Solved - als_065 - Lancia Eptajota bus by Viotti

[als15]

What, who and when?

[als15]

Up!

[thorax]

maybe a Fiat 621 RN?

[als15]

Not a Fiat this time!

[RayTheRat]

OM circa 1933?

[als15]

Not OM and a little bit older.

[RayTheRat]

How about a Lancia from around 1927?

[als15]

Lancia: yes!
1927: too early, this time...

Locked for you until your next reply for model and coachbuilder.

[RayTheRat]

About all I can come up with is that it's probably a Lancia Omicron circa 1930-1932.  I can't find anything on the coachbuilder, so you might as well unlock it and let someone else have a shot at it.

RtR

[als15]

Not an Omicron, although the year is correct.

So, unlocked. 

[Craig Gillingham]

Is it a Pentaiota?

[als15]

No, but you are in the right pattern... 

[thorax]

RO?

[als15]

No longer in the rigth pattern. I said it's a #jota.

[Craig Gillingham]

The next model Lancia was the Esaiota, so I'll try that.

[als15]

Closer... but not that.  

And remember that to get the point you should also find the coachbuilder. And this is the hardest part...

[Craig Gillingham]

Eptaiota?

[als15]

 
But who made the body?
First guess locked for you.

[Craig Gillingham]

This is going to be a lot of guess work. I'll assume it's Italian, and that they probably also built car bodies as well. It's a stylish looking bus by the look of the side windows and with those wheel covers.

How about Pininfarina? I know they done buses, but later on.

[als15]

Not Pininfarina, but you are on the right way... It's indeed a famous Italian name for cars, only rarely involved in buses.

[Craig Gillingham]

Boneschi?

[als15]

 

[Craig Gillingham]

Castagna?

[als15]

 

[Craig Gillingham]

This could take a while. I think Casaro built buses.