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Q#4 Solved - 2006 Mooncraft Project Child
« on: February 24, 2008, 05:20:43 PM »
Does anyone know what this handsome car is? I don't know what it is - indeed all I know is that it appeared at the Tokyo Auto Salon a few years back and that it has a Suzuki 660cc engine.

Any ideas?
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Re: Q#4 Solved - 2006 Mooncraft Project Child
« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2008, 08:41:32 AM »
Slightly embarrassed that I'm answering my own puzzle here, but I've finally discovered the identity of this car. It's Mooncraft's Project Child, based on a Suzuki Alto. Apparently the designer was inspired by Panhard designs...
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Re: Q#4 Solved - 2006 Mooncraft Project Child
« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2008, 01:43:17 PM »
Still, you could have left it as a puzzle for the rest of us to worry about  ;)
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Re: Q#4 Solved - 2006 Mooncraft Project Child
« Reply #3 on: March 09, 2008, 06:19:05 PM »
Maybe I should have left it up - but I'd just read the thread about there being too many puzzles. One less I guess...

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Re: Q#4 Solved - 2006 Mooncraft Project Child
« Reply #4 on: October 09, 2008, 12:17:47 PM »
I think this car is MONOCRAFT, not Mooncraft. The official website http://ab-carsshow.com, but it looks there are no info about that particular car there, so maybe anyone has any more details?

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Re: Q#4 Solved - 2006 Mooncraft Project Child
« Reply #5 on: October 09, 2008, 02:34:49 PM »
Maybe I should have left it up - but I'd just read the thread about there being too many puzzles. One less I guess...

Ignore that post!  ;D
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Re: Q#4 Solved - 2006 Mooncraft Project Child
« Reply #6 on: October 09, 2008, 06:12:16 PM »
I think this car is MONOCRAFT, not Mooncraft. The official website http://ab-carsshow.com, but it looks there are no info about that particular car there, so maybe anyone has any more details?

It's rather confusing as there are two brands in Japan with very similar names - Monocraft and Mooncraft. I think this project came from Mooncraft but I can't be 100% sure as my Japanese isn't fantastic.

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Re: Q#4 Solved - 2006 Mooncraft Project Child
« Reply #7 on: October 10, 2008, 08:08:12 AM »
I think You are right.. I have never heard about MOONCRAFT before, but there's their offical website: http://www.mooncraft.jp/eng/ that unfortunately doesn't provide any information about this particular car  :(  (It has something about the other Mooncraft that is already solved - the MOKE Sport). To find the any more pictures online also seems to be very hard task  :(

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Re: Q#4 Solved - 2006 Mooncraft Project Child
« Reply #8 on: October 11, 2008, 12:02:39 PM »
Slightly embarrassed that I'm answering my own puzzle here, but I've finally discovered the identity of this car. It's Mooncraft's Project Child, based on a Suzuki Alto. Apparently the designer was inspired by Panhard designs...

Do You rember where You have found that car?  ;)

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Re: Q#4 Solved - 2006 Mooncraft Project Child
« Reply #9 on: October 11, 2008, 02:30:41 PM »
Here it is! :yeah: finaly I managed to find the correct name and additional information (most in Japanese :( about this very intersting car. It is named Mooncraft Koshiden* (presented in 2006) and was designed by Japanese designer Takuya Yura.

* I say Koshiden because most webpages has it as Koshiden, but the end of the automobile is marked with the name Coshiden...

I also add some pictures to enjoy!
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Re: Q#4 Solved - 2006 Mooncraft Project Child
« Reply #10 on: October 12, 2008, 02:37:52 PM »
Many thanks for the extra info. I suspect Coshiden translates as Project Child

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Re: Q#4 Solved - 2006 Mooncraft Project Child
« Reply #11 on: October 12, 2008, 02:43:34 PM »
Many thanks for the extra info. I suspect Coshiden translates as Project Child

I say neither Yes nor No.. Probably  :D This is info for info Enjoy!  ;)