Guess the car!

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poing

8,743 posts

200 months

Tuesday 17th January 2017
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Looks Russian to me, possibly post smash.

loose cannon

6,030 posts

241 months

Tuesday 17th January 2017
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Rebodied Renault 4cv

Muddle238

3,898 posts

113 months

Tuesday 17th January 2017
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Buick?

Those three little vents on the wings were a Buick-thing, also the chrome embellishments on the front look typically American.

Although I though most Buick's of this era were fairly rounded, it doesn't fit the design language I'd have expected.

Edited by Muddle238 on Tuesday 17th January 20:17

Digby

8,237 posts

246 months

Tuesday 17th January 2017
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ChemicalChaos said:
LarJammer is the closest so far - however it isnt German.
Wait, what? He got the car and country wrong, but is the closest so far? hehe

DAVIDOXE

494 posts

114 months

Tuesday 17th January 2017
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Dutton kit cars made a saloon kit that looked a bit like that.

ChemicalChaos

10,393 posts

160 months

Tuesday 17th January 2017
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Digby said:
ChemicalChaos said:
LarJammer is the closest so far - however it isnt German.
Wait, what? He got the car and country wrong, but is the closest so far? hehe
In that it's a now defunct west European make, and a car that never made series production smile

wolfracesonic

6,996 posts

127 months

Tuesday 17th January 2017
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Borgward?

spyder dryver

1,329 posts

216 months

Tuesday 17th January 2017
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Well my guess would be Simca. They made a few american looking cars.

Digby

8,237 posts

246 months

Tuesday 17th January 2017
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ChemicalChaos said:
In that it's a now defunct west European make, and a car that never made series production smile
thumbup

scratchchin

LarJammer

2,237 posts

210 months

Tuesday 17th January 2017
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ChemicalChaos said:
Digby said:
ChemicalChaos said:
LarJammer is the closest so far - however it isnt German.
Wait, what? He got the car and country wrong, but is the closest so far? hehe
In that it's a now defunct west European make, and a car that never made series production smile
Lol. So geographically closest?

Steyr?

AMG Merc

11,954 posts

253 months

Tuesday 17th January 2017
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Hungarian?

ChemicalChaos

10,393 posts

160 months

Wednesday 18th January 2017
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Still no correct guesses? Crikey, have I stumped everyone?

ATTAK Z

11,019 posts

189 months

Wednesday 18th January 2017
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ChemicalChaos said:
Still no correct guesses? Crikey, have I stumped everyone?
Did you make it ?

getmecoat
I'm out

Plinth

713 posts

88 months

Wednesday 18th January 2017
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Panhard?

ChemicalChaos

10,393 posts

160 months

Wednesday 18th January 2017
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Plinth said:
Panhard?
Not Panhard, but you're getting much warmer now

Plinth

713 posts

88 months

Wednesday 18th January 2017
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Autobleu?

Plinth

713 posts

88 months

Wednesday 18th January 2017
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Mathis 666

ATTAK Z

11,019 posts

189 months

Wednesday 18th January 2017
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Plinth said:
Mathis 666
Well done Plinth

Plinth

713 posts

88 months

Wednesday 18th January 2017
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ATTAK Z said:
Plinth said:
Mathis 666
Well done Plinth
Nice colour combination.....

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ChemicalChaos

10,393 posts

160 months

Wednesday 18th January 2017
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Plinth wins!

The 666 was a 6 seat, (flat)6-cylinder, 6-speed "car of the future". It was FWd with fully independant suspension all round and a respectable 30mpg achieved by following the American method of a large, low-stressed engine that did very little revs in top gear.

Unfortunately, it was a little too wacky for most and despite a more conservative re-design, failed to achieve proper production.

There was also the Mathis 333 - a 3 cylinder, 3 seat 3 wheeled microcar made from aluminium. that also unsurprisingly failed to take off.