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SOLVED: WTH # 306 - 1940 S.T.E.L.A. Type RR electric prototype
« on: January 10, 2014, 10:45:20 PM »
Please provide the year, make, and model of this prototype
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Re: WTH # 306
« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2014, 03:43:49 PM »
Expert time!

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Re: WTH # 306
« Reply #2 on: January 15, 2014, 04:25:16 PM »
any citroen mechanicals with this car?

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Re: WTH # 306
« Reply #3 on: January 15, 2014, 07:05:42 PM »
While the car is French, I find no indication that Citroen parts were used.

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Re: WTH # 306
« Reply #4 on: January 15, 2014, 07:08:25 PM »
my next try is Renault-based?

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Re: WTH # 306
« Reply #5 on: January 15, 2014, 07:12:21 PM »
As far as I know, no parts from Renault, or any other major manufacturer.  The wheels look mass-produced, but I do not know the source.

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Re: WTH # 306
« Reply #6 on: January 15, 2014, 07:22:10 PM »
even though its a prototype,is it quite an obscure make?

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Re: WTH # 306
« Reply #7 on: January 15, 2014, 09:44:50 PM »
Very obscure make.  At least it has been featured on here before.

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Re: WTH # 306
« Reply #8 on: January 15, 2014, 09:56:49 PM »
could this rather unusual car be a Roussey prototype?

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Re: WTH # 306
« Reply #9 on: January 15, 2014, 11:36:44 PM »
Not a Roussey

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Re: WTH # 306
« Reply #10 on: January 16, 2014, 02:45:12 AM »
did aerocarene have a hand in it?

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Re: WTH # 306
« Reply #11 on: January 16, 2014, 07:52:54 AM »
No Aerocarene connection

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Re: WTH # 306
« Reply #12 on: January 16, 2014, 08:10:52 AM »
was this car built for military purposes,such as a staff car ,possibly?

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Re: WTH # 306
« Reply #13 on: January 16, 2014, 12:59:58 PM »
Not built for military purposes.  The production model which followed this prototype looked completely different.

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Re: WTH # 306
« Reply #14 on: January 16, 2014, 01:19:16 PM »
I have seen this before,but can,t remember where.how about a voisin creation,he,s made some rather weird cars in the past?

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Re: WTH # 306
« Reply #15 on: January 16, 2014, 05:17:14 PM »
Not Voisin.

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Re: WTH # 306
« Reply #16 on: January 16, 2014, 05:35:29 PM »
was this the prototype for chapeaux car?

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Re: WTH # 306
« Reply #17 on: January 16, 2014, 05:45:18 PM »
I'm not sure what a Chapeaux car is, but this isn't related to it.

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Re: WTH # 306
« Reply #18 on: January 16, 2014, 05:49:44 PM »
any connection with the Dolo?

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Re: WTH # 306
« Reply #19 on: January 16, 2014, 08:55:00 PM »
No link to Dolo

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Re: WTH # 306
« Reply #20 on: January 16, 2014, 10:04:29 PM »
I assume this car is gas-powered?

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Re: WTH # 306
« Reply #21 on: January 16, 2014, 10:20:28 PM »
This car is not gas-powered

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Re: WTH # 306
« Reply #22 on: January 16, 2014, 10:46:14 PM »
Is this car a S.A.T.A.M. prototype?

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Re: WTH # 306
« Reply #23 on: January 16, 2014, 11:58:16 PM »
Not S.A.T.A.M.

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Re: WTH # 306
« Reply #24 on: January 17, 2014, 02:36:04 AM »
could it be Stela?