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Re: Q's three-wheelathon
« Reply #50 on: November 22, 2013, 03:36:17 AM »
Q 3w
I've find this : Chongqing Steel Technology (with google translator), the model is BG 250 ZK (?)
« Last Edit: November 22, 2013, 03:43:58 AM by thorax »
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Re: Q's three-wheelathon
« Reply #51 on: November 22, 2013, 03:43:03 AM »
Q 3t is from China?
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Re: Q's three-wheelathon
« Reply #52 on: November 22, 2013, 03:57:22 AM »
Q 3w
I've find this : Chongqing Steel Technology (with google translator), the model is BG 250 ZK (?)

Chongqing is the city where this car comes from, but the brand name isn't quite what I've got

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Re: Q's three-wheelathon
« Reply #53 on: November 22, 2013, 04:04:20 AM »
Q 3t is from China?

Not from China...

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Re: Q's three-wheelathon
« Reply #54 on: November 22, 2013, 04:07:56 AM »
q: Threewheelfactory TerZo

That's the one!

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Re: Q's three-wheelathon
« Reply #55 on: November 22, 2013, 08:19:34 AM »
q: Threewheelfactory TerZo

That's the one!
I was waiting too...wasn't locked for Oguerrerob?
His reply "Q3q T-Rod by Martin Preuss, owner of precision engineering firm Technop GmbH Germany" was worth a lock.
My 'Threewheelfactory' guess was 'not quite there'...
Wendax's  'Threewheelfactory TerZo' is right!

Anyway, great puzzle!

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Re: Q's three-wheelathon
« Reply #56 on: November 22, 2013, 11:20:44 AM »
3Qw Silver Positive brand?

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Re: Q's three-wheelathon
« Reply #57 on: November 22, 2013, 11:39:07 AM »

I was waiting too...wasn't locked for Oguerrerob?
His reply "Q3q T-Rod by Martin Preuss, owner of precision engineering firm Technop GmbH Germany" was worth a lock.
My 'Threewheelfactory' guess was 'not quite there'...
Wendax's  'Threewheelfactory TerZo' is right!

Anyway, great puzzle!

Ah yes, sorry - I had indeed locked it for Oguerrob, and forgot. Although he did have a second stab at it...  ;)

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Re: Q's three-wheelathon
« Reply #58 on: November 22, 2013, 12:05:46 PM »
Ok, but still I don't get it.

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Q3q T-Rod by Martin Preuss, owner of precision engineering firm Technop GmbH Germany
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Not quite, but I'll lock Q3q for you

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Q3-I Louis Renard 3-wheeler (too late!)
Q3-J Jiangmen Kejie KJD2X
Q3-P M-2 by Ross Vick from Sunrise Automobile Corp (too late!)
Q3-Q ThreeWheelFactory

Q3j = correct!
Q3q - not quite there - and before I saw your answer, I locked it for Oguerrob

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Q3o Changzhou Wujin Heli Machinery
Q3q Street Ray

Q3o - yup, Heli is right
Q3q - Street Ray - sorry, no...

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Q3q The name is T-Rod designed by Martin Preuss and his son Markus
This is not the T-Rod...

Oguerrerob actually tried 3 times, as T-Rod (and was quite close) as Street Ray (and was a no) and again as T-Rod.
I consider a lock closed untill the locker says otherwise.
I can understand Wendax didn't noticed or considered it expired.
What I don't understand is why Oguerrerob was close in the 1st place and why my answer 'ThreeWheelFactory' was 'not quite there'...I was sure about, I took that pic from a well known site and few more from theyr official website...and at the end it was indeed correct (but incomplete)!
It's not about points (it's always about points) but ...well no, actually it's just about that  ;D

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Re: Q's three-wheelathon
« Reply #59 on: November 22, 2013, 12:29:07 PM »
Sorry, I really didn't notice that q was still locked for Oguerrerob. Feel free to give the point to whom you think is right. I found the solution to q independently from the others' answers and just waited for your reply to Oguerrerob's quite close T-Rod answer.

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Re: Q's three-wheelathon
« Reply #60 on: November 22, 2013, 12:44:11 PM »
It's not the T-Rod (that's a completely different design) but it is from ThreeWheelFactory and is called the Terzo, which Wendax correctly ID'd. Apologies for forgetting the 'lock'  :-[

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Re: Q's three-wheelathon
« Reply #61 on: November 22, 2013, 12:48:05 PM »
Sorry to be the cause of this misunderstanding. :bag:

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Re: Q's three-wheelathon
« Reply #62 on: November 22, 2013, 01:13:19 PM »
Sorry to be too pedantic.  ;D

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Re: Q's three-wheelathon
« Reply #63 on: November 22, 2013, 01:13:56 PM »
Q3t Bajaj Tuk Tuk Limo 1?  Ama Tuk Tuk Limo 1 in Africa.  It's called The "Rolls Royce" of the Tuk Tuks.

Q3p M3 powered by a 1985 XS1100 Yamaha and 1991 Chevy Geo Metro convertible by Scott Meneely
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Re: Q's three-wheelathon
« Reply #64 on: November 24, 2013, 03:50:29 PM »
Q3t Bajaj Tuk Tuk Limo 1?  Ama Tuk Tuk Limo 1 in Africa.  It's called The "Rolls Royce" of the Tuk Tuks.

Q3p M3 powered by a 1985 XS1100 Yamaha and 1991 Chevy Geo Metro convertible by Scott Meneely

Q3t - not that...

Q3p - already ID'd as the Sunrise

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Re: Q's three-wheelathon
« Reply #65 on: November 24, 2013, 04:08:04 PM »
Q3s- Moran?

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Re: Q's three-wheelathon
« Reply #66 on: November 25, 2013, 12:05:26 PM »

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Re: Q's three-wheelathon
« Reply #67 on: November 27, 2013, 08:20:42 AM »
Q3t Expertise Tuk Tuk Limo

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Re: Q's three-wheelathon
« Reply #68 on: November 28, 2013, 12:33:47 PM »
Q3t Expertise Tuk Tuk Limo

That's right - from Thailand

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Re: Q's three-wheelathon
« Reply #69 on: November 28, 2013, 05:54:40 PM »
3Qw Silver Positive brand?
Positive Silver Steel YG250ZK

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Re: Q's three-wheelathon
« Reply #70 on: November 29, 2013, 11:09:38 AM »
3Qw Silver Positive brand?
Positive Silver Steel YG250ZK

I haven't come across this brand. However if you know your Chinese naming systems, YG250ZK gives you a strong clue to the brand name...

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Re: Q's three-wheelathon
« Reply #71 on: November 29, 2013, 11:45:54 AM »
Q3w should be the Yin Gang YG250ZK.
« Last Edit: November 29, 2013, 01:02:21 PM by Wendax »

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Re: Q's three-wheelathon
« Reply #72 on: November 29, 2013, 12:46:43 PM »
Haiya Electric vehicle?
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Re: Q's three-wheelathon
« Reply #73 on: November 30, 2013, 06:02:59 PM »
Q3w should be the Yin gang YG250ZK.

Yes!

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Re: Q's three-wheelathon
« Reply #74 on: December 06, 2013, 02:21:09 PM »
We're close to getting this solved so it's... CLUE TIME!!

Two of the remaining unsolved cars are Italian, two are from the USA and one is from Africa