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Re: NEH 2992
« Reply #25 on: September 30, 2013, 09:36:11 AM »
Is it Peugeot-based?

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Re: NEH 2992
« Reply #26 on: September 30, 2013, 10:10:30 AM »
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Re: NEH 2992
« Reply #27 on: September 30, 2013, 10:18:53 AM »
panhard,for its base?

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Re: NEH 2992
« Reply #28 on: September 30, 2013, 11:00:45 AM »
panhard,for its base?

No Panhard bits..
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Re: NEH 2992
« Reply #29 on: September 30, 2013, 02:03:08 PM »
Is it based on aston martin?

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Re: NEH 2992
« Reply #30 on: October 01, 2013, 04:27:47 AM »
Is it based on aston martin?

No Aston connection..
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Re: NEH 2992
« Reply #31 on: October 01, 2013, 10:23:31 AM »
was this car based on a Swedish car?

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Re: NEH 2992
« Reply #32 on: October 01, 2013, 10:37:22 AM »
was this car based on a Swedish car?

No!
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Re: NEH 2992
« Reply #33 on: October 01, 2013, 10:46:39 AM »
just curious,am I on the right continent?

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Re: NEH 2992
« Reply #34 on: October 01, 2013, 11:24:12 AM »
just curious,am I on the right continent?

Er, no!
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Re: NEH 2992
« Reply #35 on: October 01, 2013, 11:38:03 AM »
Brazil?

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Re: NEH 2992
« Reply #36 on: October 01, 2013, 11:40:45 AM »
what about Australia?

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Re: NEH 2992
« Reply #37 on: October 01, 2013, 11:51:34 AM »
Neither Brazil nor Australia.
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Re: NEH 2992
« Reply #38 on: October 01, 2013, 11:56:15 AM »
lets try the orient?

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Re: NEH 2992
« Reply #39 on: October 02, 2013, 04:30:02 AM »
lets try the orient?

It's not an eastern delight..
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Re: NEH 2992
« Reply #40 on: October 02, 2013, 12:00:59 PM »
could this be a Canadian creation?

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Re: NEH 2992
« Reply #41 on: October 02, 2013, 06:19:12 PM »
could this be a Canadian creation?

It's not from Canada, but you are on the right continent now!
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Re: NEH 2992
« Reply #42 on: October 02, 2013, 06:32:55 PM »
any ties with Henney?

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Re: NEH 2992
« Reply #43 on: October 02, 2013, 07:02:39 PM »
From Eastern Europe (former Warsaw Pact countries)?
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Re: NEH 2992
« Reply #44 on: October 02, 2013, 07:04:21 PM »
Looks very American, from USA?

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Re: NEH 2992
« Reply #45 on: October 02, 2013, 07:07:54 PM »
Is this car,s base from a well known production car?

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Re: NEH 2992
« Reply #46 on: October 03, 2013, 05:46:56 AM »
any ties with Henney?

No!

From Eastern Europe (former Warsaw Pact countries)?
Looks very American, from USA?

We've really already established it's from the USA..

Is this car,s base from a well known production car?

Yes!
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Re: NEH 2992
« Reply #47 on: October 03, 2013, 11:19:12 AM »
was tjaarda behind this?

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Re: NEH 2992
« Reply #48 on: October 03, 2013, 11:24:26 AM »
was tjaarda behind this?

Not that I'm aware of, no.
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Re: NEH 2992
« Reply #49 on: October 03, 2013, 11:39:49 AM »
I,ve never seen this car before,but here,s a stab in the dark,was it called Cortez?