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Barrett's #273 - Solved - Daihatsu Fellow modified for tv series 'The Summer of the Bureaucrats'
« on: March 28, 2012, 04:00:03 PM »
What exactly is this car? A full, detailed answer will be rewarded with a point
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Re: Barrett's #273
« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2012, 10:00:26 AM »
Experts?
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Re: Barrett's #273
« Reply #2 on: April 09, 2012, 01:55:34 PM »
Subaru?
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Re: Barrett's #273
« Reply #3 on: April 09, 2012, 03:15:11 PM »
No, but it you're in the right area geographically
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Re: Barrett's #273
« Reply #4 on: April 09, 2012, 04:26:46 PM »
Nissan?
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Re: Barrett's #273
« Reply #5 on: April 09, 2012, 05:03:23 PM »
No
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Re: Barrett's #273
« Reply #6 on: April 10, 2012, 03:07:58 AM »
Honda?
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Re: Barrett's #273
« Reply #7 on: April 10, 2012, 05:27:36 AM »
I've actually found this by coincidence: I thought it looked a bit like a little Daihatsu from the end of the sixties, so I typed in 'Daihatsu Fellow 1967' (the first Fellow was made in 1967) into Google and I found it halfway the page scrolling down. This car is a Daihatsu Fellow from 1967 and it's actually for sale for 2.410.000 Yen's. It had the word 'AKEBONO' on the hood, but I don't know if this has something to do with the puzzle?
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Re: Barrett's #273
« Reply #8 on: April 10, 2012, 01:31:23 PM »
Well, you're on the right path so far. This car is based around a Daihatsu Fellow but clearly it doesn't look like any car Daihatsu have produced. The 'AKEBONO' script is indeed part of the puzzle!

Locked for Delorean to complete the answer
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Re: Barrett's #273
« Reply #9 on: April 11, 2012, 03:41:05 AM »
Something to do with 'Akebono Brake Concern', founded in 1929?
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Re: Barrett's #273
« Reply #10 on: April 13, 2012, 06:01:36 AM »
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Re: Barrett's #273
« Reply #11 on: April 13, 2012, 09:22:40 AM »
Sorry, didn't see that

No connection there
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Re: Barrett's #273
« Reply #12 on: April 13, 2012, 09:32:48 AM »
Was this car still for the Japanese market? Or was it for another (Asian) country?
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Re: Barrett's #273
« Reply #13 on: April 24, 2012, 01:11:05 PM »
I'm sorry I didn't see your reply (again)!

This car was built in Japan and as far as I know has never left that country

I'm going to move this up to the Pros and see if they can complete the answer?
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Re: Barrett's #273
« Reply #14 on: April 24, 2012, 01:46:36 PM »
Is 'Saitama' the missing word?
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Re: Barrett's #273
« Reply #15 on: April 24, 2012, 01:53:37 PM »
It appears to be a movie car for a TBS TV Drama "Summer of Officials"  ???
« Last Edit: April 24, 2012, 03:16:12 PM by Allemano »
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Re: Barrett's #273
« Reply #16 on: April 24, 2012, 03:18:06 PM »
Well done! I'm unsure what the most accurate translation is but as a rule I use IMDB's titles, and they call it "The Summer of the Bureaucrats".

As far as I can tell from the original for sale ad (since deleted it seems), this is a Daihatsu Fellow that has been significantly modified to become a 'made for TV' car in the show, which is set in the 1960s
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Re: Barrett's #273 - Solved - Daihatsu Fellow modified for tv series 'The Summer of the Bureaucrats'
« Reply #17 on: April 25, 2012, 03:16:46 AM »
This is what happens when you blink .... ;)
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Re: Barrett's #273 - Solved - Daihatsu Fellow modified for tv series 'The Summer of the Bureaucrats'
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