otherunicorn Posted June 6, 2016 Posted June 6, 2016 (edited) 2001-(present) Devaux Coupehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devaux_Coupehttp://www.devauxcars.com/ That's right. It's a current model. Hand built. The last confirmed build I have seen was 2014. Edited June 10, 2016 by otherunicorn
dw1603 Posted June 6, 2016 Posted June 6, 2016 PM me with your answer (Make, model and year). Please do NOT post anything in the comments that will help others to identify the vehicle. Please do NOT use reverse image lookup, as it defeats the entire purpose of the game. Answer will be given Friday Wow!
blunc Posted June 6, 2016 Posted June 6, 2016 I want one of those to drive around... a lot... really, drive it a lot.
matthijsgrit Posted June 7, 2016 Posted June 7, 2016 Got it, but my thoughts were like "Nooooooo, really? Huh? Wow!!!" As in: totally surprized by what I found.But hey, I like it!!
Badluck 13 Posted June 7, 2016 Posted June 7, 2016 Usually don't care for this style of car but MAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan I love the looks of this one,still have no clue what it is.........back to the search...
Badluck 13 Posted June 9, 2016 Posted June 9, 2016 I give up on this one....you got me....there is one clue that gives me roughly the year but still no luck......
otherunicorn Posted June 10, 2016 Author Posted June 10, 2016 Correctly identified by:sjordan2dw1603Ace-GarageguybluncbobthehobbyguymatthijsgritEarl Marischal
matthijsgrit Posted June 10, 2016 Posted June 10, 2016 Really tough one, this one.I got lucky once I googled on a lot of terms and it just came up.Never would have guessed age nor origin...
Matt Bacon Posted June 10, 2016 Posted June 10, 2016 I'd figured it for something new and retro-styled (the Morgan Aeromax with coachwork by Saoutchik look), but I couldn't find the darn thing. I was trying to think what existing platform had that extreme ratio of the distances from the rear wheels to driver vs driver to front wheels...bestest,M.
Badluck 13 Posted June 10, 2016 Posted June 10, 2016 At first I thought it was a much older model but at closer look you could see a 3rd brake light pod on the top of the roof.....but still could not find this one......ID well played Ken!!
Ace-Garageguy Posted June 10, 2016 Posted June 10, 2016 The wheels are too small diameter to be a real period car, so I image-searched "looks like Bugatti Atlantic" and it came up about 3/4 down the page. There are a couple other recent cars inspired by the Atlantic that I think got the proportions a little better though.
dw1603 Posted June 10, 2016 Posted June 10, 2016 Yeah, I think they got a little carried away with the front end, it could lose 12 to 18 inches in my opinion. Keep the hood length but reduce the bulk of the fenders and the wheelbase a little. Does anybody know anything about the engine? It is described as a 5.7 litre DV1 alloy V8 and looks like a Chevrolet. ( I'm sure I saw mention of a 350 Chev on one website) Not up to speed on GM these days, but I'm fairly sure they don't do a stock alloy blocked V8. Is it their own lump or is it an after market piece? The inter web seems a bit light on detail regarding the Devaux, so I'm hoping someone on here knows.
Ace-Garageguy Posted June 10, 2016 Posted June 10, 2016 (edited) Does anybody know anything about the engine? It is described as a 5.7 litre DV1 alloy V8 and looks like a Chevrolet. ( I'm sure I saw mention of a 350 Chev on one website) Not up to speed on GM these days, but I'm fairly sure they don't do a stock alloy blocked V8. Is it their own lump or is it an after market piece? The inter web seems a bit light on detail regarding the Devaux, so I'm hoping someone on here knows.The alloy-block Chebby LS engine has been in production since 1997. Multiple displacements (4.8 liter up to 7 liter) and configurations, bolts in pretty much any hole the old smallblock will go in. Same bellhousing bolt pattern (minus one bolt hole). Edited June 10, 2016 by Ace-Garageguy
blunc Posted June 10, 2016 Posted June 10, 2016 I had actually seen the subject years ago on the interwebs, forgot the name of the car but remembered where it was built.
dw1603 Posted June 10, 2016 Posted June 10, 2016 (edited) I had actually seen the subject years ago on the interwebs, forgot the name of the car but remembered where it was built.That was exactly my excuse! I'd seen it before and the only thing I remembered was"Australian". Lucky me.Ace Garageguy, that shows how out of touch I am, I thought the LS range was iron blocked. I stopped reading the new car press about 20 years ago, I have some catching up to do.psWhat is all this liter business? We all know there ain't no substitute for cubic inches Edited June 10, 2016 by dw1603
maltsr Posted June 10, 2016 Posted June 10, 2016 The wheels are too small diameter to be a real period car, so I image-searched "looks like Bugatti Atlantic" and it came up about 3/4 down the page. There are a couple other recent cars inspired by the Atlantic that I think got the proportions a little better though. May I add these to 'cars I'd like to see produced as model kits' ?
sjordan2 Posted June 11, 2016 Posted June 11, 2016 May I add these to 'cars I'd like to see produced as model kits' ?You could start with Lindberg's Chrysler Atlantic concept car.
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