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Solved -PJ119- Fiat 1100 Castagna and Howard Da Silva
« on: May 11, 2009, 05:10:37 AM »
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Re: PJ - 119
« Reply #1 on: May 11, 2009, 06:01:38 AM »
Pretty thing  :)

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Re: PJ - 119
« Reply #2 on: May 14, 2009, 03:49:29 AM »
your opinion?

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Re: PJ - 119
« Reply #3 on: May 14, 2009, 08:23:09 AM »
Nothing yet, but it looks like a German car to me.

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Re: PJ - 119
« Reply #4 on: May 14, 2009, 08:30:15 AM »
Not from there...

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Re: PJ - 119
« Reply #5 on: May 14, 2009, 08:32:25 AM »
Ah..I forgot to mention Italy :) Fiat basis?

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Re: PJ - 119
« Reply #6 on: May 16, 2009, 01:02:09 PM »
Sorry, I miss that....yes it is Fiat-based, but can't find back my source!

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Re: PJ - 119
« Reply #7 on: May 18, 2009, 12:46:54 PM »
So, what is the name of this Fiat-based car?
An extra point for the name of that man.
(I have this info somewhere....)

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Re: PJ - 119
« Reply #8 on: May 18, 2009, 12:57:15 PM »
Damned, somehow it looks so familiar...
Is it 100% Italian?   
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Re: PJ - 119
« Reply #9 on: May 18, 2009, 01:00:28 PM »
I'll be honest...I found this pic in a magazine, where is written more or less ' this is Mr ? with his new Fiat ".
Then I found the car in another book, but now I can't remember wich one!
I'll say that this is 100% italian...

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Re: PJ - 119
« Reply #10 on: May 18, 2009, 01:52:58 PM »
Ok, I'll promote this an Art & Cars #119 (with kind permission of the owner of the copyright...)
1 point for the name of this fiat-based car and
1 point for the name of that man.

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Re: PJ - 119
« Reply #11 on: May 18, 2009, 04:24:59 PM »
The man looks like Eddie Constantine, who played the detective Nick Carter.  But a so german-looking Fiat ?

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Re: PJ - 119
« Reply #12 on: May 18, 2009, 04:28:17 PM »
Not him...

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Re: PJ - 119
« Reply #13 on: June 13, 2009, 04:59:31 PM »
Is it a Fiat 1950 by Colli ?

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Re: PJ - 119
« Reply #14 on: June 13, 2009, 05:15:59 PM »
 :-\
I can't find this car again...
I'll give 1 point to faksta for the Fiat-based guess
             1 point for the man in the picture
             2 points for the coachbuilder (that I can't find...)

I found a similar car...not sure if it's the same firm behind this.

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Re: PJ - 119
« Reply #15 on: June 13, 2009, 05:25:54 PM »
And since it's my foult...here's a...
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Re: PJ - 119
« Reply #16 on: June 14, 2009, 05:48:31 AM »
The man is character actor Howard Da Silva.
The coachbuilder I have no idea of.
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Re: PJ - 119
« Reply #17 on: June 14, 2009, 06:09:35 AM »
No doubt You knew him!
The final 2 points for the coachbuilder...I found one slightly similar to this and it's not Colli.

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Re: PJ - 119
« Reply #18 on: June 14, 2009, 06:24:50 AM »
I knew the face but couldn't put a name on it. He is here with Eve Arden in a 1951 movie called "Three Husbands", if it can help anyone (he might wear the same suit in the puzzle picture).
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Re: PJ - 119
« Reply #19 on: September 27, 2009, 06:20:24 AM »
Oh, this beautiful creation again... I didn't know I've got the point here  :D Could the body be made by Motto?

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Re: PJ - 119
« Reply #20 on: September 27, 2009, 06:35:11 AM »
I can't find back my source.
Let's hope our new friend can find it...

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Re: PJ - 119
« Reply #21 on: October 19, 2009, 07:05:28 AM »
Probably our fiat-experts can tell us more about this?

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Re: PJ - 119
« Reply #22 on: October 19, 2009, 08:30:59 AM »
Some relation to Volpini?

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Re: PJ - 119
« Reply #23 on: October 19, 2009, 08:43:26 AM »
My source, an old magazine, reports only that it is a Fiat.
I thought it was a Volpini, because it's similar to the BMW one, and Volpini made some sports on Fiat chassis, but I can't find a pic with a car like this.
I need a proven name for this, because I do not know it.

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Re: PJ - 119
« Reply #24 on: October 19, 2009, 11:16:22 AM »
Maybe we could ask als15, in case he didn't notice this car yet?