Author Topic: GTC #96 SOLVED: Fiat Public by Oskar de Kiefte  (Read 2653 times)

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Re: GTC #96
« Reply #25 on: March 20, 2015, 04:14:42 AM »
Built in Germany ?

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Re: GTC #96
« Reply #26 on: March 20, 2015, 04:32:41 AM »
Built in Germany ?

No it was not.

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Re: GTC #96
« Reply #27 on: March 20, 2015, 06:32:19 AM »
Made in UK ?

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Re: GTC #96
« Reply #28 on: March 20, 2015, 06:38:07 AM »
Made in UK ?

Not from the UK, no.

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Re: GTC #96
« Reply #29 on: March 30, 2015, 07:34:02 AM »
Bumping this one up with the promise of another image if the correct country gets guessed.

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Re: GTC #96
« Reply #30 on: March 30, 2015, 07:36:03 AM »
Is it Italian?
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Re: GTC #96
« Reply #31 on: March 30, 2015, 07:44:15 AM »
Is it Italian?
Not from Italy, no, though the base is.

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Re: GTC #96
« Reply #32 on: March 30, 2015, 08:08:28 AM »
Fiat base?
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Re: GTC #96
« Reply #33 on: March 30, 2015, 10:06:31 AM »

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Re: GTC #96
« Reply #34 on: March 30, 2015, 10:49:29 AM »
Poland?

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Re: GTC #96
« Reply #35 on: March 30, 2015, 10:51:47 AM »

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Re: GTC #96
« Reply #36 on: March 30, 2015, 11:44:21 AM »
Made in the Netherlands ?

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Re: GTC #96
« Reply #37 on: March 30, 2015, 05:31:49 PM »
Made in the Netherlands ?

Ding ding ding! You are correct, and as promised, a new and more detailed picture.

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Re: GTC #96
« Reply #38 on: March 30, 2015, 05:34:40 PM »
Is it amphibious ?

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Re: GTC #96
« Reply #39 on: March 30, 2015, 05:44:20 PM »
Is it amphibious ?
That is not the purpose of this vehicle, no.

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Re: GTC #96
« Reply #40 on: March 31, 2015, 05:12:05 AM »
Is it meant to evoke a flying saucer ?

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Re: GTC #96
« Reply #41 on: March 31, 2015, 05:22:31 AM »
Is it meant to evoke a flying saucer ?
Nope, the purpose of the car has been loosely hinted at earlier in the guessing.

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Re: GTC #96
« Reply #42 on: March 31, 2015, 05:27:03 AM »
Is it a "contemporary art" item ?

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Re: GTC #96
« Reply #43 on: March 31, 2015, 05:39:06 AM »
Is it a "contemporary art" item ?

Now you're getting somewhere!

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Re: GTC #96
« Reply #44 on: March 31, 2015, 08:11:06 AM »
So was it exhibited at an international art fair in the Netherlands ?

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Re: GTC #96
« Reply #45 on: March 31, 2015, 08:46:20 AM »
So was it exhibited at an international art fair in the Netherlands ?

I have not been able to locate a concrete source of displays for this car.

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Re: GTC #96
« Reply #46 on: March 31, 2015, 10:59:30 AM »
Fiat Public by Oskar de Kiefte. It's meant to be a public bench when it's parked.

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Re: GTC #96
« Reply #47 on: March 31, 2015, 11:00:53 AM »
That is the name and creator! Well done!
What is the reason for the design of this car?

The point is very nearly yours, and - of course - held!

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Re: GTC #96
« Reply #48 on: March 31, 2015, 11:02:16 AM »
It's a public bench when parked.

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Re: GTC #96
« Reply #49 on: March 31, 2015, 11:03:23 AM »
That's the one! As shown here in true fashion: