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That's right, another palindromic puzzle special!

Who's seen this bus before, and can accurately identify it?
« Last Edit: June 07, 2015, 12:17:07 PM by DHoffmann »

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Re: GTC #121 Tru...Bus special!
« Reply #1 on: May 14, 2015, 09:40:38 PM »
Experts!

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Re: GTC #121 Tru...Bus special!
« Reply #2 on: May 26, 2015, 07:39:45 AM »
Whoopsie-daisy, forgot about this one!

Pros?

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Re: GTC #121 Tru...Bus special!
« Reply #3 on: May 26, 2015, 07:54:31 AM »
From Austria? If so, Gräf & Stift?

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Re: GTC #121 Tru...Bus special!
« Reply #4 on: May 26, 2015, 07:58:06 AM »
From Austria? If so, Gräf & Stift?
Not Austrian, no.

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Re: GTC #121 Tru...Bus special!
« Reply #5 on: May 26, 2015, 08:07:45 AM »
German?

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Re: GTC #121 Tru...Bus special!
« Reply #6 on: May 26, 2015, 08:31:58 AM »

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Re: GTC #121 Tru...Bus special!
« Reply #7 on: May 26, 2015, 08:53:31 AM »
Anything to do with the German bus standardization program VÖV?

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Re: GTC #121 Tru...Bus special!
« Reply #8 on: May 26, 2015, 07:21:50 PM »
Anything to do with the German bus standardization program VÖV?

I don't believe it to have been, no.

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Re: GTC #121 Tru...Bus special!
« Reply #9 on: May 27, 2015, 02:39:30 AM »
A project of a bus manufacturer or by an independent designer?

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Re: GTC #121 Tru...Bus special!
« Reply #10 on: May 27, 2015, 04:33:41 AM »
A project of a bus manufacturer or by an independent designer?

The latter.

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Re: GTC #121 Tru...Bus special!
« Reply #11 on: May 27, 2015, 04:51:24 AM »
Louis L. Lepoix?

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Re: GTC #121 Tru...Bus special!
« Reply #12 on: May 27, 2015, 05:23:01 AM »

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Re: GTC #121 Tru...Bus special!
« Reply #13 on: June 01, 2015, 09:34:36 AM »
Was the designer specialized in vehicle design or was he more of an industrial designer ?

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Re: GTC #121 Tru...Bus special!
« Reply #14 on: June 01, 2015, 09:46:41 AM »
Was the designer specialized in vehicle design or was he more of an industrial designer ?

Definitely vehicle design.

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Re: GTC #121 Tru...Bus special!
« Reply #15 on: June 01, 2015, 10:02:56 AM »
Albrecht Goertz ?

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Re: GTC #121 Tru...Bus special!
« Reply #16 on: June 01, 2015, 10:07:41 AM »

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Re: GTC #121 Tru...Bus special!
« Reply #17 on: June 01, 2015, 11:17:20 AM »
Was this German designer independent when he designed this bus and then got hired by a car make or design studio ?

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Re: GTC #121 Tru...Bus special!
« Reply #18 on: June 01, 2015, 11:30:04 AM »
Was this German designer independent when he designed this bus and then got hired by a car make or design studio ?

Yes I do believe that to have been the case.

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Re: GTC #121 Tru...Bus special!
« Reply #19 on: June 01, 2015, 12:04:43 PM »
Claus Luthe ?

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Re: GTC #121 Tru...Bus special!
« Reply #20 on: June 02, 2015, 02:03:45 AM »

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Re: GTC #121 Tru...Bus special!
« Reply #21 on: June 02, 2015, 02:40:28 AM »
Hans A. Muth?

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Re: GTC #121 Tru...Bus special!
« Reply #22 on: June 02, 2015, 02:51:58 AM »

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Re: GTC #121 Tru...Bus special!
« Reply #23 on: June 02, 2015, 03:03:48 AM »
Manfred Rennen ?

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Re: GTC #121 Tru...Bus special!
« Reply #24 on: June 02, 2015, 03:10:19 AM »