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Solved - NEH 3541: Strebor built by Dave Roberts on Citroen 2CV base
« on: June 10, 2014, 07:03:32 AM »
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ANYONE FOUND GIVING ANSWERS OBTAINED BY USING GOOGLE SEARCH BY IMAGE MAY BE BANNED FOR AN INDETERMINATE PERIOD, AND THIS PUZZLE IS ONLY OPEN TO THOSE WHO HAVE EXPRESSED THEIR AGREEMENT TO THAT IN THE THREAD IN THE NEWS AND INFORMATION SECTION.
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Re: NEH 3541
« Reply #1 on: June 17, 2014, 04:56:14 AM »
Experts?
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Re: NEH 3541
« Reply #2 on: June 17, 2014, 11:08:26 AM »
Found it on a classifieds web site, as a Citroën 2cv Custom Build, for sale at £1800. It's based on a 1989 Citroën 2cv and was modified by some Dave from Doncaster, South Yorkshire, UK. It took him 3 years to customize it. Original 602cc engine.
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Re: NEH 3541
« Reply #3 on: June 17, 2014, 11:27:58 AM »
Quote from: oko94 on June 17, 2014, 11:08:26 AM
Found it on a classifieds web site, as a Citroën 2cv Custom Build, for sale at £1800. It's based on a 1989 Citroën 2cv and was modified by some Dave from Doncaster, South Yorkshire, UK. It took him 3 years to customize it. Original 602cc engine.

I'm amazed you managed to find that!
I took the puzzle photo myself and the owner assured me the car did not feature anywhere on the 'Net...  Hmmm..  I don't know how you even know where to start looking for these things..

However, I do need the car's name and the builder's name for the point so I'll lock it for you for 24 hours to see if you can find those.
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Re: NEH 3541
« Reply #4 on: June 17, 2014, 05:36:29 PM »
Well, it wasn't that hard. It was fairly obvious that it was a modified Citroën 2cv with a Jaguar grille : I tried several keyword combinations until "2cv custom yellow jaguar" yielded the result.

Unfortunately, I have no clue how to find the car's name and the builder's name as they are not mentioned in the information I've found, so you can unlock the puzzle.
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Re: NEH 3541
« Reply #5 on: June 18, 2014, 05:00:04 AM »
Quote from: oko94 on June 17, 2014, 05:36:29 PM
Well, it wasn't that hard. It was fairly obvious that it was a modified Citroën 2cv with a Jaguar grille : I tried several keyword combinations until "2cv custom yellow jaguar" yielded the result.

Unfortunately, I have no clue how to find the car's name and the builder's name as they are not mentioned in the information I've found, so you can unlock the puzzle.

OK, unlocked.  It does have a name emblazoned on the rear of the car and it is possible to find it out!
I doesn't actually have any Citroen body bits that weren't modified hence I thought it didn't look too much like a 2CV..
I suppose the proportions belie the base however.
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Re: NEH 3541
« Reply #6 on: June 18, 2014, 05:05:34 AM »
Apart from the general proportions, the front doors are unmistakably 2cv !
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Re: NEH 3541
« Reply #7 on: July 02, 2014, 08:13:30 AM »
Can any Pro answer the last question?
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Re: NEH 3541
« Reply #8 on: September 06, 2014, 12:44:00 PM »
The car was built by David Roberts from Barnby Dun near Doncaster, but despite having found a couple of photos, I have had no luck in finding the name of the car.
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Re: NEH 3541
« Reply #9 on: September 06, 2014, 02:09:17 PM »
Quote from: Tom_I on September 06, 2014, 12:44:00 PM
The car was built by David Roberts from Barnby Dun near Doncaster, but despite having found a couple of photos, I have had no luck in finding the name of the car.

That's right, so it's time for a little clue.
The name of the car is a play on the builder's name..
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Re: NEH 3541
« Reply #10 on: September 06, 2014, 02:33:54 PM »
The alphabetic part of the guy's username on a well-known auction website is "Davrob", so let's start with that.
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Re: NEH 3541
« Reply #11 on: September 06, 2014, 06:47:34 PM »
Not Trebors is it?
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Re: NEH 3541
« Reply #12 on: September 06, 2014, 07:08:18 PM »
Quote from: Tom_I on September 06, 2014, 02:33:54 PM
The alphabetic part of the guy's username on a well-known auction website is "Davrob", so let's start with that.

Not that..

Quote from: nicanary on September 06, 2014, 06:47:34 PM
Not Trebors is it?

..but almost there!
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Re: NEH 3541
« Reply #13 on: September 06, 2014, 09:43:46 PM »
Perhaps it's a Strebor?
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Re: NEH 3541
« Reply #14 on: September 08, 2014, 05:14:35 AM »
Quote from: fyreline on September 06, 2014, 09:43:46 PM
Perhaps it's a Strebor?

Yes it is - as simple as that, just Roberts in reverse!

Below is a picture which shows the name, although I can't read it..
Also another picture or two!

What I've done is given fyreline a point for getting the name but also I've given oko94 a point for tracking down the car in the first place.
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