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alfredo

(60,210 posts) Mon Sep 24, 2012, 01:57 PM Sep 2012

What is this car.

It is from the mid fifties, and filmed in a former Italian colony. It was also a British colony before the Italians. (Eritrea)

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What is this car. (Original Post) alfredo Sep 2012 OP

Cisitalia? Hangingon Sep 2012 #1

A friend from Poland said it is a Fiat. It does look something like their V8 alfredo Sep 2012 #2

Here is the video showing the car. alfredo Sep 2012 #5

Kinda hard to tell rvt1000rr Sep 2012 #3

I think Hangingon was right about it being a Cisitalia alfredo Sep 2012 #4

A man that knew the car said it is a mash up between a Ghia alfredo Sep 2012 #7

Could this be a kit car? alfredo Sep 2012 #6

My first impression is an Allard. HooptieWagon Oct 2012 #8

There were few British cars. Most everything is Italian there. alfredo Oct 2012 #9

Hangingon

(3,088 posts)

1. Cisitalia?

Reply to alfredo (Original post)

Mon Sep 24, 2012, 03:02 PM

Sep 2012

I am not sure. The grill looks like a Cisitalia. Good lookiing car.

alfredo

(60,210 posts)

2. A friend from Poland said it is a Fiat. It does look something like their V8

Reply to Hangingon (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 24, 2012, 03:58 PM

Sep 2012

I think you are right. I will do some research.

alfredo

(60,210 posts)

5. Here is the video showing the car.

Reply to Hangingon (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 24, 2012, 04:51 PM

Sep 2012

It is at appox the 3:40 point. It shows the front and back.

The city is Asmara Eritrea (Ethiopia at that time)

rvt1000rr

(40 posts)

3. Kinda hard to tell

Reply to alfredo (Original post)

Mon Sep 24, 2012, 03:58 PM

Sep 2012

from this photo, but, from the bulbous fender swells front and back and the squared-off rectangular windshield, I think it might be an Allard J1 (British) roadster...

alfredo

(60,210 posts)

4. I think Hangingon was right about it being a Cisitalia

Reply to rvt1000rr (Reply #3)

Mon Sep 24, 2012, 04:11 PM

Sep 2012

The Allard radiator was shaped differently, though some were simialar.

alfredo

(60,210 posts)

7. A man that knew the car said it is a mash up between a Ghia

Reply to rvt1000rr (Reply #3)

Fri Sep 28, 2012, 08:28 PM

Sep 2012

and a Falaschi. It has a 1,900cc 12 cylinder engine. An old Italian said it belonged to Fangio, but that should be taken with a big grain of salt.

Some work is going to be done to recover details. If they can bring out the badge in front, that will help. It could be a Ghia badge.

Falaschi designed the Talbot.