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Solved NIC#100 - 1927 d'Yrsan powered by Ruby
« on: January 04, 2014, 06:34:07 AM »
What marques is this, and what powered the car?
« Last Edit: March 08, 2014, 10:35:00 AM by nicanary »
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Re: NIC #100
« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2014, 06:11:56 AM »
Experts?
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Re: NIC #100
« Reply #2 on: January 29, 2014, 02:27:39 PM »
Riley?

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Re: NIC #100
« Reply #3 on: January 29, 2014, 06:40:52 PM »
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Re: NIC #100
« Reply #4 on: February 21, 2014, 09:49:55 AM »
Bond,...if so, Meadows engine?

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Re: NIC #100
« Reply #5 on: February 21, 2014, 10:25:15 AM »
Bond,...if so, Meadows engine?

Sorry, not a Bond.
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Re: NIC #100
« Reply #6 on: March 02, 2014, 01:20:22 PM »
Is it British?

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Re: NIC #100
« Reply #7 on: March 02, 2014, 01:30:04 PM »
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Re: NIC #100
« Reply #8 on: March 02, 2014, 01:50:18 PM »
Is it a European car? Italian maybe?

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Re: NIC #100
« Reply #9 on: March 02, 2014, 01:57:37 PM »
Is it a European car? Italian maybe?

It is European, but not Italian.
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Re: NIC #100
« Reply #10 on: March 02, 2014, 02:54:01 PM »
French?

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Re: NIC #100
« Reply #11 on: March 02, 2014, 04:44:05 PM »
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Re: NIC #100
« Reply #12 on: March 02, 2014, 05:22:23 PM »
BNC ?

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Re: NIC #100
« Reply #13 on: March 02, 2014, 05:24:28 PM »
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Re: NIC #100
« Reply #14 on: March 02, 2014, 05:33:00 PM »
Well known brand or obscure?

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Re: NIC #100
« Reply #15 on: March 02, 2014, 05:55:26 PM »
Well known brand or obscure?

I would consider the marque as reasonably well-known to an AP member. They made hundreds of cars, not just a handful.
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Re: NIC #100
« Reply #16 on: March 02, 2014, 06:34:21 PM »
a Rally?

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Re: NIC #100
« Reply #17 on: March 03, 2014, 05:36:34 AM »
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Re: NIC #100
« Reply #18 on: March 08, 2014, 09:10:04 AM »
D'Yrsan?

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Re: NIC #100
« Reply #19 on: March 08, 2014, 10:33:27 AM »
D'Yrsan?

Yes! We had another one on AP recently, posted after my own puzzle, and it was solved quickly. Mine has been hanging around. I'll give you the point now - it was powered by the usual Ruby engine, like many small French sporting cars.

I selected this puzzle photo because 1) it is a 4-wheeled d'Yrsan, and they only made about 50, compared to several hundred 3-wheel cars, and 2) this car does not have the usual marque radiator badge of a large letter "Y", so I thought it might be harder to solve.

Well done.


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Re: Solved NIC#100 - 1927 d'Yrsan powered by Ruby
« Reply #20 on: March 08, 2014, 11:25:21 AM »
Exactly that puzzle lead me to D'Yrsan! Early French cars aren't my speciality but I'm reading a lot about them now. And it pays off  :)

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Re: Solved NIC#100 - 1927 d'Yrsan powered by Ruby
« Reply #21 on: September 22, 2018, 01:28:11 PM »
Joined by another fine car: