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What“s it? Complete answer please!

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Re: JPG #35
« Reply #1 on: July 31, 2010, 01:28:57 PM »
Up!

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Re: JPG #35
« Reply #2 on: August 14, 2010, 02:16:55 PM »
Pro Time!

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Re: JPG #35
« Reply #3 on: August 18, 2010, 01:00:12 PM »
LOVE IT!

But that“s all I can say...

French?

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Re: JPG #35
« Reply #4 on: August 18, 2010, 02:00:55 PM »
LOVE IT!

But that“s all I can say...

French?

I'm happy that you like it  :) ,but it“s not French.

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Re: JPG #35
« Reply #5 on: August 19, 2010, 03:04:29 AM »
Wonderful photo.
That rear compartment looks even too small for a child!
I've never come across this before but is it German?

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Re: JPG #35
« Reply #6 on: August 19, 2010, 04:21:58 AM »
Yes it“s wonderfully disproportioned and looks like a toon version of a car/coach-mixture.

Maybe it“s been built for a young prince or princess, really?

So this might be from the years 1908-1918?

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Re: JPG #35
« Reply #7 on: August 19, 2010, 12:08:24 PM »
It“s not German,but grobmotorix is right,it“s from 1908-1918  ;D
And she can be called a princess too.Built specially for her.

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Re: JPG #35
« Reply #8 on: August 19, 2010, 12:19:01 PM »
She was an actor of some kind?

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Re: JPG #35
« Reply #9 on: August 19, 2010, 12:21:18 PM »
Now I can see there are even small stairs on the rear wings to allow the little lady to enter the rear compartment with grace - really outstanding!

Italy or France are my next guesses...


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Re: JPG #35
« Reply #10 on: August 19, 2010, 12:53:42 PM »
I don“t know if she was an actress but she was famous in that time.Not from Italy or France!

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Re: JPG #35
« Reply #11 on: August 19, 2010, 01:10:15 PM »
Spain?

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Re: JPG #35
« Reply #12 on: August 19, 2010, 01:37:29 PM »

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Re: JPG #35
« Reply #13 on: August 25, 2010, 04:25:54 AM »
Was the 'princess' a circus performer / sideshow attraction - a dwarf?
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Re: JPG #35
« Reply #14 on: August 25, 2010, 04:38:55 AM »
That reminds me of an american car built expecially for a midget from Cuba...she was called something like Chicita and the maker had a name starting from 'I' or 'J' and made just 2 models...I'll look in my index...

EDIT: it's not that...the Jenkins Electric Runabout, made in 1901 for Chiquita was quite different!
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Re: JPG #35
« Reply #15 on: August 25, 2010, 10:02:36 AM »
Was the 'princess' a circus performer / sideshow attraction - a dwarf?

I don“t think so..this car was very expensive at the time,a circus performer could not pay for a chassis like this IMHO.But she was an attraction...

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Re: JPG #35
« Reply #16 on: August 25, 2010, 10:07:18 AM »
From Europe at all?
The flag seems to be of dark colour..

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Re: JPG #35
« Reply #17 on: August 25, 2010, 10:17:07 AM »
The car is American ( chassis ) body and "Princess" from another continent - Not Europe.

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Re: JPG #35
« Reply #18 on: August 25, 2010, 10:59:23 AM »
Asia, maybe China?

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Re: JPG #35
« Reply #19 on: August 25, 2010, 11:38:54 AM »
South American?

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Re: JPG #35
« Reply #20 on: August 25, 2010, 12:11:18 PM »
Not Asia or South America  ;)

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Re: JPG #35
« Reply #21 on: August 25, 2010, 12:17:00 PM »
Africa?

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Re: JPG #35
« Reply #22 on: August 25, 2010, 12:20:45 PM »

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Re: JPG #35
« Reply #23 on: August 25, 2010, 12:35:27 PM »
only Australia remains...

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Re: JPG #35
« Reply #24 on: August 25, 2010, 12:54:44 PM »
So.....yes!  :D