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Solved - NEH 3126: Pininfarina VW EA158 Cabriolet Prototype - 1966
« on: November 26, 2013, 07:42:29 AM »
What's this and from when does it date, for 1 point?:

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Re: NEH 3126
« Reply #1 on: December 10, 2013, 06:16:18 AM »
Experts?
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Re: NEH 3126
« Reply #2 on: December 10, 2013, 01:16:42 PM »
Renault Floride prototype?
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Re: NEH 3126
« Reply #3 on: December 10, 2013, 02:56:23 PM »
Italia ?
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Re: NEH 3126
« Reply #4 on: December 10, 2013, 03:00:48 PM »
Pininfarina Fiat 850?
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Re: NEH 3126
« Reply #5 on: December 10, 2013, 06:04:58 PM »
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Re: NEH 3126
« Reply #6 on: December 11, 2013, 08:41:55 AM »
Germany?
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Re: NEH 3126
« Reply #7 on: December 11, 2013, 09:00:23 AM »
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Re: NEH 3126
« Reply #8 on: December 11, 2013, 11:10:12 AM »
Pretty sure its a Volkswagen Cabriolet proposal based on the 411 platform with design input from Pininfarina .

It could be called EA 158 and dated from 1966?
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Re: NEH 3126
« Reply #9 on: December 11, 2013, 12:04:12 PM »
Quote from: WayneB on December 11, 2013, 11:10:12 AM
Pretty sure its a Volkswagen Cabriolet proposal based on the 411 platform with design input from Pininfarina .

It could be called EA 158 and dated from 1966?

That's the right car, yes.
Actually I had a different date for it but even using Search by Image myself I haven't been able to find this image again to check it, so you did very well indeed to find it..!

If you could point me to where it is by PM then I can verify the info; many thanks.
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Re: Solved - NEH 3126: Pininfarina VW EA158 Cabriolet Prototype - 1966
« Reply #10 on: December 11, 2013, 06:45:45 PM »
PM received, point awarded and moved to Solved..



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Re: Solved - NEH 3126: Pininfarina VW EA158 Cabriolet Prototype - 1966
« Reply #11 on: December 12, 2013, 04:47:23 AM »
Here's the original puzzle photo.
The caption describes the car as from 1969 but I haven't been able to ascertain which date is correct as I can't find the picture any more!
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Re: Solved - NEH 3126: Pininfarina VW EA158 Cabriolet Prototype - 1966
« Reply #12 on: December 12, 2013, 04:59:44 AM »
1969 can't be right. The picture is part of a bigger one which you can see below. It was published in the German news magazine "Der Spiegel" in 1967. The reason was that the VW management wanted to oppose accusations of relying on the Beetle principle for too long without developing alternatives. So they opened their prototype mausoleum and showed the remaining 36 out of more than 70 might-have-beens to the journalists.
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Re: Solved - NEH 3126: Pininfarina VW EA158 Cabriolet Prototype - 1966
« Reply #13 on: December 12, 2013, 05:57:56 AM »
Thanks for that.  Yes, I figured 1966 was most probably the right year.
Great pic; plenty of might-have-beens there but no so many should-have-beens!
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