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About Quiz # 289: 1930 Derby L1 K4 Cruiser
When last week we asked you to identify the shoes, we truly though no one would take up the challenge. Wow, were we wrong! We’ve seen names like Lacroix, Blanik, Louboutin and even Derby (!). In fact they were designed by
famous Dutchman Jan Jansen (pictured here at InterClassics & TopMobiel 2010). Many were correct in naming our quiz car a Derby, but only Roberto Marenzi came up with all the answers, including the reason why it was named a Derby -a sporting connection- and he also identified the
Jan Jansen shoes. See read more for his answer plus the names of those who also found the Derby. Congratulations, Roberto, with your first win. The T-shirt will be on its way.
The answer from Roberto Marenzi: 1930 DERBY L1 K4 CRUISER SIX SURBAISSÉ, Chassis #134; engine #20894; inline 6. Pictured 2010 Interclassics & Topmobiel. Found by Serge Pozzoli at Yvelines in 1950s. For years at Le Mans Museum. Auctioned 2007 Retromobile. Etablissements Bertrand Montet, engineering company founded 1912. After WWI built Harley Davidson powered cyclecars. Later cars with 4, 6 and V8 engines, first Chapuis-Dornier, later C.I.M.E. Derby chosen because of sport connection. In England, Vernon Derby. After Montet’s death, bought by Wallace Douglas Hawkes, made front wheel drive model and Derby Miller racer. Closed in 1936 after financial problems and strikes. Around10 Derby survive. Shoes Jan Jansen.
The others:
Mike Tebbett
Jean-Marie Guivarc'h
Tom Fibiger
Verity Spencer
Jeanclaude Poisson
Fritz Hegemann
Jeroen van den Akker (who also correctly identified the shoes)
Martin Bellan
Pierre Broual
Canepa
And jurymember Marc Fellman
(photo Jan Jansen courtesy InterClassics & TopMobiel)
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Saturday, 18 December 2010
When last week we asked you to identify the shoes, we truly though no one would take up the challenge. Wow, were we wrong! We’ve seen names like Lacroix, Blanik, Louboutin and even Derby (!). In fact they were designed by famous Dutchman Jan Jansen (pictured here at InterClassics & TopMobiel 2010). Many were correct in naming our quiz car a Derby, but only Roberto Marenzi came up with all the answers, including the reason why it was named a Derby -a sporting connection- and he also identified the Jan Jansen shoes. See read more for his answer plus the names of those who also found the Derby. Congratulations, Roberto, with your first win. The T-shirt will be on its way.
