Help - any ideas what this is?

[euan]

Anyone any idea what this is?

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/3623/dscf0277edited2kq.jpg

A friend of mine took it while on holiday and wondered if I knew - I think it looks italian in the 50's, but I'll probably find out it's a Volvo or something!

[euan]

Just to clarify, I mean the car and not the bloke who got in the way in the black tshirt!

[Burple]

Looks a bit like an old Austin Healey... but the badge on the front looks a wee bit Jag....


S'not a Ferarri is it? something like an old 250?

[indigomatt]

Good question :)

Would agree that it’s not an Austin Healey, me thinks the grille slats look far to wide, even for works 100 etc...

The colour is right for an old ‘Mike Hawthorn’ era or older Ferrari maybe a 1953 ‘375MM’... or something else expensive and Italian, I know I'll see if it matches anything I've in my garage when I get home latter :cool:


I Was visiting my 2yr old Nephew the other weekend, and with his Dad being Italian and passionate about F1 (well, not this year :p) the wee man's learnt a new name for the prancing horse team... ’Oh-dear Ferrari’ :D

M

[Fontal]

I would say it is a very early racing Alfa Romeo.

[indigomatt]

Could well be a racing Alfa Romeo... the people milling around seem to be overtaking it on foot :D:D:D

it's 100% a black Alfa in the background, so could have been an Alfa meet, good thinking :cool:

[euan]

I asked him a bit more about it - turns out it was the Gran Premio Nuvolari which is a race (well, was) around Italy. He saw them in Siena last week. So I suspect it's an Alfa or a Ferrari.

[MartinSullivan]

Here (http://www.tazionuvolari.it/finale.htm) Is a list of the cars that took part this year - might help you narrow it down a bit. That site also has a photogallery by car number but I cant read the number on the side

[MartinSullivan]

PS you might want to make your pics a wee bit smaller Euan ;)

[euan]

quote:Originally posted by MartinSullivan

PS you might want to make your pics a wee bit smaller Euan ;)


I know, I know!

(it fit's on my screen ;))

[The Dogfather]

I know what it is :p

[Big Col]

It's an Osca MT4 (http://www.motorimania.net/manifestazioni/auto_storiche/osca/images/Osca.Mt4.1500.1.jpg) with spots fitted which makes it even harder to recognise. :)

[The Dogfather]

Its a Maserati Osca, I think!

[MartinSullivan]

Which means its car 92 driven by MARINELLI /DONATI - a 1954 Osca MT4

[The Dogfather]

http://www.pha.jhu.edu/~jdavies/sportscars/monterey99/OSCA_MT-4_1955_g1b18_p18_30_JohnGrosseto.jpg

Osca MT 4

[The Dogfather]

Looks like it took place in LE MANS in 1954 driven by Farnaud/Macchieraldo.

They also made a hardtop

http://www.maseraticlub.co.uk/images/osca-mt4-2ad-01a.jpg

[euan]

It's a gorgeous looking thing.

Thanks for your help guys, mystery solved!

As an aside, I do have some more pics but I know the cars - a DB2 and a Ferrari, but I'll get shot putting the pics up as they are the same size!

[MartinSullivan]

Make them smaller then - it aint difficult ;)

[Gismo]

quote:Originally posted by MartinSullivan
Make them smaller then - it aint difficult ;)
Already asked him :p it must be a mod thing :D

[MartinSullivan]

I asked him on the previous page too - he just laughed

[euan]

quote:Originally posted by MartinSullivan

I asked him on the previous page too - he just laughed


Sorry, I've had 2 conference calls in the last hour and half and was running about a bit madly. Got a meeting in a minute as well, so has been hectic!

Anyway, I've now cropped it so it fits better!

Sorry!

[Burple]

quote:[i]
it's 100% a black Alfa in the background, so could have been an Alfa meet, good thinking :cool:


have you got super human photo-vision? I'm not seeing anything in the background except for feet! :D:cool:

[euan]

I crop the photo to appease the mods, and now I get complains about the content...pah!

:cool:

[MartinSullivan]

You didnt need to crop it - just resize the image as a whole in any image package

[Burple]

quote:Originally posted by euan

I crop the photo to appease the mods, and now I get complains about the content...pah!

:cool:



You should know by now yer can't keep anbody happy round here... :D:D:D

Sorry, I only saw the cropped version! :p:p:p

[euan]

quote:Originally posted by MartinSullivan

You didnt need to crop it - just resize the image as a whole in any image package


I know, I would have done if I was at home, but I'm on my work laptop and it doesn't have any decent software (well, not for imaging anyway)

[Big Col]

Acht yer a puff anyway! Doing whatever the mods tell you! Ya big feartie! ;)

[euan]

quote:Originally posted by Big Col
Acht yer a puff anyway! Doing whatever the mods tell you! Ya big feartie! ;)


Well, the picture looked fine on my laptop, it's all these people with inferior equipment - We are a caring, sharing lot ;)

[bpirie1000]

some folk really do have alot of time on their hands here don't they..

can't wait to see teh puzzles for tomorrow.. yipeee friday puzzles..

brilliant.

[Burple]

quote:Originally posted by euan


quote:Originally posted by Big Col
Acht yer a puff anyway! Doing whatever the mods tell you! Ya big feartie! ;)


Well, the picture looked fine on my laptop, it's all these people with inferior equipment - We are a caring, sharing lot ;)


You mean not everyone has at least a 17" flatscreen???? :eek::eek:;););):p:p:cool::cool:

[indigomatt]

quote:Originally posted by low_n_loud1


quote:[i]
it's 100% a black Alfa in the background, so could have been an Alfa meet, good thinking :cool:


have you got super human photo-vision? I'm not seeing anything in the background except for feet! :D:cool:




Yep, super human photo-vision is one of my many skills :D