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Re: Near Mint
« Reply #25 on: July 28, 2009, 12:20:28 PM »
NM_05 - Lotus Europa
NM_11 - Jaguar E-Type Coupe special (can't remember the coachbuilder / body maker but I'll have a name tonight, as soon as I get to my DB)
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Re: Near Mint
« Reply #26 on: July 28, 2009, 12:24:31 PM »
NM_05 - Lotus Europa
NM_11 - Jaguar E-Type Coupe special (can't remember the coachbuilder / body maker but I'll have a name tonight, as soon as I get to my DB)
One of the first guesses was NM_05 = Lotus Elan, but I have to repeat that it's not the correct answer.
It's indeed a Jaguar, but not an E-Type special...

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Re: Near Mint
« Reply #27 on: July 28, 2009, 01:56:40 PM »
Would Maserati Khamsin be too easy for #16?

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Re: Near Mint
« Reply #28 on: July 28, 2009, 04:10:23 PM »
One of the best puzzles I've seen for ages.  Well done.   ;D   Here's my small contribution to some answers;

NM05:  Hispano-Aleman Castilla
NM09:  Isuzu Bellel
NM16:  Lamborghini Urraco
NM19:  Toro Coupe (VW-based, made in the Philipines)
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Re: Near Mint
« Reply #29 on: July 28, 2009, 05:12:50 PM »
One of the best puzzles I've seen for ages.  Well done.   ;D   Here's my small contribution to some answers;

NM05:  Hispano-Aleman Castilla 
NM09:  Isuzu Bellel 
NM16:  Lamborghini Urraco 
NM19:  Toro Coupe (VW-based, made in the Philipines) 
NM05:  Hispano-Aleman Castilla  :)
NM09:  Isuzu Bellel (Bellet?) :(
NM16:  Lamborghini Urraco  :(
NM19:  Toro Coupe (VW-based, made in the Philipines)  :)
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Re: Near Mint
« Reply #30 on: July 29, 2009, 07:47:17 PM »
Totally right! NM11 is the Jaguar XK120 John Blythe Coupé!! Duuuuh! ;D
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Re: Near Mint
« Reply #31 on: July 30, 2009, 03:12:38 AM »
Totally right! NM11 is the Jaguar XK120 John Blythe Coupé!! Duuuuh! ;D
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Re: Near Mint
« Reply #32 on: July 30, 2009, 03:52:47 AM »
15, is a fiat 850 spyder by bertone

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Re: Near Mint
« Reply #33 on: July 30, 2009, 03:54:51 AM »
15, is a fiat 850 spyder by bertone
That would be too easy.. ;)

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Re: Near Mint
« Reply #34 on: July 30, 2009, 05:11:50 AM »
Not too many left for Pros, but guess they will clean up the remaining four.

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Re: Near Mint
« Reply #35 on: July 30, 2009, 07:32:12 AM »
I think that NM15 might be a Seat 600 with Milton body.

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Re: Near Mint
« Reply #36 on: July 30, 2009, 07:43:53 AM »
I think that NM15 might be a Seat 600 with Milton body.
Very close, but no! Not this one...

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Re: Near Mint
« Reply #37 on: July 30, 2009, 11:19:04 AM »
#16 MC2 by Francisco Ejarque

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Re: Near Mint
« Reply #38 on: July 30, 2009, 12:03:41 PM »
I knew you know this!  :thumbsup:
Do you know if it ever was completed? It must have been a great looking car!

The hardest one is already solved I guessed!  :-\

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Re: Near Mint
« Reply #39 on: July 30, 2009, 12:07:21 PM »
I looked in the site where this car was shown but it is not been updated since June 2007.. :-\ and this was the last stage:

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Re: Near Mint
« Reply #40 on: July 30, 2009, 12:10:02 PM »
Yes it's from the same source I have. I couldn't figure out if this is a restauration project of a formerly completed car or if it never was finished.. ???

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Re: Near Mint
« Reply #41 on: August 11, 2009, 09:13:48 PM »
And number #15 is the 1966 Seat 600 made by Corver-Serra! ;D ;D

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Re: Near Mint
« Reply #42 on: August 12, 2009, 01:56:58 AM »
And number #15 is the 1966 Seat 600 made by Corver-Serra! ;D ;D

Correct!

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Re: Near Mint
« Reply #43 on: August 22, 2009, 06:13:44 PM »
Is the missing one Spanish?

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Re: Near Mint
« Reply #44 on: August 23, 2009, 03:18:30 AM »
Which one? There are still two cars unsolved.

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Re: Near Mint
« Reply #45 on: August 23, 2009, 05:50:32 AM »
#9 , because I think #2 is a rebodied Simca, or something like that.

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Re: Near Mint
« Reply #46 on: August 23, 2009, 11:09:00 AM »
Maybe you're a little upset now, but to be honest: neither #9 nor #2 are from Spain. ;D
BTW: #2 is not a rebodied Simca or something like that..

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Re: Near Mint
« Reply #47 on: August 23, 2009, 11:10:21 AM »
Perfect!

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Re: Near Mint
« Reply #48 on: September 23, 2009, 02:25:09 PM »
Is #9 from Japan?

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Re: Near Mint
« Reply #49 on: September 23, 2009, 02:37:02 PM »
Or is there a link between #9 and BMC ? Somehow it looks like being based on a Farina model (Oxford/cambridge)...