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Q#59 - solved - 1968 De Bruyne Grand Sport
« on: August 09, 2008, 12:38:34 PM »
What's the make and model of this car?
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Re: Q#59
« Reply #1 on: August 30, 2008, 06:06:37 AM »
Experts?
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Re: Q#59
« Reply #2 on: September 04, 2008, 01:16:33 AM »
De Bruyne Grand Sport, that should have been a successor for Gordon Keeble as far as I know
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Re: Q#59
« Reply #3 on: September 04, 2008, 01:26:28 AM »
It seems you're right:

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Anyone has more informations according to this car? Who was the Designer?
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Re: Q#59
« Reply #4 on: September 04, 2008, 06:21:10 AM »
This is All I have:

An American, John de Bruyne, bought the rights to the Gordon-Keeble and, in 1968, took space at the new York Motor Show to drum up the business. On the stand were two re-badged Gordon-Keebles and a new-mid-engined coupe which had a 5.7 Chevrolet engine, a five-speed transaxle, and a claimed top speed of 180 mph / 290 kmh. That more or less concludes the story of the De Bruyne.

Source: A to Z of Sports Cars 1945 - 1990, page 86
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Re: Q#59
« Reply #5 on: September 04, 2008, 09:33:47 AM »
Maybe he should had been chosen the name 'Gordon Keeble' again even when he had the rights... It's a quite good looking car.
Thanks for the info!
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Re: Q#59 - solved - 1968 De Bruyne Grand Sport
« Reply #6 on: September 04, 2008, 10:53:40 AM »
Excellent work!
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Re: Q#59 - solved - 1968 De Bruyne Grand Sport
« Reply #7 on: June 02, 2011, 01:34:10 PM »
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Re: Q#59 - solved - 1968 De Bruyne Grand Sport
« Reply #8 on: June 02, 2011, 01:43:47 PM »
Amazing shots - wow! The car - or rather the body - was still around five or six years ago. It belonged to a guy in Oxfordshire who talked about putting the 'shell on a Foreman P4 chassis. I'd love to know where it is now (I lost his details dammit...).
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Re: Q#59 - solved - 1968 De Bruyne Grand Sport
« Reply #9 on: June 02, 2011, 02:17:47 PM »
Great pics Arunas! Thanks a lot! :)
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Re: Q#59 - solved - 1968 De Bruyne Grand Sport
« Reply #10 on: August 08, 2013, 02:14:21 PM »
Does anyone have fresh pictures of this car? I'd be glad if there was a color pic of the finished prototype.
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Re: Q#59 - solved - 1968 De Bruyne Grand Sport
« Reply #11 on: August 16, 2013, 08:34:17 AM »
+ one large photo
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