Official Guess the car Thread (Please see rules on first page!)

karlosdeville · 23rd September 2006, 23:22

Great to see this here ram...a great movie, one of the earliest to feature a spectacular race scene, passing through a scenic route, with 2 perfectly apt cars...if i recall correctly, many scenes were shot in the mahabaleshwar area actually...plus the yellow car loses and gains a hubcap in every other scene! Cant wait to see who correctly identifies both...both were very popular, with the yellow one being badge engineered with 2 companies, both versions very successful...

aniguchisan · 23rd September 2006, 23:34

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Originally Posted by sajo

SsangYong Rodius? Quirky looks I say...

Well done. Unbelievably unique looks.

ranjan united · 24th September 2006, 00:27

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Originally Posted by iraghava

It's not the Rapide either is it Karl?? Seems to be too small & a two-seater too.

Well, its the 1938 Aston Martin V12 Lagonda Rapide.

iraghava · 24th September 2006, 00:32

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Originally Posted by ranjan united

Well, its the 1938 Aston Martin V12 Lagonda Rapide.

Oh well! Anyways I think you would be happy to know that there's a 1939 V12 Rapide in Delhi. One of 17 made & 10 surviving in the world right now!! Would you like to have a look at it some time??

P.S. Karl knows this car pretty well too!!

karlosdeville · 24th September 2006, 11:47

ID 137

forgive my ignorance, but did the aston martin lagonda joint name come in 38/9? and regd the rapide tag somehow that bodywork still has me thinking otherwise....oh well, silly me i suppose...

iraghava · 24th September 2006, 11:48

ID 140

Can anyone identify this Italian beauty?

iraghava · 24th September 2006, 11:50

ID 141

Another one

Steeroid · 24th September 2006, 11:57

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Originally Posted by aniguchisan

Well done. Unbelievably unique looks.

WOW!

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aZa · 24th September 2006, 12:06

ID : 140

1970's Maserati Indy ???

sajo · 24th September 2006, 13:25

ID 140 : Lamborghini Jarama

sajo · 24th September 2006, 13:36

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Originally Posted by ram

Ram

Is the red one a Maserati 3500?

karlosdeville · 24th September 2006, 13:37

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Originally Posted by sajo

Is the red one a Maserati 3500?

nope...correct country though...am i giving away too much ram?

aniguchisan · 24th September 2006, 19:04

ID 141 seems to be a Maserati, but I can't tell with this cabriolet design. The rear looks a lot like that of a Bora/Merak/Khamsins'.

Ram · 24th September 2006, 23:25

Both the cars hark back to the year 1962, when I must have been a 1st standard kid at Our Lady of Perpetual Succour High School, Chembur, Bombay. Chembur was the capital of Bollywood in the 1960s and filmstars of the time sported fancy expensive imported cars, just as they do today!

Both the cars were capable of 140 km/h.

The red car (MRX 4326 driven by Raj Kumar) is a
1962 Fiat 1200 cabriolet

Pinin Farina designed the Fiat 1200 cabriolet in 1959.
It had unitary body construction.
Its 4-cyl. 1221 cc engine breathed through one Weber DCOE carburetor and developed
63 bhp @ 5300 rpm and 83 Newton-metres of torque @ 3000 rpm.
It could do a quarter-mile drag in 21 seconds.

These cars were built until 1963 (70 bhp/ton). The succeeding 1963-66 Fiat 1500 and 1500S spiders with the 1491 cc engine, replaced them.

The lemon cream car (1GB-06-91 driven by Sunil Dutt) is a
1962 Austin Healey Sprite Mk-II

The Mark II Austin Healey-Sprite was produced from 1961 through 1965. Its badge-engineered cousin was the MG Midget Mark I. Together these cars were popularly called Spridgets.

They sold for US$ 2000. In 1962, a US dollar was worth Rs. 4.76 np.

Its 4-cyl. 948 cc A-series engine, shared with the Morris Minor 1000, breathed through two SU carburetors and developed
46.5 bhp @5500 rpm and 72 Newton-metres of torque @ 2750 rpm.
It could do a quarter-mile drag in 21.8 seconds.

The Healey-Sprite was small, sporty (66.43 bhp/ton), very economical, easy to maintain and had superb handling.
0 to 100 km/h took about 21 seconds and top speed was just under 130 km/h. But this was respectable for a 1960s vehicle.

