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Title: Tour de France Automobile 1951 Post by: Nico86 on November 18, 2010, 22:36:01 pm Well not cal-look but interesting.
Tour de France Automobile 1951, a french home-made speedster on a split-window pan, with the 1131cc engine. Build by Colucci (driver) and Marsan (co-driver) 38th overall at the end of the 5239km race, 1st edition of the event. (http://i69.servimg.com/u/f69/15/09/58/63/vwcoma10.jpg) (http://i61.servimg.com/u/f61/13/21/18/31/tour_a10.jpg) Title: Re: Tour de France Automobile 1951 Post by: Nico86 on November 18, 2010, 22:37:20 pm The race :
(http://images.forum-auto.com/mesimages/84089/1951a.jpg) (http://images.forum-auto.com/mesimages/84089/1951classement.jpg) Title: Re: Tour de France Automobile 1951 Post by: Nico86 on November 18, 2010, 22:39:07 pm (http://images.forum-auto.com/mesimages/84089/plaqueofficielle.jpg)
Title: Re: Tour de France Automobile 1951 Post by: vwcab on November 19, 2010, 00:01:42 am Cool car,never seen before.Did it race in more events (or just this one).Does it still exist?Is it a one off?
Title: Re: Tour de France Automobile 1951 Post by: 61SNRF on November 19, 2010, 04:28:25 am Nice a Nice via Ostende and Geneve. Those old races look like so much fun, but they were hard work too no doubt. Must have been quite a feat just to finish.
37th out of 98 starters isn't bad, almost put's in the top 1/3rd with the Jag's, Porsche's and Ferrari's! Title: Re: Tour de France Automobile 1951 Post by: Nico86 on November 19, 2010, 14:28:42 pm I have no other information about the car or about drivers, and only one picture of it. Seems that it's the only race the car ever ran, and then it dissapeared. I've searched on the internet but I didn't find more.
Title: Re: Tour de France Automobile 1951 Post by: speedwell on November 19, 2010, 14:44:55 pm cool nico , i never heard something about a TOUR DE FRANCE automobile and never know that this one exist back in the day :o
Title: Re: Tour de France Automobile 1951 Post by: vwcab on November 19, 2010, 14:48:17 pm I have no other information about the car or about drivers, and only one picture of it. Seems that it's the only race the car ever ran, and then it dissapeared. I've searched on the internet but I didn't find more. Hmmm,too bad,but thanks anyway. ;)Title: Re: Tour de France Automobile 1951 Post by: madfrog on November 19, 2010, 15:47:27 pm cool nico , i never heard something about a TOUR DE FRANCE automobile and never know that this one exist back in the day :o ;D ;D ;D Fabian The Tour De France Automobile is one of the oldest car race in the world. If not the oldest. It started in 1899 yes 1899 !!!!! It was organised by the Automobile Club De France . The Automobile Club De Nice took over in 1951 after the war and just forgot about the past :o :o :o It was run for the last time in 1986 . It is run from 1992 on as an Historic Event. After being in the organisation of the historic event from 1992 to 2002 I participated in my ex work Alpine renault in 2003 . A unique event with road, track & special stages. A great souvenir. Race number is a tribute to Danny Ongais, one of my favorite driver ;) Cheers Eric (http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/rebec1/7087HE76.jpg) (http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/rebec1/DSC01443-1.jpg) (http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/rebec1/DSC01440-1-1.jpg) Title: Re: Tour de France Automobile 1951 Post by: Nico86 on November 19, 2010, 17:17:50 pm Cool car Eric !
Title: Re: Tour de France Automobile 1951 Post by: Geoff P DVKK on November 19, 2010, 17:52:20 pm Great looking Alpine Eric!
Title: Re: Tour de France Automobile 1951 Post by: Nico86 on November 21, 2010, 01:10:10 am Maybe this should be moved to off topic ;)
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