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Please identify this car for a point
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Re: PN #502
« Reply #1 on: July 07, 2013, 12:33:34 AM »
Experts?
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Re: PN #502
« Reply #2 on: July 07, 2013, 02:50:37 AM »
this certainly looks homebuilt?

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Re: PN #502
« Reply #3 on: July 07, 2013, 02:55:19 AM »
not built at a home, though the building where it was built, probably serves as home for a few people
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Re: PN #502
« Reply #4 on: July 07, 2013, 03:01:08 AM »
Is it from Europe?

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Re: PN #502
« Reply #5 on: July 07, 2013, 03:19:29 AM »
No
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Re: PN #502
« Reply #6 on: July 07, 2013, 10:47:16 AM »
maybe south American?

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Re: PN #502
« Reply #7 on: July 07, 2013, 11:00:32 AM »
not American (South or North)
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Re: PN #502
« Reply #8 on: July 07, 2013, 11:42:39 AM »
now im thinking Asian,philippines?

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Re: PN #502
« Reply #9 on: July 07, 2013, 12:31:03 PM »
Not Asian
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Re: PN #502
« Reply #10 on: July 07, 2013, 02:14:13 PM »
Maybe a student school project,in Australia?

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Re: PN #502
« Reply #11 on: July 07, 2013, 02:27:05 PM »
student project, close to Australia
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Re: PN #502
« Reply #12 on: July 07, 2013, 03:20:55 PM »
New Zealand?

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Re: PN #502
« Reply #13 on: July 07, 2013, 03:41:50 PM »
 :nod:
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Re: PN #502
« Reply #14 on: July 14, 2013, 10:29:56 AM »
Professionals?
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Re: PN #502
« Reply #15 on: July 14, 2013, 10:32:27 AM »
VW-powered?

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Re: PN #502
« Reply #16 on: July 14, 2013, 10:45:01 AM »
no
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Re: PN #502
« Reply #17 on: July 14, 2013, 10:49:53 AM »
possibly project by students,for golf cart?

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Re: PN #502
« Reply #18 on: July 14, 2013, 11:32:11 AM »
it was a student project but not for a golf cart
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Re: PN #502
« Reply #19 on: July 14, 2013, 11:47:29 AM »
Look like Mini wheels to me.
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Re: PN #502
« Reply #20 on: July 14, 2013, 11:56:58 AM »
I have no idea, but unfortunately it won't bring you closer to a solution
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Re: PN #502
« Reply #21 on: July 14, 2013, 12:24:11 PM »
University of Canterbury experimental electric car, 1976.
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Re: PN #502
« Reply #22 on: July 14, 2013, 12:31:45 PM »
or maybe it did :) Congratulations and another point for you!
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It didn't help at all ! I just looked for images of "NZ university project cars" and there it was .........

(BTW many of your puzzle pictures seem to be reproduced in an odd way, or maybe you meant that to happen !)
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I am just trying to prevent Google Image Search. Does it pose further challenge to solve my puzzles?
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