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Re: Djetset #438
« Reply #25 on: April 06, 2011, 05:21:51 AM »
I know Seagull's are odd-looking beasts, but...

No, not that; it's a more familiar automotive term.
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Re: Djetset #438
« Reply #26 on: April 06, 2011, 05:22:31 AM »
Pick-up?

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Re: Djetset #438
« Reply #27 on: April 06, 2011, 05:24:21 AM »
No, not that one, but it is a regular automotive term such as pick-up.
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Re: Djetset #438
« Reply #28 on: April 06, 2011, 05:25:30 AM »
Lorry?

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Re: Djetset #438
« Reply #29 on: April 06, 2011, 05:28:51 AM »
Van?

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Re: Djetset #438
« Reply #30 on: April 06, 2011, 05:35:09 AM »
No.
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Re: Djetset #438
« Reply #31 on: April 06, 2011, 05:36:36 AM »
I know Seagull's are odd-looking beasts, but...

No, not that; it's a more familiar automotive term.

Mule?
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Re: Djetset #438
« Reply #32 on: April 06, 2011, 05:36:42 AM »
Scout Car?

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Re: Djetset #438
« Reply #33 on: April 06, 2011, 05:38:38 AM »
Tow truck?

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Re: Djetset #438
« Reply #34 on: April 06, 2011, 05:43:07 AM »
No, it's less of a commericial vehicle title than the last few suggestions.
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Re: Djetset #438
« Reply #35 on: April 06, 2011, 05:46:39 AM »
Coupe?

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Re: Djetset #438
« Reply #36 on: April 06, 2011, 05:47:21 AM »
Estate?

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Re: Djetset #438
« Reply #37 on: April 06, 2011, 05:51:05 AM »
No.   

Whilst I'm on, I should just a remind all puzzlers that we are also looking for which specific Jaguar model this was a test mule for as well.  Thanks.
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Re: Djetset #438
« Reply #38 on: April 06, 2011, 05:57:37 AM »
Shooting brake?

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Re: Djetset #438
« Reply #39 on: April 06, 2011, 06:16:56 AM »
Very quaint, but not the name Jaguar gave it.
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Re: Djetset #438
« Reply #40 on: April 15, 2011, 12:05:05 AM »
Hearse?

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Re: Djetset #438
« Reply #41 on: April 23, 2011, 04:44:47 PM »
 I know you're a busy man but.........:bump:

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Re: Djetset #438
« Reply #42 on: April 26, 2011, 05:12:56 PM »
Forgive the long delay, but only just out of hospital after a longer stay thn expected.

Thankfully I didn't need a hearse though, and this is not one of these either!
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Re: Djetset #438
« Reply #43 on: April 26, 2011, 11:29:18 PM »
Forgive the long delay, but only just out of hospital after a longer stay thn expected.

Thankfully I didn't need a hearse though, and this is not one of these either!
Glad to hear you are on the mend Djetset, sometimes these things take longer than expected.
Here's another one to keep you smiling - milk float?

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Re: Djetset #438
« Reply #44 on: April 27, 2011, 02:36:39 AM »
Thanks, but it's not a milk float!
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Re: Djetset #438
« Reply #45 on: April 27, 2011, 04:35:22 AM »
I can't find any reference to this vehicle in any Jaguar books so far.
Anyway, one last guess for the moment - pickup?

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Re: Djetset #438
« Reply #46 on: April 27, 2011, 04:51:12 AM »
Saloon?
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Re: Djetset #438
« Reply #47 on: April 27, 2011, 04:54:29 AM »
Buggy?

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Re: Djetset #438
« Reply #48 on: April 27, 2011, 05:22:55 AM »
Discard my last guess of pick-up, I noticed that it has already been discounted
Taxi perhaps?
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Re: Djetset #438
« Reply #49 on: April 27, 2011, 07:22:41 AM »
You can all rest easy now as Wendax has got it, as this development test mule for XJ40 was affectionately called 'The Buggy' by Jaguar. Well done.

Here's a colour photo of the beast.
« Last Edit: April 27, 2011, 07:30:06 AM by Djetset »
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