruled F-1, his favorite mount was the Maserati 250F>
That's right about 127 were built ca. '63-'64 by Automobili Turismo e Sport in Bologna by Carlo Chiti and Giotto Bizzarrini walked out of Ferrari. After ATS folded Bizarrini went on to build his own supercars and chiti became chief engineer at Alfa.
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2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
Absolutely!
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
Looks like a prewar Opel Admiral behind it.
From a time when American design was the trendsetter.
Yes... that's it. Sochiro Honda (the founder) was a motorcycle guy, and he believed that air cooled engines were the best answer.
Back in the 60's Honda even went Formula 1 racing with a transversely mounted fuel-injected 1.5 liter air-cooled V-12 with 4 valves per cylinder that reved to 11,000 rpm. They did well that year and actually won (fair and square - not because of accidents) the final race of the year.
Legend said that the mechanics used watch-makers tools to work on those tiny engines.
It'll hop a 6" curb at 60 mph and not miss a beat?
Darn eBay.
Oh well, I thought it to be sufficiently unique to post here.
Let's try again:
Yeah, it helps when you post the link to the .jpg file rather than the address.
D'oh! :sick:
EDIT: Ironically, that car is for sale in Southern California. Not too many ended up here in the States, apparently; but, more than the Porsche 959.
I'm a big fan of F1 cars from the "wheeled torpedo" era, in fact I'm researching a book on the history of Americans who raced in Formula One including Richie Ginther and Ronnie Bucknum who drove for Honda.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
Yes, the 30's were just as dangerous but the cars were big and heavy... and roomy enough that you could try to jump and at least be a pretty corpse.
I was a kid during the early 60's and Jim Clark was a hero to me. Ginther was brave, brave man.... but not foolish enough to drive the 3 liter air-cooled car that followd the RA-272.
One of the things I came across in my research was the lore of American driver Masten Gregory's trademark "bailouts". If he thought he was going to crash he'd stand up in the seat and pitch himself overboard (apparently he didn't wear restraints). He did this on several ocassions and sometimes injured himself but never seriously enough to cause permanent damage or even miss more than three or four races.
Orginally from Kansas City Missouri, Gregory died in his sleep years after leaving racing.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
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Jose
Venturi 400 GTR
Regards,
Jose
What an odd photo. No, Gregory probably didn't jump out of any low slung "rear-engine" cars like the Lotus JC is posed in. The "Kansas City Flash" began his F1
career when taller, front-engined machinery ruled F-1, his favorite mount was the Maserati 250F>
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
That's right about 127 were built ca. '63-'64 by Automobili Turismo e Sport
in Bologna by Carlo Chiti and Giotto Bizzarrini walked out of Ferrari. After ATS folded Bizarrini went on to build his own supercars and chiti became chief engineer at Alfa.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
ca.mid 80s IIRC. Pretty nice cars.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
Adam Motor is apparently out of business (since '08).
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
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Similar flares were used on other cars of the 1980's>
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Of course the Mustang/Capri were not the only automotive kin of the era differentiated by the big fender treatment.>
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What is it with the tail lights on those wagons.. It's like they were trying to make them look dumpy..
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