One for Mr Z, Which film

[Lorry]

Oh it must be Indian then - a Mahindra Chevrolet

[Canada Phil]

I really enjoy this thread. Thanks Neil for all the pictures and thanks to all of you who post such excellent suggestions.
 Don't know if Lorry is having us on or not
Phil

[nopanic - neil]

I really enjoy this thread. Thanks Neil for all the pictures and thanks to all of you who post such excellent suggestions.
 Don't know if Lorry is having us on or not
Phil

Thanks Phil, was not sure if I would pi** you off when I said not even Canada on the last car.  (must find a motor vehicle manufacture from Canada for the quiz)

Ok so not a Miranda Chevy.

So a quick summary, covered most continents, which it is not, if we check the map, its from the one that is the Dutch and my favorite colour.



And for those watching in black and White, its behind the pink - 

So what is it?

[Doris]

Is it a variation on the Volvo P1900?

Dx

[nopanic - neil]

Is it a variation on the Volvo P1900?

Dx

Hi Doris,

good to see you looking for the car, good idea and can see where your coming from, but alas no.

Not Sweden.

Bit more of the car, so if you want to build one, this may help 

guess again

[Lorry]

There's not much left to choose from, as no self respecting european manfacturer would put a yank V8 in a sports car, (except Facel & Jensen) so the whole things a dog

Pegaso?

[nopanic - neil]

There's not much left to choose from, as no self respecting european manfacturer would put a yank V8 in a sports car, (except Facel & Jensen) so the whole things a dog

Pegaso?

No not Spanish.

Oh come on do not give up to easy.

This car was a racer, more pics below. What more can I say - let me think of some clues/hints

but in the mean time look at these pics

[wishy]

Ok Niel........since when has Russia been part of Europe!!!!!!

[nopanic - neil]

Ok Niel........since when has Russia been part of Europe!!!!!!

Ask wogan and the Eurovison contest then! 


and the car is?

[Leftie]

Neil,

Which museum was the photo taken in?

[nopanic - neil]

Neil,

Which museum was the photo taken in?

mmmm, why - that may give you a hand,


but try - http://www.motormuzejs.lv/pub/?lang=eng&id=0

and the car is?

[Canada Phil]

Thanks Neil,
                 Must be one hell of a Museum to attract over 10,000 visitors on a Saturday night Must have been a Free Beer night
Phil

[wishy]

Oh alright then.It's a Zil 112 sports.........and was a copy of a Ferrari Testarossa.

[nopanic - neil]

Oh alright then.It's a Zil 112 sports.........and was a copy of a Ferrari Testarossa.

YEA -well done - spot on (how many hours on the pc looing for it ?)

The motor is a Zil 112-S - 1962,  pic taken at Riga Motormuseum. Looks like a good one, anybody been to it?

One of the most successful Soviet racing cars, ZIL 112 S, appeared in 1962. As most of Soviet sports cars, 112 S used parts from production Soviet cars, for example front suspension was taken from GAZ 21 Volga, though the rear suspension was fully original. However, as well as disk brakes on all wheels (rear brakes were settled down to a main gear). Of two cars built, one had the V8 6-liter engine providing 230hp, and another - 6,95-liter V8 capable of 270hp, both developed from ZIS 110 unit. Depending on the engine, the 112 S could run 260-270km/h. Just as the enignes, transmissions were taken from ZIS 110, too, but redesigned slightly to apply lightened aluminium carter. Compared to earlier 112 modifications (will post them later), 112 S had shorter wheelbase (2190mm) and less weight (1300kg).

Driving the 230hp car, Viktor Galkin came 3rd in 1963 Soviet championship, and in 1965 the 270hp 112 S won the championship with Gennadi Zharkov at the wheel.

In 1962 one of the cars received a brand-new more closed body and a pallet, covering all the technical elements from below for breaking a Soviet landspeed record. The 112 RG, as it was named, was taken to Astrakhan' region to race on Baskunchak salt lake. But that year Baskunchak was washed by the rain (which, in fact, was almost never seen there), and the 112 RG reached 200-230km/h only - tyres couldn't run faster on such surface.

The second attempt was taken at just built 14-kilometer Dmitrovski autorange. That time ZIL guys planned to beat a record of average speed during the 24h race (don't know whether the car should've been 112 S or 112 RG, in fact later rebuilt back into 112 S), but as the car and the track were prepared, the winter began, and no record attempt could be taken. Next year ZIL direction considered building racing cars an unnecessary capital waste, and switched to another spheres.

Long time both 112 S cars were standing somewhere at the factory and later found their places in Riga automuseum both painted in wrong colors - red and cream-white, though an original ZIL livery was white and blue for both of the cars.

Back soon comrade, wheres that bottle of wodka for my cornflakes

[nopanic - neil]

OK on to the next one,

going and try a game of snooker here, keep your own scores,

So start with a White one

What is it?