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Title: Solved - NEH 2845: Styling buck for Pininfarina Dino 206S copy for a film.
Post by: Carnut on July 26, 2013, 07:20:58 AM: What's this and from when does it date, for 1 point?:

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Title: Re: NEH 2845
Post by: Carnut on August 02, 2013, 04:10:51 AM: Experts?
Title: Re: NEH 2845
Post by: hermanoto on August 10, 2013, 07:36:17 AM: McLaren
Title: Re: NEH 2845
Post by: Carnut on August 10, 2013, 02:56:40 PM: Quote from: hermanoto on August 10, 2013, 07:36:17 AM
McLaren

No..
Title: Re: NEH 2845
Post by: hermanoto on August 10, 2013, 03:12:29 PM: chevron
Title: Re: NEH 2845
Post by: Carnut on August 10, 2013, 07:07:54 PM: Quote from: hermanoto on August 10, 2013, 03:12:29 PM
chevron

Not a Chevron either..
Title: Re: NEH 2845
Post by: ValkyrieGT on August 11, 2013, 01:52:07 PM: 1968 Carroll Shelby Lonestar.
Title: Re: NEH 2845
Post by: Carnut on August 11, 2013, 02:27:11 PM: No, it's not a Shelby.
Title: Re: NEH 2845
Post by: pftnbr on August 12, 2013, 05:23:22 PM: It looks Porsche...
Title: Re: NEH 2845
Post by: D-type on August 12, 2013, 06:10:56 PM: This appears to be the plaster buck for a copy body. Are you looking for the original car or the copy?
Title: Re: NEH 2845
Post by: Carnut on August 12, 2013, 06:21:10 PM: Quote from: pftnbr on August 12, 2013, 05:23:22 PM
It looks Porsche...

...but it isn't one!

Quote from: D-type on August 12, 2013, 06:10:56 PM
This appears to be the plaster buck for a copy body. Are you looking for the original car or the copy?

It's not for a copy of anything; it's the buck for an original car which as far as I know has never been copied.
Title: Re: NEH 2845
Post by: D-type on August 13, 2013, 04:14:26 AM: Chevron B6?
Title: Re: NEH 2845
Post by: Carnut on August 13, 2013, 05:36:17 AM: Quote from: D-type on August 13, 2013, 04:14:26 AM
Chevron B6?

It's not a Chevron at all (see Reply #5!)
Title: Re: NEH 2845
Post by: WayneB on August 14, 2013, 11:42:39 AM: I think I saw a photo of this mould plug a few years ago.
Is it located in Japan?
Title: Re: NEH 2845
Post by: Carnut on August 14, 2013, 11:59:35 AM: Quote from: WayneB on August 14, 2013, 11:42:39 AM
I think I saw a photo of this mould plug a few years ago.
Is it located in Japan?

Yes it is!
Title: Re: NEH 2845
Post by: hermanoto on August 14, 2013, 03:12:49 PM: Nissan (Datsun)
Title: Re: NEH 2845
Post by: WayneB on August 14, 2013, 06:03:22 PM: I managed to find the image I remembered.
Its described on the site as a "Mid 60's Ferrari Dino Racer built for a film"
Looking at it, it resembles the 1967 Ferrari Dino 206 Competizione Prototype by Pininfarina , which would date this mould plug after that I would think.
Title: Re: NEH 2845
Post by: Carnut on August 15, 2013, 04:23:07 AM: Exactly , yes. Well tracked down.
Sorry for misleading you D-Type in my reply #10 where I wrongly stated it wasn't a copy, as it was. Apologies.

I wonder what the film was; anyone know?
Title: Re: Solved - NEH 2845: Styling buck for Pininfarina Dino 206S copy for a film.
Post by: WayneB on August 15, 2013, 12:08:52 PM: I cant read Japanese so hit a wall actually finding the name of the film the car featured in, but I believe its the car in the tiny photo showing just its front end.
The movie must be well known in japan as it appears a model kit was made of the car and what appears to be a storyboard from the film is on the web.

Looks like some kind of duel between the Dino and a Porsche 930?
Title: Re: NEH 2845
Post by: D-type on August 15, 2013, 03:18:00 PM: Quote from: Carnut on August 15, 2013, 04:23:07 AM
Exactly , yes. Well tracked down.
Sorry for misleading you D-Type in my reply #10 where I wrongly stated it wasn't a copy, as it was. Apologies.

I wonder what the film was; anyone know?
No problem. I was barking up a totally wrong tree. I was thinking of the low volume British car maker (I thought it was Chevron) who couldn't afford to do any wind tunnel testing so they simply copied a Porsche body with a couple of cosmetic changes that they knew wouldn't affect the aerodynamics too much.
Title: Re: Solved - NEH 2845: Styling buck for Pininfarina Dino 206S copy for a film.
Post by: WayneB on August 15, 2013, 03:58:46 PM: Found out the car was called "Yatabe RS" and was actually made out of aluminium.
I believe the movie it was made for was called "The Circuit Wolf" and was derived from a Japanese comic book series of the same name.
Title: Re: Solved - NEH 2845: Styling buck for Pininfarina Dino 206S copy for a film.
Post by: Wendax on August 15, 2013, 04:13:07 PM: That would make it kind of a repost: http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=14565.0
Title: Re: Solved - NEH 2845: Styling buck for Pininfarina Dino 206S copy for a film.
Post by: WayneB on August 15, 2013, 04:23:14 PM: I thought it may be a repost when I was trying to attach the large photo as "Yatabe RS" and the forum told me it was already taken.

It was fun finding out about it anyways, always nice to find out about the good looking cars. :)