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SAC#644 :one-off Renault 4CV in California
« on: February 03, 2014, 10:34:48 AM »
What's this and where, for 1 point ! :)
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Re: SAC#644
« Reply #1 on: February 13, 2014, 01:34:36 AM »
Experts !

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Re: SAC#644
« Reply #2 on: February 13, 2014, 01:55:11 AM »
The car is a Kaiser Darrin Roadster

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Re: SAC#644
« Reply #3 on: February 13, 2014, 02:33:42 AM »
Hello olavr !
Not a Kaiser Darrin !

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Re: SAC#644
« Reply #4 on: February 13, 2014, 05:35:28 PM »
Is the body made of fiberglass?

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Re: SAC#644
« Reply #5 on: February 14, 2014, 11:58:00 AM »
Doubtless !

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Re: SAC#644
« Reply #6 on: February 14, 2014, 01:27:37 PM »
Something to do with a prototype corvette ,looking at the taillights.?

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Re: SAC#644
« Reply #7 on: February 14, 2014, 02:25:03 PM »
Glasspar?

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Re: SAC#644
« Reply #8 on: February 15, 2014, 06:57:20 AM »
No relation with a corvette and not Glasspar!

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Re: SAC#644
« Reply #9 on: February 16, 2014, 02:37:43 PM »
Is it from the USA?

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Re: SAC#644
« Reply #10 on: February 16, 2014, 04:31:02 PM »
Partially !

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Re: SAC#644
« Reply #11 on: February 19, 2014, 01:32:19 PM »
So the base might be from Europe and the body from the USA perhaps?

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Re: SAC#644
« Reply #12 on: February 19, 2014, 04:42:45 PM »
Yes!

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Re: SAC#644
« Reply #13 on: February 25, 2014, 04:11:00 AM »
A Devon of some kind?

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Re: SAC#644
« Reply #14 on: February 25, 2014, 05:48:21 AM »
Not a Devon !

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Re: SAC#644
« Reply #15 on: February 25, 2014, 08:00:03 AM »
Is it a French car base?

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Re: SAC#644
« Reply #16 on: February 25, 2014, 08:10:59 AM »
Yes !

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Re: SAC#644
« Reply #17 on: March 04, 2014, 05:51:46 PM »
Is the chassis from a luxury brand (ie Delage and the like)?

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Re: SAC#644
« Reply #18 on: March 05, 2014, 01:22:47 AM »
Not from a luxury brand !

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Re: SAC#644
« Reply #19 on: March 05, 2014, 06:03:49 AM »
Is it a rear-engined car? It seems there is an air scoop between the door and the rear wing, and what looks like openings in the trunk...

If yes, it may well be a Renault Floride or Caravelle underneath it?
« Last Edit: March 05, 2014, 06:10:01 AM by AlexFrance »

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Re: SAC#644
« Reply #20 on: March 05, 2014, 09:13:17 AM »
 :nod:
The base is a Renault ; but not Floride or Caravelle !
Locked for you

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Re: SAC#644 : Locked
« Reply #21 on: March 06, 2014, 10:42:24 AM »
Please unlock as I can't find that car!

One question though: is it based on a 4CV?

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Re: SAC#644 : Locked
« Reply #22 on: March 06, 2014, 10:54:40 AM »
Yes !
A one-off Renault 4CV in California !
Another point for Alex !  :)

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Re: SAC#644 :one-off Renault 4CV in California
« Reply #23 on: March 06, 2014, 01:53:34 PM »
Great, thanks! I did not think I would get a point for finding so little information...  :)

By the way, does anyone know more about the origin of the body? Could it be a modified kit-car body?