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For a point, do you know what this is, and what it was called?
« Last Edit: December 11, 2010, 05:23:17 PM by Djetset »
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Re: Djetset #438
« Reply #1 on: December 01, 2010, 03:28:16 PM »
Experts?
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Re: Djetset #438
« Reply #2 on: December 01, 2010, 03:32:18 PM »
The Africar?
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Re: Djetset #438
« Reply #3 on: December 01, 2010, 03:37:48 PM »
No, not an Africar.
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Re: Djetset #438
« Reply #4 on: December 01, 2010, 03:52:39 PM »
early Andorplastics prototype?

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Re: Djetset #438
« Reply #5 on: December 01, 2010, 04:47:09 PM »
Not that one either!
« Last Edit: December 12, 2010, 03:13:13 PM by Djetset »
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Re: Djetset #438
« Reply #6 on: December 11, 2010, 05:23:58 PM »
Now a puzzler for the Pros...
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Re: Djetset #438
« Reply #7 on: December 12, 2010, 03:12:10 PM »
It reminds me of a De Lorean prototype I saw...

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Re: Djetset #438
« Reply #8 on: December 12, 2010, 03:14:02 PM »
Nothing to do with De Lorean.
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Re: Djetset #438
« Reply #9 on: December 13, 2010, 03:46:46 AM »
An aircraft connection?
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Re: Djetset #438
« Reply #10 on: December 13, 2010, 05:07:09 AM »
Not directly.
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Re: Djetset #438
« Reply #11 on: December 13, 2010, 05:16:55 AM »
a technology test mule?

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Re: Djetset #438
« Reply #12 on: December 13, 2010, 05:18:58 AM »
Yes!
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Re: Djetset #438
« Reply #13 on: February 18, 2011, 08:18:49 AM »
Innes Sekura?

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Re: Djetset #438
« Reply #14 on: February 18, 2011, 07:52:48 PM »
Panther built a mule very similar to this to test the running gear of the Solo II

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Re: Djetset #438
« Reply #15 on: February 21, 2011, 02:02:25 PM »
Neither of the above.
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Re: Djetset #438
« Reply #16 on: April 05, 2011, 04:23:54 PM »
Test mule for a British car?

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Re: Djetset #438
« Reply #17 on: April 05, 2011, 05:27:27 PM »
Yes  :D
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Re: Djetset #438
« Reply #18 on: April 06, 2011, 02:27:21 AM »
Jaguar?

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Re: Djetset #438
« Reply #19 on: April 06, 2011, 02:41:21 AM »
Yes!
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Re: Djetset #438
« Reply #20 on: April 06, 2011, 02:52:52 AM »
Test mule for the XJ 12?

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Re: Djetset #438
« Reply #21 on: April 06, 2011, 03:13:10 AM »
Can you give me a more details?  Locked to you until your next reply (and remember that I am also looking for what this was called!)
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Re: Djetset #438
« Reply #22 on: April 06, 2011, 03:38:51 AM »
I can only guess that this test mule was used at the time when the XJ13 racing experiment was already stoppped and a V12 limousine, larger than the XJ6, was planned. But since I have no idea about the name (if Saab hadn't already used that, I would call it "the toad"  ;) ), I'm happy to have pushed this puzzle a bit and leave the rest to someone more capable of doing that.  ;D

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Re: Djetset #438
« Reply #23 on: April 06, 2011, 05:11:52 AM »
Nothing to do with the XJ 13 specifically, but you were on the right track with the XJ 12, so worth following that line of thinking. 

Jaguar's name for this vehicle sort of reflects what you see in the photo, if this helps.
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Re: Djetset #438
« Reply #24 on: April 06, 2011, 05:17:32 AM »
Seagull?