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Ecn-164 Solved: Gurgel Xavante X12
« on: January 06, 2013, 11:00:43 AM »
Name this fluing car for one point, please. :)

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Re: Ecn-164
« Reply #1 on: January 13, 2013, 03:15:26 PM »
I think it's the Gurgel X TR from Brasil and built between 1973 and 1995

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Re: Ecn-164
« Reply #2 on: January 13, 2013, 03:35:11 PM »
Gurgel
Yes!

X TR
No... although there is "X" in the name.

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Re: Ecn-164
« Reply #3 on: February 06, 2013, 04:34:31 AM »
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Re: Ecn-164
« Reply #4 on: February 06, 2013, 05:49:07 AM »
Is it the model Xavante XT 72?

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Re: Ecn-164
« Reply #5 on: February 06, 2013, 06:05:24 AM »
I believe it is a Gurgel X10 Xavante and in this case in the employ of the Brazilian Armed Forces.  One source said this was a prototype under test by the Brazilian Army.
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Re: Ecn-164
« Reply #6 on: February 14, 2013, 07:11:10 AM »
The Girls from Ipanema are restless.
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Re: Ecn-164
« Reply #7 on: February 14, 2013, 02:20:34 PM »
Sorry for late replay but I had some issues with my puzzles. ;)

Xavante it is. But not XT 72 and not X10.

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Re: Ecn-164
« Reply #8 on: February 14, 2013, 03:01:45 PM »
Xavante XTC?

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Re: Ecn-164
« Reply #9 on: February 16, 2013, 02:49:15 PM »
No

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Re: Ecn-164
« Reply #10 on: February 16, 2013, 05:24:25 PM »
One more attempt.

Going through some of my Brasilian Army sites, I found the same vehicle described as:

Gurgel X-12 Militar.

Maybe I am a bit closer this time.
Bill
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Re: Ecn-164
« Reply #11 on: February 18, 2013, 02:26:42 PM »
I am here only to back up what Bill said before..I have found what I believe is the same picture and a brazilian website claiming the car to be a Gurgel X-10 prototype for the Brazilian army..

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Re: Ecn-164
« Reply #12 on: February 18, 2013, 02:35:22 PM »
X12 it is - point for Bill Murray!

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Re: Ecn-164 Solved: Gurgel Xavante X12
« Reply #13 on: February 18, 2013, 02:37:53 PM »
One can see on the original picture that the complete name should be Gurgel Xavante X 12 M.  ;)

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Re: Ecn-164 Solved: Gurgel Xavante X12
« Reply #14 on: February 18, 2013, 05:36:42 PM »
1.  Thanks Ecnelis for the point.
2.  Thanks Luciano for the backup.  Always appreciated.
3.  Thanks Gerd for the correction.

4.  Finally, I think this reinforces the risk in using the web/internet as a source for accurate information.  There are hundreds of thousands of "Enthusiastic Amateurs" on the web trying their best to put up accurate information but all too often the original source documents are in error.

My primary interest for 55 years has been wheeled military vehicles 1935-1945 and I have had to rely in many, many instances for information from official publications put out by the US Government, the UK Government etc. etc.  What I found is that these official publications were often put together by "clerks" who had little idea of what they were doing.  Thus, a Chevrolet would be captioned as a Ford and the other way around.

If we advance to the 21st Century, here in my state of residence, Georgia, USA, there are still people who, using internet sources, still insist that the South won our Civil War.

On the other hand, this Forum would not exist if it were not for the web/internet so I guess we should accept some occasional differences in what we find and what turns out to be totally accurate.

Enough philosophy for today. ::)
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Bill