Guest Stonefish Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Here is another odd ball sports car... The event is Giant's Despair in Wilkes-Barre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 Citroen without the full uglyness? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 I was thinking Abarth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stonefish Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 Anyone have a feeling that it is a Sabra??http://wikicars.org/en/Sabrahttp://www.sabra.be/I'm not so sure... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 Well... they did build a two-door wagon. That's a tiny, tiny car... less than 2,000 pounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stonefish Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 emailed the folks at the Sabra site, here is their response:"Definitely not a Sabra.Even not Ashley far as I can guess: all Ashleys I know of have the motorhood opening forwards (like the Sabra) so there should be horizontal slices visible behind the front wheels where the hood separates from the body.I'd think of this car being a Lotus or something alike.I'll forward the picture to some friends in UK."back to square 1! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave@Moon Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 Either the driver is a very small person or this car is much too big to be a Sabra. The body looks like a rip-off of an early Alpine-Renault A110 (with Sabra-like fenders), but on a larger 4-seat car. I have an Italian book on the works of the designer of the A110 (Giovanni Michelotti), and it appears this isn't one of his.The very oddly shaped windshield leads me to suspect that it's a specialized lightweight body adapted to a chassis from a taller car. Given the traditional paint and general appearance it's probably Italian, but it's just as likely to be South American. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stonefish Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 I got the answer...According to the Restoration and Preservation Chair of the Alfa Owners Club of America:"The red car is definitely a Giulietta Sprint Zagato Coda Tronca. (See Fusi, Alfa Romeo - all Cars from 1910, page 556). It is one of 36 built in 1962. There were several in the USA that were run at all the major races of the day. Which one this particular car is I don't know."http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/pic.php?imagenum=5&carnum=2335 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nearchoclatetown Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 Sure looks better in this pic, Stonefish. Judgeing from the height of the tires it must have been really low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stonefish Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 the old photo appears to be coming right out of the Devil's Elbow...the car could be unloading out of the dip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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