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17-10-2010, 03:38 PM | #2731 | ||
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Not Scania SAAB.
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17-10-2010, 03:47 PM | #2732 | ||
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If it was right hand drive I'd almost guess Commer as a pot-shot - it has that sort of look about it - were there many made, or just a very small number built?
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17-10-2010, 04:43 PM | #2733 | ||
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Not Commer; but note the white one is RHD. This model was not common but a few others from the company were and sold for a year or two in Oz; although still not particularly common here.
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17-10-2010, 04:53 PM | #2734 | ||
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More hints: There is actually loose link with Scania and Ford in terms of trucks. Most of its cars ran single or twin SU carburettors.
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17-10-2010, 05:05 PM | #2735 | ||
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Most of this company's early cars looked very Renault like.
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17-10-2010, 05:21 PM | #2736 | ||
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Is it Japanese and it had a sister that looked vaugely similar to a Corvair in some ways?
EDIT: Aha! It's a Hino! A Contessa 900 Sprint. I'd have likely never known this car existed. I have to also admit that looking at it it's very hard to guess that it was Japanese, NSU seems more likely than Hino. |
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17-10-2010, 05:22 PM | #2737 | ||
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Could be.
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17-10-2010, 05:26 PM | #2738 | ||
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It's a 900 Sprint! Now to do some reading about it.
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17-10-2010, 06:46 PM | #2739 | ||
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I should never have let on that it was available in RHD should I.
Yes Hino Contessa Sprint. Hino was of course take over by Toyota and in their early days made Renault cars under licence in Japan. Some Ford Rangers were Hinos and Hino sell some Scania Trucks in Japan.
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17-10-2010, 06:47 PM | #2740 | ||
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delete double post
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17-10-2010, 06:53 PM | #2741 | |||
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Interesting bits here http://www.hinosamurai.org/Contents/..._the_74_e.html
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17-10-2010, 07:03 PM | #2742 | ||
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The must have made at least 3 since we have a green, a white one and a red one.
And Alpine seems to have driven a lot of the design and you can see a bit of the old Renault Alpine style in the design.
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17-10-2010, 07:11 PM | #2743 | ||
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17-10-2010, 07:11 PM | #2744 | ||
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Now that you poinnt it out, I definitely can see the influence. Thanks for posting it, connections everywhere. Shall I post a new car to guess?
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17-10-2010, 07:14 PM | #2745 | ||
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Reversing the pic doesn't hide it's LHD.
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17-10-2010, 07:19 PM | #2746 | ||
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looks a bit Renault Caravelle like.
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17-10-2010, 07:52 PM | #2747 | ||
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or something Zagato would do.
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17-10-2010, 07:54 PM | #2748 | ||
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You've got the right idea, though it's nault Renault, and I don't think Zagato's hand was involved in this particular example.
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17-10-2010, 07:57 PM | #2749 | ||
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Simca
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17-10-2010, 08:18 PM | #2750 | ||
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Not a Simca..
..nor was this car stung by the scorpion. There is a link to the previous Guesscar - Michelotti waz 'ere. Last edited by Kamshaaft; 17-10-2010 at 08:23 PM. |
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17-10-2010, 08:39 PM | #2751 | ||
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Fiat 8V Demon Rouge
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19-10-2010, 11:22 PM | #2752 | ||
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Easy one to keep the thread going:
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20-10-2010, 01:47 AM | #2753 | |||
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Me thinks the designer was a frustrated pilot wanabee. The rear window looks like the cockpit window of a plane.
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20-10-2010, 01:48 AM | #2754 | ||
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Hudson Hornet??
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20-10-2010, 05:34 PM | #2755 | ||
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1947 Studebaker, which later evolved into the bullet-nose most people are familiar with
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20-10-2010, 10:43 PM | #2756 | ||
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Close; yes a Studebaker but not 1947 and this distinctive look needs the model name as well.
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20-10-2010, 11:19 PM | #2757 | ||
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1950 Studebaker Starlight?
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20-10-2010, 11:24 PM | #2758 | ||
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21-10-2010, 07:02 PM | #2759 | ||
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Ok, heres one.
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21-10-2010, 09:29 PM | #2760 | ||
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Skoda 1100 OHC, built in 1958
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