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jjones752 · 8/6/21, 8:44 AM

I was thinking looks more British, like a Connaught, or HWM, or something. There's something about British single-seaters around the time things were getting more "streamlined" that had a certain awkwardness to them; the nose is a tad too long, the cowl doesn't quite "flow", even the sweep of the exhaust is a little funny. They had more of a home-made feel to them that their Italian counterparts...

8/6/21, 8:44 AM	#7 Re: Unidentified Indy500/F1 GrandPrix Race Car Circa 1951
jjones752 Senior Member Race Count This Year: 19 Race Count Last Year: 22 Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 2,259	I was thinking looks more British, like a Connaught, or HWM, or something. There's something about British single-seaters around the time things were getting more "streamlined" that had a certain awkwardness to them; the nose is a tad too long, the cowl doesn't quite "flow", even the sweep of the exhaust is a little funny. They had more of a home-made feel to them that their Italian counterparts... __________________ Jim Jones Midwest Thunder Speed2 Midget #97 _________________________________________________ Last edited by jjones752; 8/6/21 at 8:45 AM.