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SOLVED - What car #431 - 1998 Fiat Ulysse design proposal
« on: September 06, 2008, 07:02:46 PM »
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Re: What car #431
« Reply #1 on: October 22, 2008, 07:06:32 PM »
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Re: What car #431
« Reply #2 on: November 18, 2008, 07:50:26 AM »
Fiat Ulisse / Lancia Zeta based? I.de.A.?
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Re: What car #431
« Reply #3 on: November 18, 2008, 08:11:37 AM »
I'll repeat the fact that we normally appreciate if one question is asked in each post, not more.

I.DE.A had nothing to do with this. Fiat/Lancia did, however, but it is not entirely correct to say that it is based on any of the two mentioned cars... ;)

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Re: What car #431
« Reply #4 on: November 19, 2008, 03:03:52 PM »
french plates would indicate that it's a matra creation...

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Re: What car #431
« Reply #5 on: November 19, 2008, 05:11:47 PM »
Heuliez proposal for the Eurovan?

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Re: What car #431
« Reply #6 on: November 19, 2008, 09:09:44 PM »
French plates would not indicate that, I'm afraid. And Heuliez had nothing to do with it.
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Re: What car #431
« Reply #7 on: November 20, 2008, 08:23:29 AM »
Peugeot 806 design proposal?
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Re: What car #431
« Reply #8 on: November 20, 2008, 08:31:08 AM »
Not a Peugeot 806 design proposal.
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Re: What car #431
« Reply #9 on: November 20, 2008, 08:33:12 AM »
Peugeot 807 design proposal? :D
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Re: What car #431
« Reply #10 on: November 20, 2008, 08:39:54 AM »
Heuliez?
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Re: What car #431
« Reply #11 on: November 20, 2008, 08:56:32 AM »
Not a Peugeot 807 design proposal, either...

And Heuliez? Come on! Start reading the other replies! ;)
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Re: What car #431
« Reply #12 on: November 20, 2008, 09:59:05 AM »
And Heuliez? Come on! Start reading the other replies! ;)

I do... but I forgot this time  :P

Maybe some design students project?
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Re: What car #431
« Reply #13 on: November 20, 2008, 11:22:01 AM »
From reading the last five replies to this puzzle (not counting mine) I'm guessing that the members who are responding think they know something about this car that they clearly don't. The replies indicate that they (incorrectly) take something for granted that haven't yet been asked, and therefore not corrected...

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Re: What car #431
« Reply #14 on: November 20, 2008, 11:53:16 AM »
From reading the last five replies to this puzzle (not counting mine) I'm guessing that the members who are responding think they know something about this car that they clearly don't. The replies indicate that they (incorrectly) take something for granted that haven't yet been asked, and therefore not corrected...

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Well then lets ask (if this is what you mean): One can without much error state it has the general lines and even much of the bodywork common with the Peugeot 807/Lancia Phedra/Fiat Ulysse. If it actually hasn't, then the authors should be sued for plagery. That's why all of us are SUPPOSING it's based on the current Eurovan line bodywork. Also, since it has a french license plate, everyone assumed it was a french company who did it.

So, I'm asking: IS IT FRENCH??? (It's louder because it's three asking at the same time... :P )
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Re: What car #431
« Reply #15 on: November 20, 2008, 12:00:24 PM »
You are asking the exact question that I wanted you to ask. The answer is NO.

I have the habit of erasing licence plates. In this case, I left it there as a red herring ;)

There is very sound reasoning in the rest of your reply. But it is not based on the current Eurovan line bodywork.
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Re: What car #431
« Reply #16 on: November 20, 2008, 01:08:38 PM »
You are asking the exact question that I wanted you to ask. The answer is NO.

I have the habit of erasing licence plates. In this case, I left it there as a red herring ;)

 :o :o You bastard! ;D ;D ;D

There is very sound reasoning in the rest of your reply. But it is not based on the current Eurovan line bodywork.

Hmm... Italian then maybe?
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Re: What car #431
« Reply #17 on: November 20, 2008, 05:42:36 PM »
That's correct - shouldn't come as a big surprise, as I've already said that Fiat/Lancia had something to do with it.

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Re: What car #431
« Reply #18 on: November 21, 2008, 04:03:18 AM »
Eurovan proposal from Fiat Centro Stile? :-\

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Re: What car #431
« Reply #19 on: November 24, 2008, 07:43:06 PM »
That is as spot-on as anyone is ever going to get!

This is a full-scale model for an alternative design for the first-generation Fiat Ulysse, made in-house by Centro Stile. Congratulations!

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Re: SOLVED - What car #431 - 1998 Fiat Ulysse design proposal
« Reply #20 on: November 25, 2008, 05:13:07 AM »
Damn! Now I understand why the italic...
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Re: SOLVED - What car #431 - 1998 Fiat Ulysse design proposal
« Reply #21 on: November 25, 2008, 07:05:05 PM »
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