agusta74
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Well, I am excited to report from New Zealand that I have just paid a deposit on a new to me project that I think has a lot of potential!
It's a partly built sports car, chassis and some mechanical parts only, no body at all. A VERY well respected New Zealand car builder was building this when he passed away in 2008. It is basically as he left it back then after going through a number of owners who only tinkered with the project. The builder was Peter Bruin who worked for Mclaren and build a lot of car chassis back in the day, this one is number 54.
It is powered by a 2300 OHV Fiat straight 6 from the 1961 on era,(that has been bored to 2400), a 5 speed gearbox from a Fiat 125, comes with Rover diff (that the builder was going to use) and a Datsun diff the current owner thought might be better. De Dion rear end with torsion bars, front has transverse leaf spring and knee action dampers. No dampers I can see fitted to the rear.
The body is one of the big questions.... at the moment my thoughts are to build a FIAT version of the Alfa Romeo Disco Volante from 1952.... as if Fiat had built it to compete with the Alfa... so NOT a replica but a car inspired by the disco shapes.... and yellow not red as all 4 Discos are red! To look like it was built in say 1955?
Wire wheels..... lots the think about and plan!
Ideas welcome!
It's a partly built sports car, chassis and some mechanical parts only, no body at all. A VERY well respected New Zealand car builder was building this when he passed away in 2008. It is basically as he left it back then after going through a number of owners who only tinkered with the project. The builder was Peter Bruin who worked for Mclaren and build a lot of car chassis back in the day, this one is number 54.
It is powered by a 2300 OHV Fiat straight 6 from the 1961 on era,(that has been bored to 2400), a 5 speed gearbox from a Fiat 125, comes with Rover diff (that the builder was going to use) and a Datsun diff the current owner thought might be better. De Dion rear end with torsion bars, front has transverse leaf spring and knee action dampers. No dampers I can see fitted to the rear.
The body is one of the big questions.... at the moment my thoughts are to build a FIAT version of the Alfa Romeo Disco Volante from 1952.... as if Fiat had built it to compete with the Alfa... so NOT a replica but a car inspired by the disco shapes.... and yellow not red as all 4 Discos are red! To look like it was built in say 1955?
Wire wheels..... lots the think about and plan!
Ideas welcome!
