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SOLVED - What car #191 - 1977 DIM 652
« on: January 11, 2008, 05:06:43 PM »
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Re: What car #191
« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2008, 05:09:11 PM »
Hmm...Fiat 127 Based?

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Re: What car #191
« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2008, 05:17:15 PM »
Hi, that is a DIM 596cc from 1977

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Re: What car #191
« Reply #3 on: January 11, 2008, 05:19:13 PM »
That's quite right. And it's called the DIM ____?
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Re: What car #191
« Reply #4 on: January 11, 2008, 05:23:50 PM »
That is the DIM 652, a short-lived model that succeeded the Attica

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Re: What car #191
« Reply #5 on: January 11, 2008, 05:25:37 PM »
Yes  ;) just being picky!

And to answer Tuckeroo (I never got that far before that other guy butted in with the right answer): I understand why you ask, and the car was powered by a Fiat engine, but other than that it doesn't seem to be related. You can read more about it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DIM_(automobiles)
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Solved - als_028 - DIM 652
« Reply #6 on: December 21, 2009, 06:37:53 PM »
Make and name, please!
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Re: als_028
« Reply #7 on: December 22, 2009, 11:16:45 AM »
DIM 652

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Re: als_028
« Reply #8 on: December 22, 2009, 11:18:49 AM »
Yes, Greek model based on the Fiat 126 extended chassis.

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Re: Solved - als_028 - DIM 652
« Reply #9 on: December 22, 2009, 11:20:51 AM »

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Re: SOLVED - What car #191 - 1977 DIM 652
« Reply #10 on: December 22, 2009, 11:21:55 AM »
merged
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Re: SOLVED - What car #191 - 1977 DIM 652
« Reply #11 on: December 22, 2009, 11:29:13 AM »
Sorry.  :-[

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Re: SOLVED - What car #191 - 1977 DIM 652
« Reply #12 on: December 22, 2009, 12:12:16 PM »
Hey, we're not saving lives here, and world peace doesn't depend on us, either.

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Solved - NEH 5579: DIM 652 - 1977
« Reply #13 on: June 30, 2020, 12:39:35 PM »
What's this, from when - for 1 point?:

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Re: NEH 5579
« Reply #14 on: July 01, 2020, 02:04:14 AM »
This is the only model of the Greek car manufacturer D. I. M. Motor from 1977.

P.S.: While sorting old car magazines I read a very short article about this car a few days ago.  Sometimes there are really quite strange coincidences.  :-)

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Re: NEH 5579
« Reply #15 on: July 01, 2020, 04:02:11 AM »
That's it, yes, but it also had a model name.
Locked for you to supply it.
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Re: NEH 5579
« Reply #16 on: July 01, 2020, 04:22:33 AM »
DIM 594 cc

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Re: NEH 5579
« Reply #17 on: July 01, 2020, 06:15:24 AM »
Actually, despite the manufacturer's advertisement saying that (which referred to the first planned version) that's not what it was actually called!
Have another look.
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Re: NEH 5579
« Reply #18 on: July 01, 2020, 11:09:07 AM »
DIM 652 another source says.

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Re: NEH 5579
« Reply #19 on: July 01, 2020, 02:02:14 PM »
Yes, that's right.
It was after they started to fit the 652 cc Fiat 126 engine..!
Well done.

And this is actually a re-post so will be merged now.
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