Author Topic: Arunas' #564 SOLVED: MAKO / NAIKO in KEP advertisement (1977)  (Read 2000 times)

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Re: Arunas' #564
« Reply #25 on: April 23, 2014, 03:27:44 AM »
Anything to do with the manufacturer of Kohler generators?
Not generators..

HINT: What do you need when you swap the engine?
A hoist? Hence a manufacturer whose core business is hoists.
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Re: Arunas' #564
« Reply #26 on: April 23, 2014, 03:43:28 AM »
No not hoist..

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Re: Arunas' #564
« Reply #27 on: July 14, 2014, 02:37:53 AM »
Before Black Hole...

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Re: Arunas' #564
« Reply #28 on: August 26, 2014, 05:57:39 AM »
Into the Black Hole...

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Re: Arunas' #564
« Reply #29 on: November 20, 2014, 02:17:26 AM »
Two points awaiting!

Hints time:

Hint#1 - try to google a specific product "engine a*****r kit" to find out the company in question.
Hint#2 - the name of this car is not original. It was used in a model name of a concept car for an iconic sportscar.

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Re: Arunas' #564
« Reply #30 on: November 20, 2014, 02:34:50 AM »
Anything in the Yanmar or AR's field?

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Re: Arunas' #564
« Reply #31 on: November 20, 2014, 02:42:53 AM »
Anything in the Yanmar or AR's field?
Not Yanmar.
I don't know what is AR.

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Re: Arunas' #564
« Reply #32 on: November 20, 2014, 02:59:22 AM »
Are we talking about Acme Adapters, a manufacturer of engine adapter kits?

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Re: Arunas' #564
« Reply #33 on: November 20, 2014, 03:15:46 AM »
Kennedy?

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Re: Arunas' #564
« Reply #34 on: November 20, 2014, 03:17:18 AM »
Are we talking about Acme Adapters, a manufacturer of engine adapter kits?
Yes!
Kennedy?
BINGO!!!!!  :thumbsup: :cheer: :applause:

No what is left is the name of this car...

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Re: Arunas' #564
« Reply #35 on: November 20, 2014, 03:27:32 AM »


Hints time:
Hint#2 - the name of this car is not original. It was used in a model name of a concept car for an iconic sportscar.

...a bit vague but let's try...something very well known like Mythos?

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Re: Arunas' #564
« Reply #36 on: November 20, 2014, 03:28:53 AM »
Not Mythos.

Try to figure out an iconic sportscar and then to take a look at it's concept versions of the past.

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Re: Arunas' #564
« Reply #37 on: November 20, 2014, 03:30:11 AM »
Like Gt90? But since you wrote 'versions' more like Mako Shark?

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Re: Arunas' #564
« Reply #38 on: November 20, 2014, 04:14:22 AM »
Like Gt90? But since you wrote 'versions' more like Mako Shark?
Locked for you!

You are centimeters away from the answer which is a single word...

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Re: Arunas' #564
« Reply #39 on: November 20, 2014, 04:19:19 AM »
Makoshark?

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Re: Arunas' #564
« Reply #40 on: November 20, 2014, 04:51:20 AM »

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Re: Arunas' #564
« Reply #41 on: November 20, 2014, 05:36:22 AM »
I hope 'Mako' is still within centimeters...

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Re: Arunas' #564
« Reply #42 on: November 20, 2014, 06:16:33 AM »
I hope 'Mako' is still within centimeters...

Hooraay!! You've just scored second point!  :applause: :applause: :applause: :popcorn: :thumbsup:

This MAKO appeared in the advertisement of Kennedy adapter kits. Even if the numberplate better read as "NAKO", I tend to believe that MAKO is what is actually written. An unmodified photo is coming later...

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Re: Arunas' #564
« Reply #43 on: November 25, 2014, 04:53:40 PM »
 :tasty:

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Re: Arunas' #564
« Reply #44 on: December 14, 2014, 11:26:41 AM »
Adding photos and moving to solved!