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Barrett's #304 - Solved - SAM Skoda by Pawel Buchta
« on: June 21, 2012, 11:29:46 AM »
Another Linea Tesa design?  I want to know the mechanical basis of this car, who built it, where and when.
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Re: Barrett's #304
« Reply #1 on: July 10, 2012, 10:50:54 AM »
Experts?

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Re: Barrett's #304
« Reply #2 on: July 10, 2012, 04:27:42 PM »
proto Ro80 by Klaus Luthe?

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Re: Barrett's #304
« Reply #3 on: July 10, 2012, 04:47:19 PM »
No, far from that

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Re: Barrett's #304
« Reply #4 on: July 11, 2012, 02:37:59 PM »
USSR?

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Re: Barrett's #304
« Reply #5 on: July 11, 2012, 04:22:58 PM »
Not quite

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Re: Barrett's #304
« Reply #6 on: July 12, 2012, 05:18:05 AM »
You wanna be the man, you gotta Name That Car!

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Re: Barrett's #304
« Reply #7 on: July 12, 2012, 05:20:51 AM »
In some ways, it reminds me of an 1962 Opel Kadett ...

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Re: Barrett's #304
« Reply #8 on: July 12, 2012, 07:25:45 AM »
http://www.autopuzzles.com :thumbsup:

Thanks!



In some ways, it reminds me of an 1962 Opel Kadett ...

I agree, I think the inspiration for the styling is 1960s Opel... However there are no Opel parts used in this car

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Re: Barrett's #304
« Reply #9 on: July 12, 2012, 04:51:28 PM »
Wartburg?

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Re: Barrett's #304
« Reply #10 on: July 12, 2012, 06:45:40 PM »
No Wartburg bits here

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Re: Barrett's #304
« Reply #11 on: July 29, 2012, 11:02:33 AM »
Right, time to move up I think

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Re: Barrett's #304
« Reply #12 on: July 29, 2012, 11:13:16 AM »
Trabant based?

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Re: Barrett's #304
« Reply #13 on: July 29, 2012, 11:23:59 AM »
It's not, no

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Re: Barrett's #304
« Reply #14 on: July 29, 2012, 11:38:29 AM »
Polish?

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Re: Barrett's #304
« Reply #15 on: July 29, 2012, 11:54:41 AM »
Partly!

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Re: Barrett's #304
« Reply #16 on: July 29, 2012, 11:56:07 AM »
Based on a Syrena?

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Re: Barrett's #304
« Reply #17 on: July 29, 2012, 04:20:49 PM »
Not based on a Polish car

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Re: Barrett's #304
« Reply #18 on: July 30, 2012, 12:23:20 AM »
Based on a French car ?

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Re: Barrett's #304
« Reply #19 on: July 30, 2012, 06:06:09 AM »
No

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Re: Barrett's #304
« Reply #20 on: July 30, 2012, 06:25:49 AM »
Based on a Czech car?

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Re: Barrett's #304
« Reply #21 on: July 30, 2012, 08:26:26 AM »
Yes!

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Re: Barrett's #304
« Reply #22 on: July 30, 2012, 08:37:25 AM »
Skoda-based?

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Re: Barrett's #304
« Reply #23 on: July 30, 2012, 11:37:25 PM »
Is this part of the Skoda S720 development program? Mostly it is mentioned that Skoda wanted to cooperate with Wartburg, but maybe there was also an attempt to cooperate with Polski-Fiat
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Re: Barrett's #304
« Reply #24 on: July 31, 2012, 05:52:34 AM »
It is Skoda-based, but it's not an official project from any manufacturer.