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Solved - NEH 520: MCA Jetstar GT - 1962
« on: May 06, 2010, 10:47:13 AM »
1 point for correctly naming what this car is:
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Re: NEH 520
« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2010, 06:49:11 PM »
Any Experts know?
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Re: NEH 520
« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2010, 07:18:48 PM »
Devin D Roadster
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Re: NEH 520
« Reply #3 on: May 16, 2010, 05:40:30 AM »
I think it is a MCA Jetstar a German VW based fiberglass car years 1962-1964
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Re: NEH 520
« Reply #4 on: May 16, 2010, 03:21:43 PM »
white12 strikes again!
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Re: Solved - NEH 520: MCA Jetstar GT - 1962
« Reply #5 on: May 16, 2010, 03:30:54 PM »
Anyone knows why does this cars look so similar to Devin?
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Re: Solved - NEH 520: MCA Jetstar GT - 1962
« Reply #6 on: May 16, 2010, 03:40:10 PM »
Quote from: Arunas on May 16, 2010, 03:30:54 PM
Anyone knows why does this cars look so similar to Devin?

Quite possibly used exactly the same body moulds.
It's amazing how much sharing, selling and pinching went on in those days...
And still does if you count the Chinese in!
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Re: Solved - NEH 520: MCA Jetstar GT - 1962
« Reply #7 on: May 16, 2010, 03:42:59 PM »
I found a picture of a Devin with exactly the same black edge on the front of the car.
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Re: Solved - NEH 520: MCA Jetstar GT - 1962
« Reply #8 on: May 16, 2010, 03:52:42 PM »
Quote from: Carnut on May 16, 2010, 03:40:10 PM
Quote from: Arunas on May 16, 2010, 03:30:54 PM
Anyone knows why does this cars look so similar to Devin?

Quite possibly used exactly the same body moulds.
It's amazing how much sharing, selling and pinching went on in those days...
And still does if you count the Chinese in!

That is true.

I didnt look for any European variants because it didn't look like a European sized plate on the front.


Bill Devin pulled the mold off an Italian Ermini.
But its very possible one of his bodies made it back to Europe.

And another mold was taken off it.

Edit.

The Emblem & placement off it does seem to match...
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Re: Solved - NEH 520: MCA Jetstar GT - 1962
« Reply #9 on: May 17, 2010, 03:03:03 AM »
And the wheelcovers of the puzzle car are those of the Devin, not the MCA Jetstar. So is the round rearview mirror.
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Re: Solved - NEH 520: MCA Jetstar GT - 1962
« Reply #10 on: May 17, 2010, 04:23:10 AM »
Quote from: Ray B. on May 17, 2010, 03:03:03 AM
And the wheelcovers of the puzzle car are those of the Devin, not the MCA Jetstar. So is the round rearview mirror.

They look like '70 AMC hubcaps.
13" Which also seems to check out, the car in the top pic seems to have smaller dia wheels and a wider track ( spacers to fit the 13" ?)

Headlights &rings seemto match Guido's pic as well.

I'm more interested in the mistery than a possible extra point.

Maybe MCA used a Devin pic as well as the bodyshape?

Here is a MCA pic that shows their logo a bit better.
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Re: Solved - NEH 520: MCA Jetstar GT - 1962
« Reply #11 on: August 31, 2011, 04:50:10 PM »
As far as I know the MCA Jetstar was an unlicensed copy of the Devin. Production had to be stopped after 150 Jetstar were built.
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Re: Solved - NEH 520: MCA Jetstar GT - 1962
« Reply #12 on: October 17, 2014, 01:37:51 AM »
MCA Jetstar today -
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Unknown yellow sports car ?
« Reply #13 on: February 04, 2016, 04:55:21 AM »
Does anyone know what the yellow sports car is ? Photo taken in Holland, a home-built VW base may be ? 
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Re: Unknown yellow sports car ?
« Reply #14 on: February 04, 2016, 05:44:27 AM »
Maybe a MCA Jetstar or another Devin relative.
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Re: Unknown yellow sports car ?
« Reply #15 on: February 04, 2016, 12:09:11 PM »
Looks very similar, think you found the right one. Thanks ! There was also a coupe prototype, not so pretty though I think
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Re: Unknown yellow sports car ?
« Reply #16 on: February 04, 2016, 12:46:13 PM »
Surely that's a Rochdale Olympic shell?
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Re: Unknown yellow sports car ?
« Reply #17 on: February 16, 2016, 11:07:37 AM »
The coupe pictured is an MCA Komet, a version of the Rochdale Olympic built under license in Germany.  As for the mystery yellow car, I also think it's an MCA Jetstar.
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