Author Topic: Puzzle #874 - Solved! 1953 DMS (Read 1857 times)

Otto Puzzell · « **on:** June 07, 2008, 07:13:58 AM »

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jotage21 · « **Reply #1 on:** June 07, 2008, 07:31:58 PM »

Porsche 356 customized by Dean Jeffries?

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #2 on:** June 08, 2008, 04:27:20 AM »

No sir.

shamrock · « **Reply #3 on:** June 14, 2008, 02:32:42 PM »

wheels could be vw golf, so a kit car based on a 356 using modern parts.

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #4 on:** June 16, 2008, 05:46:11 AM »

Not a kit car; not Porsche-based, with the possible exception of the wheels.

neilshouse · « **Reply #5 on:** June 16, 2008, 06:39:30 AM »

The wheels look like they came from a Ford Fiesta Mk1.

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #6 on:** June 16, 2008, 07:27:59 AM »

If so, they are a retro-fit. This car predates the Fiesta by a couple of decades.

Arthur Dent · « **Reply #7 on:** June 16, 2008, 12:09:41 PM »

Looks like its Alfa based to me. Alfas are one of the few older cars that share the Ford Fiesta's 108mmx4 bolt pattern.

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #8 on:** June 16, 2008, 12:11:40 PM »

Not an Alfa...

jotage21 · « **Reply #9 on:** June 17, 2008, 10:34:31 PM »

Ascort Coupe

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #10 on:** June 18, 2008, 03:05:12 AM »

No sir.

D-type · « **Reply #11 on:** June 18, 2008, 08:44:47 AM »

Fiat-based?

A Siata maybe?

jimjarron · « **Reply #12 on:** June 18, 2008, 09:02:38 AM »

DB HBR4?

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #13 on:** June 18, 2008, 12:48:57 PM »

None of the above.

jotage21 · « **Reply #14 on:** June 19, 2008, 05:13:04 PM »

Apal?

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #15 on:** June 19, 2008, 05:16:58 PM »

Nope. This is a one-off, named for it's builder, who was influenced by Porsche, but used a motorcycle engine in this diminutive car.

neilshouse · « **Reply #16 on:** June 20, 2008, 02:24:03 AM »

Is it a Denzel?

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #17 on:** June 20, 2008, 03:44:45 AM »

No sir.

The drivetrain was of mixed German origins - some motorcycle bits, some run-of-the-mill automotive.

I have only this one other picture, of much lower resolution:

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #18 on:** July 03, 2008, 04:18:48 AM »

Time for the Pro's to show us what they know's

Quiller · « **Reply #19 on:** July 31, 2008, 09:03:00 AM »

I've just come across this - it's the 1953 DMS De Mooy Special, a one-off

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #20 on:** August 01, 2008, 04:48:21 AM »

Quite right!

grobmotorix · « **Reply #21 on:** November 10, 2010, 04:18:41 PM »

Some pics I´ve made in Maastricht 01 2009:

DeAutogids · « **Reply #22 on:** November 10, 2010, 04:31:59 PM »

The book-shot (screenshot word play) says it all, but it's a Dutch build car.

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