Autoquiz 487

[carsntrucks4you]

Here the car for our weekly quiz.  As usual sent a PM with Year, Make and Type

 

 

[DonW]

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[Matt Bacon]

Nice, isn't it?

best,

M.

[Pete J.]

Whoa, that is a real beauty!

[matthijsgrit]

Anybody already know what it is? Like yes/no ...

Edited August 11, 2020 by matthijsgrit

[DonW]

Yes, Matthijs, I recognised it straight away as it happens, though I had to check the dates. But you haven't said if you know it or not!

Also maybe it's as good to wait till the end to see all the people who got it right!  

[GeeBee]

12 minutes ago, DonW said:

Yes, Matthijs, I recognised it straight away as it happens, though I had to check the dates. 

What he said.....

[matthijsgrit]

I'll wait. (I play the game every week and suggested this week's subject ?   )

[Bucky]

I think I got it.

[Pete J.]

Bouncing all around this and still haven't found it.

 

[Richard Bartrop]

20 hours ago, matthijsgrit said:

Anybody already know what it is? Like yes/no ...

You bet!

[dw1603]

7 hours ago, Richard Bartrop said:

You bet!

Me too!

[Ace-Garageguy]

On 8/11/2020 at 5:32 AM, matthijsgrit said:

Anybody already know what it is? Like yes/no ...

Yup.

[DonW]

I know exactly what it is and that;s why I don't like it, despite the superficial attraction. Good subject though, Matthijs.

Cheers,

-Don.

[carsntrucks4you]

This is a 1963 - 1966 MGB Berlinetta. Belgian coachbuilder Cuone build 56 of these cars after BMC did want this design. They want bring with there own MGB Coupe .

The correct answer were sent in by

DonW

GeeBee

Richard Bartrop

porschercr

Ace-Garageguy

Matt Bacon

Bucky

dw1603

 

Congratulations and special  to matthijsgrit for this idea.

 

Edited August 16, 2020 by carsntrucks4you

[DonW]

Thanks Mike and Matthijs.

Good looking car, to my mind it's crying out for a V6 Lancia engine, or at a pinch the Alfa twincam four. It deserved better than to be saddled with that old pushrod ioe BMC 'B' series engine. 

[Matt Bacon]

I think it looks like a pocket DB5. I recognised the doors and remembered a story in Octane about the Belgian coachbuilt MGBs...

best,

M.

[DonW]

It does look a bit like a DB5, only the slightly stubby bonnet spoils it slightly. Of course the sound it made would give the game away?

[Pete J.]

Certainly more attractive than the MGB-GT.  It would have been better with the later version engine like the V-8.  Not that MG was particularly know for their durable engines(or any thing else for that matter). I had a lot of friends who owned MG's back in the day.  You either became a shade tree mechanic or spent stupid amounts of money at the auto shop.  I can't remember how many friends I helped wrench on their cars!