Topic: Moskvich-E403-424, 1951, a factory-built one-off coupé conversion

[grobmotorix]

Who knows this vehicle?

[grobmotorix]

Expert´s time.

[franck.kegelart]

Moskvitch 400-424 - a one-off coupe made in 1951 on the basis of Moskvitch 400 sedan.

[grobmotorix]

Well, my source claims it to be a 403-424, but I think you´ve deserved this point in any case.

[faksta]

There were two cars, both seen on this photo One of them has apparently become http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=12631.0 in 1954.

As for the name, most often you can see '403E-424E Coupe' (Москвич 403Э-424Э Купе), although I've also seen E403-424 etc.

Oh, and seems you mean 'self-made' by 'one-off conversion', but this was a factory-prepared car.

[grobmotorix]

Thank you Faksta, my russian is just as good as "Babelfish"...

I´ve changed the title also.

[faksta]

Yep, but you have still left 'one-off' 

[grobmotorix]

But doesn´t "one-off" just mean that there is only one sole car?

So I think you may call every car that has been built in only one copy can be called a one-off?

[Otto Puzzell]

Will we now also be using 平仮名 and カタカナ in the headers of solved Japanese car puzzles? 

[Carnut]

Will we now also be using 平仮名 and カタカナ in the headers of solved Japanese car puzzles? 

أيوا

[Wendax]

Do we really need words to communicate?

[Carnut]

Do we really need words to communicate?

Yes, then the alien could tell us the engine is in the wrong place...!

[faksta]

But doesn´t "one-off" just mean that there is only one sole car?

So I think you may call every car that has been built in only one copy can be called a one-off?

Yep, but there were two 403E-424E Coupe cars

[Carnut]

Another picture: