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Solved - MJW #970 - Barthe-Simca 1951
« on: July 30, 2012, 04:36:15 PM »
Not really a repost (it was in one of my group puzzles in a different format) therefore a point awaits anyone who can identify this car, what it was based on and the year it was built.

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Re: MJW #970
« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2012, 04:53:19 PM »
Stanguellini-Fiat ?

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Re: MJW #970
« Reply #2 on: July 30, 2012, 06:05:23 PM »

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Re: MJW #970
« Reply #3 on: July 31, 2012, 03:19:42 AM »
Osca?

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Re: MJW #970
« Reply #4 on: July 31, 2012, 04:14:54 AM »

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Re: MJW #970
« Reply #5 on: July 31, 2012, 09:28:02 AM »
French car?

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Re: MJW #970
« Reply #6 on: July 31, 2012, 11:16:17 AM »

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Re: MJW #970
« Reply #7 on: July 31, 2012, 11:39:41 AM »
Renault 4CV base?

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Re: MJW #970
« Reply #8 on: July 31, 2012, 11:47:51 AM »
Renault 4CV base?
Not based on a Renault.

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Re: MJW #970
« Reply #9 on: July 31, 2012, 11:54:25 AM »
Panhard base?

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Re: MJW #970
« Reply #10 on: July 31, 2012, 12:33:30 PM »
Panhard base?
Not Panhard - keep going I'm sure you'll get there soon!

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Re: MJW #970
« Reply #11 on: July 31, 2012, 01:12:10 PM »
Simca?

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Re: MJW #970
« Reply #12 on: July 31, 2012, 01:56:03 PM »

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Re: MJW #970
« Reply #13 on: July 31, 2012, 05:37:34 PM »
Simca 8 base?

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Re: MJW #970
« Reply #14 on: July 31, 2012, 07:01:55 PM »

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Re: MJW #970
« Reply #15 on: August 01, 2012, 01:53:49 AM »
All i know is that car is from 1951 built by someone called Lucien Barthe

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Re: MJW #970
« Reply #16 on: August 01, 2012, 03:06:01 AM »
It is a Gordini based on a Simca 8. Year is 1951 and it was built for Lucien Barthe from Bordeaux.

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Re: MJW #970
« Reply #17 on: August 01, 2012, 03:03:22 PM »
All i know is that car is from 1951 built by someone called Lucien Barthe
That's correct.
I believe Lucien Barthe was the Simca agent in Bordeaux.
Bad luck mekubb, frederick59 just beat you to it....

Here's another view of this car -

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Re: Solved - MJW #970 - Barthe-Simca 1951
« Reply #18 on: August 01, 2012, 03:20:35 PM »
May be I am mistaken but why is it bad luck for me ? My colleague Frederick didn't mention that it was a Gordini (the rest of his info was good though) and it was not locked for him.... So 1 point for me as well ?

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Re: Solved - MJW #970 - Barthe-Simca 1951
« Reply #19 on: August 01, 2012, 03:24:32 PM »
May be I am mistaken but why is it bad luck for me ? My colleague Frederick didn't mention that it was a Gordini (the rest of his info was good though) and it was not locked for him.... So 1 point for me as well ?
As far as I'm aware there is no Gordini connection with this car.
If you can prove this is a Gordini I'll give you a point as well - fair enough?

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Re: Solved - MJW #970 - Barthe-Simca 1951
« Reply #20 on: August 01, 2012, 05:05:04 PM »
Fair enough ! I have found it as a Gordini based upon Simca 8, but now I have seen that it is also referred to as a Simca 8 on several sites. So may be only Lucien Barth can tell us what is true...

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Re: Solved - MJW #970 - Barthe-Simca 1951
« Reply #21 on: August 01, 2012, 05:10:47 PM »
Fair enough ! I have found it as a Gordini based upon Simca 8, but now I have seen that it is also referred to as a Simca 8 on several sites. So may be only Lucien Barth can tell us what is true...
Okay, glad you accept that but if I do find more detailed information I'll post it here.