Back in 1962, this car had front disc brakes.
It had no exterior door handles, nor wind-up windows. The Healey-Sprite's doors were opened by reaching inside the car and using the interior door handles. The succeeding 1965 through 1971 Mark III (also known as MG Midget Mark II) featured wind-up windows and exterior door handles.

Ram

sajo · 24th September 2006, 23:35

ID 141 does seem like a Bora, if its a Maserati that is.

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karlosdeville Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 12,155 Thanked: 18,997 Times View My Garage	Great to see this here ram...a great movie, one of the earliest to feature a spectacular race scene, passing through a scenic route, with 2 perfectly apt cars...if i recall correctly, many scenes were shot in the mahabaleshwar area actually...plus the yellow car loses and gains a hubcap in every other scene! Cant wait to see who correctly identifies both...both were very popular, with the yellow one being badge engineered with 2 companies, both versions very successful... Last edited by karlosdeville : 23rd September 2006 at 23:24.
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24th September 2006, 11:47	#545
karlosdeville Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 12,155 Thanked: 18,997 Times View My Garage	ID 137 forgive my ignorance, but did the aston martin lagonda joint name come in 38/9? and regd the rapide tag somehow that bodywork still has me thinking otherwise....oh well, silly me i suppose...
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24th September 2006, 11:48	#546
iraghava Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 7,997 Thanked: 281 Times View My Garage	ID 140 Can anyone identify this Italian beauty?
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24th September 2006, 11:50	#547
iraghava Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 7,997 Thanked: 281 Times View My Garage	ID 141 Another one
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24th September 2006, 12:06	#549
aZa Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Noida / Delhi Posts: 1,595 Thanked: 25 Times View My Garage	ID : 140 1970's Maserati Indy ???
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24th September 2006, 13:25	#550
sajo Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 2,625 Thanked: 1,157 Times	ID 140 : Lamborghini Jarama
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24th September 2006, 19:04	#553
aniguchisan Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: London, UK Posts: 2,022 Thanked: 125 Times View My Garage	ID 141 seems to be a Maserati, but I can't tell with this cabriolet design. The rear looks a lot like that of a Bora/Merak/Khamsins'.
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24th September 2006, 23:25	#554
Ram Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Singapore, Mumbai, Nagpur Posts: 2,166 Thanked: 223 Times View My Garage	Answers to "Bombay-Khandala race of the spiders" Both the cars hark back to the year 1962, when I must have been a 1st standard kid at Our Lady of Perpetual Succour High School, Chembur, Bombay. Chembur was the capital of Bollywood in the 1960s and filmstars of the time sported fancy expensive imported cars, just as they do today! Both the cars were capable of 140 km/h. The red car (MRX 4326 driven by Raj Kumar) is a 1962 Fiat 1200 cabriolet Pinin Farina designed the Fiat 1200 cabriolet in 1959. It had unitary body construction. Its 4-cyl. 1221 cc engine breathed through one Weber DCOE carburetor and developed 63 bhp @ 5300 rpm and 83 Newton-metres of torque @ 3000 rpm. It could do a quarter-mile drag in 21 seconds. These cars were built until 1963 (70 bhp/ton). The succeeding 1963-66 Fiat 1500 and 1500S spiders with the 1491 cc engine, replaced them. The lemon cream car (1GB-06-91 driven by Sunil Dutt) is a 1962 Austin Healey Sprite Mk-II The Mark II Austin Healey-Sprite was produced from 1961 through 1965. Its badge-engineered cousin was the MG Midget Mark I. Together these cars were popularly called Spridgets. They sold for US$ 2000. In 1962, a US dollar was worth Rs. 4.76 np. Its 4-cyl. 948 cc A-series engine, shared with the Morris Minor 1000, breathed through two SU carburetors and developed 46.5 bhp @5500 rpm and 72 Newton-metres of torque @ 2750 rpm. It could do a quarter-mile drag in 21.8 seconds. The Healey-Sprite was small, sporty (66.43 bhp/ton), very economical, easy to maintain and had superb handling. 0 to 100 km/h took about 21 seconds and top speed was just under 130 km/h. But this was respectable for a 1960s vehicle. Back in 1962, this car had front disc brakes. It had no exterior door handles, nor wind-up windows. The Healey-Sprite's doors were opened by reaching inside the car and using the interior door handles. The succeeding 1965 through 1971 Mark III (also known as MG Midget Mark II) featured wind-up windows and exterior door handles. Ram Last edited by Ram : 24th September 2006 at 23:27.
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24th September 2006, 23:35	#555
sajo Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 2,625 Thanked: 1,157 Times	ID 141 does seem like a Bora, if its a Maserati that is.
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