Author Topic: Solved PJ140 A Bunch of Cars (Read 12710 times)

Paul Jaray · « **Reply #75 on:** November 15, 2009, 06:54:43 AM »

OK, let's change strategy.
Step by Step:
1) Who can name a very famous American movie, with a very famous American actor, with a very famous American car? The name is quite simple and it was later used as a model name...(no long or articulated titles, then)

Allemano · « **Reply #76 on:** November 15, 2009, 07:15:21 AM »

oh my dear there are more than a lot....

Arunas · « **Reply #77 on:** November 15, 2009, 07:22:23 AM »

Titanic? Oh... pardon.. it's a ship...

Allemano · « **Reply #78 on:** November 15, 2009, 07:24:33 AM »

Bullit?

Paul Jaray · « **Reply #79 on:** November 15, 2009, 08:57:43 AM »

Quote from: Allemano on November 15, 2009, 07:24:33 AM

Bullit?

Y E S !Step 2:
There is a company, who builds a replica of a Very Famous British Car Maker, that was used in a Very Famour Series of Movies, driven by a Very Famous Actor. This car is also in our solved section and the model name is "bullitt". The name of this replica maker is the model name of #4

Allemano · « **Reply #80 on:** November 15, 2009, 09:09:56 AM »

DMS Bullit (Dorset Motor Services)

Paul Jaray · « **Reply #81 on:** November 15, 2009, 09:12:16 AM »

Perfect.
#4 _____________ DMS

Allemano · « **Reply #82 on:** November 15, 2009, 09:13:59 AM »

As I temporarily find nothing a blind guess: Mercedes DMS?

Paul Jaray · « **Reply #83 on:** November 15, 2009, 09:30:31 AM »

Not a Mercedes.

Allemano · « **Reply #84 on:** November 15, 2009, 09:41:09 AM »

my book only reveals a Ford Cortina based Cobra conversion and a MGA called copy the "Abingdon"

BTW: is your picture from an internet source?

Paul Jaray · « **Reply #85 on:** November 15, 2009, 10:14:04 AM »

This pic cames from the net.
This company D_____ is featured in different sources and the model name is DMS __ (the missing part is just a number).

Allemano · « **Reply #86 on:** December 22, 2009, 10:28:21 AM »

#11: "the Joe Karasek 1967 Sport car KAR -CAR Mach 1 fitted with a 520 Bhp Chrysler V8 engine .The car was presented to the press in Vienna , Austria , early 1967 and said to have been privately tested by Jochen Rindt ."

Found it by pure chance today.

Allemano · « **Reply #87 on:** December 26, 2009, 08:39:39 AM »

KooKoo..

Paul Jaray · « **Reply #88 on:** December 26, 2009, 08:46:11 AM »

I saw it...I was waiting to have some time for a full reply:
another good one!

1- Atco Junior Trainer Djetset
2- Barnard Racer prototype 2009 Guido66
3- Cygnet Monaco Djetset
4- D_______DMS___

5- ECA Barquette Guido66
6- FOD 18hp João
7- Gadabout Roadster 1946 75america
8- Hedlund kit-car Kaross Guido66
9- Innovations in Fiberglass 930-Vee Arunas
10- Jacobson's MG Midget metalshapes
11- Karasek 1967 Sport car KAR -CAR Mach 1 Allemano
12- Laforza ImpishGrin
13- ~~Myers~~ Qui Moto Reverse Trike Concept Guido66
14- NUS Eco-1 Urban concept Car 2008 Guido66
15- Otas Tigre Guido66
16- Pup 1948 Quiller
17- Quattroruote Fiat 500 Bikini Guido66
18- Rovelli Fiat 1100 Sport 1947 faksta
19- S______ Follow the clues...

20- Tecnofibra Tecno M-73 jotage21
21- Ultima Sports MK2 Guido66
22- Vincent 1955 Quiller
23- W________

24- XR-6 by LeRoy Smith metalshapes
25- Yamaba 25hp omnibus steamer 1904 JR
26- Zink M. Renault 4CV Allemano

Guido66 -9 points added
Allemano - 2 point added
Djetset - 2 points added
metalshapes - 2 points added
Quiller -2 points added
75america - 1 point added
Arunas - 1 point added
faksta - 1 point added
ImpishGrin - 1 point added
João - 1 point added
jotage21 - 1 pont added
JR - 1 point added

Paul Jaray · « **Reply #89 on:** January 07, 2010, 06:33:27 AM »

Giveaway week:

4- Dx Xxxxx DMS x.x This is one of the very few Mercedes tuner from USA, and the manufacturer raced also in the Trans Am Challenge. This manufacturer is reported in many sources, and it's not so obscure.
19- Sxxxxx This maker replicate the Cobra. The name is there!!
23- Wxxxxx This RAF pilot, built his personal Rolls-Royce at home. Now, if I tell you that google is your friend and that this car can be found in (at least) 2 popular magazines in the 60s and that I chose the words in this clue carefully...

Arunas · « **Reply #90 on:** January 07, 2010, 06:58:14 AM »

#23 - built by Kenneth Wallis and later owned by M. L. Cohn.

Is #19 - European make?

Paul Jaray · « **Reply #91 on:** January 07, 2010, 07:01:08 AM »

#23- Very well, and that was the hardest one!
#19 - Yes.

Arunas · « **Reply #92 on:** January 07, 2010, 07:05:44 AM »

#23: I have only Sommer that fits, but I really doubt it is this...

Paul Jaray · « **Reply #93 on:** January 07, 2010, 07:07:43 AM »

Re-read my clues...

Arunas · « **Reply #94 on:** January 07, 2010, 07:12:14 AM »

#23: I have no idea then... the company is still in business building cars?

Paul Jaray · « **Reply #95 on:** January 07, 2010, 07:21:58 AM »

Quote from: Arunas on January 07, 2010, 07:12:14 AM

#23: I have no idea then... the company is still in business building cars?

Probably you are familiar with theyr other creation:

Arunas · « **Reply #96 on:** January 07, 2010, 07:23:17 AM »

Italian Puma?

Paul Jaray · « **Reply #97 on:** January 07, 2010, 07:28:11 AM »

Not italian.
(you meant Suma

)

Arunas · « **Reply #98 on:** January 07, 2010, 07:31:15 AM »

Yeah Suma

German then?

Paul Jaray · « **Reply #99 on:** January 07, 2010, 07:32:33 AM »

Not German...

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