Author Topic: Whaddyacallit #425 - York Nobel/Fuldamobil Sporty (Read 2746 times)

Ray B. · « **on:** September 12, 2009, 06:20:58 AM »

Ever seen this ?

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Ray B. · « **Reply #1 on:** September 20, 2009, 04:16:35 AM »

The usual upgrading.

pnegyesi · « **Reply #2 on:** September 20, 2009, 04:50:18 AM »

Fuldamobil lastwagen (small LCV)?

Ray B. · « **Reply #3 on:** September 20, 2009, 05:05:35 AM »

Sure, basically, but the magazine who published the photo gave it another name (one of the makes who built them under license). What would it be?
A clue: I doubt very much, for two obvious reasons, that the car is not a german Fuldamobile.

guido66 · « **Reply #4 on:** September 20, 2009, 06:18:56 AM »

NWF? (Nord Deutsche Fahrzeugwerke)

Ray B. · « **Reply #5 on:** September 20, 2009, 06:24:49 AM »

No. I modified my clue above. Read it more carefully.

Allemano · « **Reply #6 on:** September 20, 2009, 06:29:49 AM »

Paul Jaray · « **Reply #7 on:** September 20, 2009, 06:38:58 AM »

Ray B. · « **Reply #8 on:** September 20, 2009, 06:44:10 AM »

Paul, I find something familiar in the filename of your picture.

guido66 · « **Reply #9 on:** September 20, 2009, 06:45:56 AM »

You doubt that it's not german. so you must think it's german.

Is it a Bambi pickup from Argentina?

Allemano · « **Reply #10 on:** September 20, 2009, 06:48:04 AM »

75america · « **Reply #11 on:** September 20, 2009, 06:48:28 AM »

Quote from: Ray B. on September 20, 2009, 05:05:35 AM

A clue: I doubt very much, for two obvious reasons, that the car is not a german Fuldamobile.

I'm probably retarted, but I still don't get if the car is a (German) Fundamobile or not ...

Is it a York Nobel Sporty or a Fundamobil

Paul Jaray · « **Reply #12 on:** September 20, 2009, 06:49:02 AM »

Quote from: Ray B. on September 20, 2009, 06:44:10 AM

Paul, I find something familiar in the filename of your picture.

I took it right now from a book and was in doubt, this name or ...its name!

Ray B. · « **Reply #13 on:** September 20, 2009, 07:05:07 AM »

Sorry if everyone got mixed up a bit. The question was "what is this car supposed to be?".
And the answer is : a York Nobel, built in Great Britain, as 75america writes. It's handwritten on the magazine clip (the owner having copied the address in the who appears in a list, on another page of the magazine). See below.

Fuldamobils were built under license in several countries, and I guessed that this WAS indeed a german car (yes guido), because it's LHD and carries a case of Siemens radio. That was the meaning of my clue, as guessed by those two

pros.

Allemano · « **Reply #14 on:** September 20, 2009, 07:07:30 AM »

In fact the Sporty was intended to be sold under York Nobel's licence, but was actually built in Fulda/Germany for the South African market.

BTW: I'm not sure if it's RHD or LHD as the driver sits in a mid position...

Ray B. · « **Reply #15 on:** September 20, 2009, 07:18:39 AM »

Quote from: Allemano on September 20, 2009, 07:07:30 AM

In fact the Sporty was intended to be sold under York Nobel's licence, but was actually built in Fulda/Germany for the South African market.

Too bad for the Britons who had "a large number of semi-ovoid, not-too-heavy items to transport at low speed, when the weather is not too inclement." (O.Puzzell)

And, about the RHD/LHD, I got mixed up myself

having recently posted a picture of a York Nobel 200 sedan which was clearly LHD.

Ray B. · « **Reply #16 on:** September 20, 2009, 07:56:03 AM »

Quote from: Allemano on September 20, 2009, 07:07:30 AM

BTW: I'm not sure if it's RHD or LHD as the driver sits in a mid position...

Well, this picture tells us otherwise. And in mine the driver sat on an individual seat, not a bench seat, and had some other stuffed stacked at his right. I guess I was right in the end.

Allemano · « **Reply #17 on:** September 20, 2009, 08:04:27 AM »

Quote from: Ray B. on September 20, 2009, 07:56:03 AM

I guess I was right in the end.

be that as it will, but it wasn't that obvious— even not for you as you've posted before.

Is that picture coming from a book?

Ray B. · « **Reply #18 on:** September 20, 2009, 09:41:41 AM »

Nope. Internet.

Allemano · « **Reply #19 on:** September 20, 2009, 09:59:06 AM »

Quote from: guido66 on September 20, 2009, 06:45:56 AM

You doubt that it's not german. so you must think it's german.

Is it a Bambi pickup from Argentina?

I see. The last pic you've posted is the Argentinian Bambi.

Ray B. · « **Reply #20 on:** September 20, 2009, 10:09:32 AM »

I know. I just posted it to show that the driver didn't sat in a mid position as you said.

rettus72 · « **Reply #21 on:** May 10, 2010, 05:44:04 PM »

I own one, it is a nobel n7 sporty

Paul Jaray · « **Reply #22 on:** May 10, 2010, 05:48:10 PM »

Hi Rettus72,

welcome to Autopuzzles.

You can finally put an end to this discussion and tell us more about your car.
We also appreciate new pics!

rettus72 · « **Reply #23 on:** July 24, 2011, 10:10:53 AM »

Sorry for the delay but here is a picture of the nobel.

Joel

Wendax · « **Reply #24 on:** September 15, 2013, 03:59:06 PM »

It also went by the name of Vicky:

News:

Author Topic: Whaddyacallit #425 - York Nobel/Fuldamobil Sporty (Read 2746 times)