Author Topic: Solved - Ola Puzzle #4: rear-engined Volvo PV 40 from early 1940s (Read 1213 times)

tonyola · « **on:** February 08, 2012, 08:39:47 AM »

Please tell me the make, designation, what it led to, and approximate year for one point.

richard cuyler · « **Reply #1 on:** February 12, 2012, 12:31:24 PM »

Strange, this. The lights and the little grilles suggest John Tjaarda's hand in the design, but the wide track, narrow tyres and what seem to be swing axles at the rear $:-\$ seem to indicate a rear-engined prototype. Could it be an ancestor to Tjaarda's Briggs Streamliner, aimed at the general public as buyers?

tonyola · « **Reply #2 on:** February 12, 2012, 02:16:25 PM »

Though it does look like something Tjaarda might have created, there is no connection to the famed designer. You're on the right track with the rear engine though.

tonyola · « **Reply #3 on:** February 15, 2012, 06:58:46 AM »

Have the rookies been sleeping? Time to give the Experts a shot...

hugo90 · « **Reply #4 on:** February 15, 2012, 06:05:04 PM »

Is this one of those Ford experiments with soybean, hemp, etc bodies?

tonyola · « **Reply #5 on:** February 15, 2012, 06:43:06 PM »

Nope, it's not a Ford.

mymokke · « **Reply #6 on:** February 15, 2012, 08:19:19 PM »

French?

tonyola · « **Reply #7 on:** February 15, 2012, 09:11:39 PM »

Not French.

tonyola · « **Reply #8 on:** March 01, 2012, 03:57:28 PM »

Have I really stumped both the Rookies and the Experts? Time to give the Professionals a shot....

Allemano · « **Reply #9 on:** March 14, 2012, 06:14:23 AM »

Wendax · « **Reply #10 on:** March 14, 2012, 06:18:54 AM »

Willys?

tonyola · « **Reply #11 on:** March 14, 2012, 09:23:41 AM »

Nope, not a Willys. It's not American, either. Glad that people are taking a shot at it, though. I'd hate to see this puzzle go into the Black Hole without a fight.

woodinsight · « **Reply #12 on:** March 14, 2012, 09:47:21 AM »

Japanese?

tonyola · « **Reply #13 on:** March 14, 2012, 09:54:33 AM »

Nope, not Japanese.

Allemano · « **Reply #14 on:** March 14, 2012, 10:13:54 AM »

South American?

tonyola · « **Reply #15 on:** March 14, 2012, 10:16:18 AM »

Nope!

Wendax · « **Reply #16 on:** March 14, 2012, 10:33:42 AM »

European?

tonyola · « **Reply #17 on:** March 14, 2012, 11:47:17 AM »

Yes, it's European.

Carnut · « **Reply #18 on:** March 14, 2012, 12:13:36 PM »

Opel?

tonyola · « **Reply #19 on:** March 14, 2012, 12:17:10 PM »

No, not an Opel.

Carnut · « **Reply #20 on:** March 14, 2012, 12:54:15 PM »

Is it Czech?

Wendax · « **Reply #21 on:** March 14, 2012, 12:57:54 PM »

Early prototype for Isotta Fraschini 8C Monterosa?

tonyola · « **Reply #22 on:** March 14, 2012, 03:04:43 PM »

It's neither Czech nor an Isotta-Fraschini prototype.

João · « **Reply #23 on:** March 14, 2012, 03:40:49 PM »

I think it's Italian, maybe a Fiat prototype?

tonyola · « **Reply #24 on:** March 14, 2012, 11:20:15 PM »

Are you asking whether it's Italian or whether it's a Fiat prototype? I believe the general rule here is only one guess at a time.

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