About Tough to Crack Car Puzzle #197: 1966 Michelotti Fiat 2300 S

That it was a tough one to crack was something we already expected. But that only 2 (good) answers came in was a bit of a surprise. Especially because normally the full 100 words are used and now the answers were limited.

Our friends from AutoPuzzles.com came with this quiz and in the past their members had a hard time to crack this puzzle. But what is it: this is the very stylish, one off Fiat 2300S Coupé designed and built by Giovanni Michelotti in 1966. Powered by a Fiat 2.3 liter inline six with 2 twin choke Weber carburetors developing a claimed 150 bhp. (answer by Neil Beadle). And even better, the car is still around as Gerd Klioba mentioned: “It was exhibited at the Geneva Salon in 1966. The rectangular headlights and the cone-shaped glasshouse were considered quite unique when the car was first shown. They surely were in contrast to the rather old-fashioned wire wheels. The car resides in Germany nowadays.”

Thank you both for participating and both for using the right sources. Some interesting information can be found at one of the sources from Gerd: Click here.

The winner of this week is Gerd Klioba as he gave us just a bit of extra information. Thank you both for competing and sharing your expertise! We will try to find another tough one next week!

The current top 5 in the six month competition, sponsored by Hans Compter Rare cars:

 

1. Gerd Klioba 31 points

2. Neil Beadle 20 points

3. Fritz Hegemann 18 points

4. Robbie Marenzi 17 points

5. Ace Zenek 13 points