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Re: Solved: Holthusen TR4
« Reply #25 on: December 02, 2008, 01:47:41 PM »
Still looking for any more info:

I have found that:

It was a Triumph TR4 proposal built by German Bernd Holthusen.

It may was Dius. Built in 1967 near Stuttgart. It used TR4 chassis/running gear and other components of German origin. 3 exmaples were made.
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Re: Solved: Holthusen TR4
« Reply #26 on: December 02, 2008, 01:51:23 PM »
Any sources available?

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Re: Solved: Holthusen TR4
« Reply #27 on: December 02, 2008, 01:58:10 PM »
I have the unveiled picture of my puzzle car with numberplates of Hamburg, so I'm not convinced about the Stuttgart connection.
I know your source and your pics as well. It's from the forum part of a well known Anglo-Saxon page. Those guys are not that reliable.
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Re: Solved: Holthusen TR4
« Reply #28 on: December 02, 2008, 11:45:15 PM »
Beautiful car.

Rather like a Dino mashed up with a 240z.

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Re: Solved: Holthusen TR4
« Reply #29 on: February 08, 2009, 04:19:08 PM »
Yes, a really nice car! Only the wheelbase is slightly too short and it would look better if the windowline dipped along with the beltline.
The back- and the front design is adorable!  :hail:
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Re: Solved: Holthusen TR4
« Reply #30 on: January 10, 2011, 04:11:47 PM »
It´s been for sale in the late 1960s:

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Re: Solved: Holthusen TR4 GT Coupé
« Reply #31 on: January 14, 2011, 06:53:58 AM »
Thanks Grob!

Here's all the rest of the pics I have:

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Re: Solved: Holthusen TR4 GT Coupé
« Reply #32 on: January 14, 2011, 01:51:08 PM »
I really like this one. It still looks good in 2011.

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Re: Solved: Holthusen TR4 GT Coupé
« Reply #33 on: January 14, 2011, 02:28:10 PM »
Absolutely! It would be perfectly balanced with a slightly longer wheelbase, though. The back view is gorgeous.!

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Re: Solved: Holthusen TR4 GT Coupé
« Reply #34 on: January 14, 2011, 07:21:32 PM »
Absolutely! It would be perfectly balanced with a slightly longer wheelbase, though. The back view is gorgeous.!

Yes - I was thinking exactly the same thing.
A very nice looking car except the wheelbase is a bit too short for the proportions! But considering what he had to work with it's a great job.
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