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GG-227 KVS "mini Rolls Royce"
« on: October 02, 2010, 05:18:45 AM »
Tell me what this is, and I'll reward you with a point  :)

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Re: GG-227
« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2010, 04:38:54 PM »
Experts?

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Re: GG-227
« Reply #2 on: October 08, 2010, 07:40:44 PM »
The Rolls-Ruby, an Austin 7 "Ruby" with a Rolls royce style radiator.
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Re: GG-227
« Reply #3 on: October 09, 2010, 03:44:41 AM »
Sorry, it's not an Austin 7

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Re: GG-227
« Reply #4 on: October 09, 2010, 05:48:03 AM »
French?

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Re: GG-227
« Reply #5 on: October 09, 2010, 06:52:44 AM »
Yes!

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Re: GG-227
« Reply #6 on: October 09, 2010, 07:28:39 AM »
My first thoughts on this were that it was a modified Erad Midget.
Other than that I don't know at the moment.

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Re: GG-227
« Reply #7 on: October 09, 2010, 07:38:47 AM »
Not Erad based

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Re: GG-227
« Reply #8 on: October 14, 2010, 04:56:26 PM »
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Re: GG-227
« Reply #9 on: October 26, 2010, 12:59:14 PM »
Few weeks ago, looking for info for a solved puzzle, I found this very car.
It was called simply 'Rolls Royce' and it was featured in a place dedicated to another French car, upon which it was built.
I decided not to save it because it was just a self-(poorly)-made car....but now I can't get it out of my head.
The donor car, was it French too?

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Re: GG-227
« Reply #10 on: October 26, 2010, 01:10:04 PM »
Yes   ;)

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Re: GG-227
« Reply #11 on: October 26, 2010, 01:12:04 PM »
I remember there are more pics of it, also a backview...I remember that I was looking for some XXX-based cars, but this was not an official one. Is it a 2CV based?

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Re: GG-227
« Reply #12 on: October 26, 2010, 01:13:43 PM »
No, not 2cv based

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Re: GG-227
« Reply #13 on: October 26, 2010, 01:18:35 PM »
If I'm right it's quite an unusual donor-car...but there are different types of car like it (the donor car) but I remember I thought it was a waste to use it for this ...thing... am I far from the light?

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Re: GG-227
« Reply #14 on: October 26, 2010, 01:26:22 PM »
Like a Bignan-based car?

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Re: GG-227
« Reply #15 on: October 26, 2010, 01:44:35 PM »
It is a bit of a waste but not nearly as bad if it would be Bignan-based. I don't have a rear view of this car  ;)

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Re: GG-227
« Reply #16 on: November 02, 2010, 02:23:53 PM »
Somebody said it looked like a Austin7. And I read it is French. Is it a Rosengart?

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Re: GG-227
« Reply #17 on: November 03, 2010, 05:08:04 AM »
Not a Rosengart

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Re: GG-227
« Reply #18 on: November 06, 2010, 03:13:56 AM »
It looks to me it may be based on an Amilcar CC of around 1922

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Re: GG-227
« Reply #19 on: November 06, 2010, 04:24:18 AM »
It's nowhere near as old as that  ;)

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Re: GG-227
« Reply #20 on: November 11, 2010, 10:47:06 AM »
Is is based on a 'voiture san permis?'  If it is, I will opt for a Bel Motors base.
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Re: GG-227
« Reply #21 on: November 11, 2010, 01:00:07 PM »
You've got the 'voiture san permis' part right  ;)

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Re: GG-227
« Reply #22 on: November 11, 2010, 04:24:13 PM »
Ligier?

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Re: GG-227
« Reply #23 on: November 12, 2010, 08:24:48 AM »
Not Ligier

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Re: GG-227
« Reply #24 on: November 12, 2010, 02:35:14 PM »
Marden?