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Solved -PJ135- SMZ S-3L 1956
« on: May 26, 2009, 03:28:14 PM »
Probably an easy one...probably not.
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Re: PJ - 135
« Reply #1 on: May 26, 2009, 03:31:06 PM »
Soooo... familiar.. Can't remember what it is :(

Is it British?
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Re: PJ - 135
« Reply #2 on: May 26, 2009, 03:35:25 PM »
Not british...

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Re: PJ - 135
« Reply #3 on: May 27, 2009, 05:36:28 AM »
russian?

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Re: PJ - 135
« Reply #4 on: May 31, 2009, 04:40:54 PM »
Yes!

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Re: PJ - 135
« Reply #5 on: May 31, 2009, 11:54:31 PM »
Made by any manufacturer (I hope it's not self-built) ?

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Re: PJ - 135
« Reply #6 on: June 01, 2009, 07:56:43 AM »
 :huh:
I found this in a magazine, with a name of this project-prototype.
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Re: PJ - 135
« Reply #7 on: June 01, 2009, 08:18:26 AM »
So... by none ot those known manufacturers?

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Re: PJ - 135
« Reply #8 on: June 01, 2009, 08:23:37 AM »
In those years, cars from Russia were not so well documented, so I really can't exclude that...I saw this car and found it terribly familiar, but the name reported in my source is new for me too...

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Re: PJ - 135
« Reply #9 on: June 01, 2009, 08:58:35 AM »
Related to any manufacturer?

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Re: PJ - 135
« Reply #10 on: June 01, 2009, 09:03:53 AM »
"This russian prototype for a commuter car will be mass-produced in ----. The car is called ----- and has got a --HP engine...."
This is what I've got.

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Re: PJ - 135
« Reply #11 on: June 05, 2009, 06:54:54 AM »
Could be assotiated by any means with Gaz 18?

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Re: PJ - 135
« Reply #12 on: June 05, 2009, 08:08:35 AM »
I thought it too, but this car is different and the name I have too...

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Re: PJ - 135
« Reply #13 on: June 05, 2009, 03:58:56 PM »
Turist?

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Re: PJ - 135
« Reply #14 on: June 05, 2009, 04:03:24 PM »
Not that...

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Re: PJ - 135
« Reply #15 on: September 27, 2009, 05:50:59 AM »
It seems to have Moskvich headlights and some other parts, while the chassis resemble SeAZ - an invalid car. Does it have 10 or 12hp?

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Re: PJ - 135
« Reply #16 on: September 27, 2009, 06:26:20 AM »
8HP.

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Re: PJ - 135
« Reply #17 on: September 27, 2009, 06:28:38 AM »
Oh, I thought _ _HP was a hint :P SeAZ S3L had a 7,5hp engine, but that was a three wheeler... Looks like some NAMI project to me, but I have never seen it before.

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Re: PJ - 135
« Reply #18 on: September 27, 2009, 06:38:27 AM »
You deserve a hint.
This picture comes from a late 50s magazine. At the time, Russian cars were pretty obscure and sometimes the name was mispelled. This car has a 3-letter name.

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Re: PJ - 135
« Reply #19 on: September 27, 2009, 06:46:54 AM »
Just to be sure, could these three letters be SMZ - a previous name of SeAZ factory?

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Re: PJ - 135
« Reply #20 on: September 27, 2009, 06:57:51 AM »
Nope, not SMZ.

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Re: PJ - 135
« Reply #21 on: September 27, 2009, 07:07:24 AM »
KMZ?
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Re: PJ - 135
« Reply #22 on: September 27, 2009, 07:17:01 AM »
Not that...

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Re: PJ - 135
« Reply #23 on: September 27, 2009, 08:00:29 AM »
It continues to intrigue me! Unfortunately, I don't have time for digging, yet :(

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Re: PJ - 135
« Reply #24 on: September 27, 2009, 08:31:20 AM »
Izh?
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