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Title: SOLVED: Djetset #438 - Jaguar 'The Buggy' XJ40 development vehicle
Post by: Djetset on November 22, 2010, 06:08:13 PM
For a point, do you know what this is, and what it was called?
Title: Re: Djetset #438
Post by: Djetset on December 01, 2010, 03:28:16 PM
Experts?
Title: Re: Djetset #438
Post by: D-type on December 01, 2010, 03:32:18 PM
The Africar?
Title: Re: Djetset #438
Post by: Djetset on December 01, 2010, 03:37:48 PM
No, not an Africar.
Title: Re: Djetset #438
Post by: del78 on December 01, 2010, 03:52:39 PM
early Andorplastics prototype?
Title: Re: Djetset #438
Post by: Djetset on December 01, 2010, 04:47:09 PM
Not that one either!
Title: Re: Djetset #438
Post by: Djetset on December 11, 2010, 05:23:58 PM
Now a puzzler for the Pros...
Title: Re: Djetset #438
Post by: Paul Jaray on December 12, 2010, 03:12:10 PM
It reminds me of a De Lorean prototype I saw...
Title: Re: Djetset #438
Post by: Djetset on December 12, 2010, 03:14:02 PM
Nothing to do with De Lorean.
Title: Re: Djetset #438
Post by: Otto Puzzell on December 13, 2010, 03:46:46 AM
An aircraft connection?
Title: Re: Djetset #438
Post by: Djetset on December 13, 2010, 05:07:09 AM
Not directly.
Title: Re: Djetset #438
Post by: Allemano on December 13, 2010, 05:16:55 AM
a technology test mule?
Title: Re: Djetset #438
Post by: Djetset on December 13, 2010, 05:18:58 AM
Yes!
Title: Re: Djetset #438
Post by: Oguerrerob on February 18, 2011, 08:18:49 AM
Innes Sekura?
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Post by: navara 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
Title: Re: Djetset #438
Post by: Djetset on February 21, 2011, 02:02:25 PM
Neither of the above.
Title: Re: Djetset #438
Post by: Wendax on April 05, 2011, 04:23:54 PM
Test mule for a British car?
Title: Re: Djetset #438
Post by: Djetset on April 05, 2011, 05:27:27 PM
Yes  :D
Title: Re: Djetset #438
Post by: Wendax on April 06, 2011, 02:27:21 AM
Jaguar?
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Post by: Djetset on April 06, 2011, 02:41:21 AM
Yes!
Title: Re: Djetset #438
Post by: Wendax on April 06, 2011, 02:52:52 AM
Test mule for the XJ 12?
Title: Re: Djetset #438
Post by: Djetset 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!)
Title: Re: Djetset #438
Post by: Wendax 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
Title: Re: Djetset #438
Post by: Djetset 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.
Title: Re: Djetset #438
Post by: Wendax on April 06, 2011, 05:17:32 AM
Seagull?
Title: Re: Djetset #438
Post by: Djetset 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.
Title: Re: Djetset #438
Post by: Allemano on April 06, 2011, 05:22:31 AM
Pick-up?
Title: Re: Djetset #438
Post by: Djetset 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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Post by: Allemano on April 06, 2011, 05:25:30 AM
Lorry?
Title: Re: Djetset #438
Post by: Wendax on April 06, 2011, 05:28:51 AM
Van?
Title: Re: Djetset #438
Post by: Djetset on April 06, 2011, 05:35:09 AM
No.
Title: Re: Djetset #438
Post by: Otto Puzzell on April 06, 2011, 05:36:36 AM
Quote from: Djetset 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.

Mule?
Title: Re: Djetset #438
Post by: Wendax on April 06, 2011, 05:36:42 AM
Scout Car?
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Post by: woodinsight on April 06, 2011, 05:38:38 AM
Tow truck?
Title: Re: Djetset #438
Post by: Djetset on April 06, 2011, 05:43:07 AM
No, it's less of a commericial vehicle title than the last few suggestions.
Title: Re: Djetset #438
Post by: Wendax on April 06, 2011, 05:46:39 AM
Coupe?
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Post by: woodinsight on April 06, 2011, 05:47:21 AM
Estate?
Title: Re: Djetset #438
Post by: Djetset 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.
Title: Re: Djetset #438
Post by: woodinsight on April 06, 2011, 05:57:37 AM
Shooting brake?
Title: Re: Djetset #438
Post by: Djetset on April 06, 2011, 06:16:56 AM
Very quaint, but not the name Jaguar gave it.
Title: Re: Djetset #438
Post by: woodinsight on April 15, 2011, 12:05:05 AM
Hearse?
Title: Re: Djetset #438
Post by: woodinsight on April 23, 2011, 04:44:47 PM
 I know you're a busy man but.........:bump:
Title: Re: Djetset #438
Post by: Djetset 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!
Title: Re: Djetset #438
Post by: woodinsight on April 26, 2011, 11:29:18 PM
Quote from: Djetset 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!
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?
Title: Re: Djetset #438
Post by: Djetset on April 27, 2011, 02:36:39 AM
Thanks, but it's not a milk float!
Title: Re: Djetset #438
Post by: woodinsight 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?
Title: Re: Djetset #438
Post by: Otto Puzzell on April 27, 2011, 04:51:12 AM
Saloon?
Title: Re: Djetset #438
Post by: Wendax on April 27, 2011, 04:54:29 AM
Buggy?
Title: Re: Djetset #438
Post by: woodinsight 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?
Title: Re: Djetset #438
Post by: Djetset 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.