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Who, what, where and when?

Started by Jerry Entin , May 31 2012 23:32

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#1 Jerry Entin

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Posted 31 May 2012 - 23:32

Not the easiest car to control.

Photo: Bob Jackson [Willem Oosthoek Collection]

Edited by Jerry Entin, 31 May 2012 - 23:38.

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#2 Jean L

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Posted 01 June 2012 - 07:24

Ferrari 340 America 0202A (Devin body Chevy engine),but who where and when.
Andy Herron ? Deep South ? around 1960 ?

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#3 Paul Parker

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Posted 01 June 2012 - 08:03

Not the easiest car to control.

Photo: Bob Jackson [Willem Oosthoek Collection]

Beyond what I assume is a Devin body I have no idea about the rest of it.

However it looks as though the rear tyre is coming off the rim.

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#4 Jean L

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Posted 01 June 2012 - 08:09

Mansfield ,Mars 1961 ?

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#5 ChrisJson

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Posted 01 June 2012 - 08:28

I´m pretty sure it´s on Earth, not Mars. (I´ll get my coat) :blush:

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#6 Jerry Entin

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Posted 01 June 2012 - 13:41

Jean L: You nailed it again!

Yes, it is the Ferrari 340A, chassis 0202, here with Devin body and Chevy 8. In 1952 it started life with a Vignale body and 4.1-liter V12.

The photo was taken at Mansfield on March 12, 1961, and Tommy Sibson is at the wheel. By 1963 the car was last raced at Salt Lake City, only to disappear for the next 43 years.

In 2006 Tom Shaughnessy in California bought the car, unseen, for less than $27,000 on Ebay. The seller lived in Illinois and was unaware what he really had in his garage.

all research: Willem Oosthoek

Edited by Jerry Entin, 01 June 2012 - 13:41.