Help identifying a strange little car

Help identifying a strange little car

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Dr Interceptor

7,813 posts

197 months

Monday 30th June 2014
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nicanary said:
Gompo said:
Has this been posted on Auto Puzzles yet?
One of the editors has been informed. He doesn't know what it is. I recommend to PH readers not to visit that site unless you want to lose the rest of your life. biggrin
Oh lordy, I just googled their site, then quickly shut the browser, or I'd lose my afternoon!

FunkyNige

8,912 posts

276 months

Monday 30th June 2014
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Is it a Panhard Junior Coupe?


Google Images has a load of different angles, and all the cars seem to have different extra bits.

nicanary

9,820 posts

147 months

Monday 30th June 2014
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Dr Interceptor said:
nicanary said:
Gompo said:
Has this been posted on Auto Puzzles yet?
One of the editors has been informed. He doesn't know what it is. I recommend to PH readers not to visit that site unless you want to lose the rest of your life. biggrin
Oh lordy, I just googled their site, then quickly shut the browser, or I'd lose my afternoon!
I joined one day after "finding" the site, because I could answer some of the puzzles. I'm still there, and on the bl**dy thing all day, every day. I'm now at the level where I'm setting puzzles more than solving them, and then you can't stop or leave for any length of time. It's legalised serfdom. But for real petrolheads it's the best thing ever.

Mr2Mike

20,143 posts

256 months

Monday 30th June 2014
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FunkyNige said:
Is it a Panhard Junior Coupe?


Google Images has a load of different angles, and all the cars seem to have different extra bits.
It has the big C pillars, but no quarterlights and the rear arches are a different shape. It looks a lot shorter overall than the unidentified car, though hard to tell from pictures. It's a good find though, never seen one before.

MarshPhantom

9,658 posts

138 months

Tuesday 1st July 2014
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Rosier 4CV?

Looks very similar bar the square rear arch






Viper_Larry

4,319 posts

257 months

Wednesday 2nd July 2014
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On the way to work this morning I spotted this and had to turn around and go back to get a picture. When I saw it again it's clear it's not the car, but it was close!


ajprice

27,668 posts

197 months

Wednesday 2nd July 2014
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VW Karmann Ghia?

Dr Interceptor

7,813 posts

197 months

Wednesday 2nd July 2014
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ajprice said:
VW Karmann Ghia?
Yes it is...

Pistachio

1,116 posts

191 months

Wednesday 2nd July 2014
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I found a website called http://www.racingsportscars.com/make/Panhard.html?...
which ahs many Panhards listed but sadly very few pictures.
I think we may be looking at a Panhard coupe possibly.
This could be the only picture of it.

vixen1700

Original Poster:

23,118 posts

271 months

Wednesday 2nd July 2014
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Pistachio said:
I found a website called http://www.racingsportscars.com/make/Panhard.html?...
which ahs many Panhards listed but sadly very few pictures.
I think we may be looking at a Panhard coupe possibly.
This could be the only picture of it.
Don't think that's it either. frown

Dapster

7,000 posts

181 months

Wednesday 9th July 2014
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I just saw this on the "cars you didn't know existed" thread http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a... . Looks close but doesn't have a quarterlight.




The 1957 Weidner Condor - only 200 ever made and built by the guy who designed the gull wing doors for the 300SL!

http://driving.ca/auto-news/news/collector-classic...

Mr2Mike

20,143 posts

256 months

Wednesday 9th July 2014
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Slope of the A pillar is considerably different, rear window and arches are different and the front end looks completely different. Even though the unidentified car obviously has some damage, the bonnet does not slope down toward a low bumper like it does on the car above, or like the Karman Ghia etc.

vixen1700

Original Poster:

23,118 posts

271 months

Thursday 10th July 2014
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So no result on this one yet? frown

Dapster

7,000 posts

181 months

Thursday 10th July 2014
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Have you sent it to Classic and Sports Car http://www.classicandsportscar.com/ magazine to get some proper beards onto it?

Bebee

4,684 posts

226 months

Friday 11th July 2014
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ALFA ROMEO 2600 SPRINT but this is a 1961, how old is the pic though?

Has the bonnet scoop and same wheel arches.





SV8Predator

2,102 posts

166 months

Friday 11th July 2014
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Bebee said:
ALFA ROMEO 2600 SPRINT but this is a 1961, how old is the pic though?

Has the bonnet scoop and same wheel arches.



Are you serious?


medieval

1,499 posts

212 months

Friday 11th July 2014
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Have we still not answered this one yet?

SV8Predator

2,102 posts

166 months

Friday 11th July 2014
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medieval said:
Have we still not answered this one yet?
Come on then...?


Bebee

4,684 posts

226 months

Friday 11th July 2014
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SV8Predator said:
Are you serious?
Yes why?

I think it's an AR, this is close but might be too late for the pic but what's the date of the pic?

Mr2Mike

20,143 posts

256 months

Friday 11th July 2014
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Bebee said:
Yes why?

I think it's an AR, this is close but might be too late for the pic but what the date of the pic?
The front is probably the closest yet IMO, but the rest doesn't match up very well. The pillars and roof line are quite different.