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Title: GTC #98 SOLVED: Flat Car 1400 CVT by John Körmeling and Oskar de Kiefte
Post by: DHoffmann on March 10, 2015, 04:30:58 AM: Pray tell what is this sporty gull-winged beast? Who made it?

Look at those lines... phwoar!

1 point!
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: DHoffmann on March 14, 2015, 05:57:17 PM: Experts?
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: shamrock on March 16, 2015, 06:23:03 PM: the box, designer LUIGI COLANI
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: DHoffmann on March 16, 2015, 08:27:51 PM: Quote from: shamrock on March 16, 2015, 06:23:03 PM
the box, designer LUIGI COLANI

Certainly no Colani involvement at all, though the name is not dissimilar in it's bluntness in describing the car.
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: CrazyAutopuzzler on March 16, 2015, 09:14:36 PM: Not a very Colani looking car ;D Bill Towns?
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: DHoffmann on March 17, 2015, 01:34:39 AM: Quote from: CrazyAutopuzzler on March 16, 2015, 09:14:36 PM
Not a very Colani looking car ;D Bill Towns?

Bill Towns has exactly the same amount of involvement as Colani. None!
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: DHoffmann on March 18, 2015, 10:50:33 PM: Alright, perhaps the pros know this pinnacle of automotive engineering?
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: oko94 on March 19, 2015, 02:12:45 AM: Designed by Quasar Khanh ?
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: DHoffmann on March 19, 2015, 03:09:33 AM: Quote from: oko94 on March 19, 2015, 02:12:45 AM
Designed by Quasar Khanh ?
No it is not.
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: oko94 on March 19, 2015, 04:02:06 AM: Made in UK ?
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: DHoffmann on March 19, 2015, 04:56:07 AM: Quote from: oko94 on March 19, 2015, 04:02:06 AM
Made in UK ?
Nope, outside the UK.
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: oko94 on March 19, 2015, 02:02:37 PM: Made in Europe ?
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: DHoffmann on March 19, 2015, 05:56:17 PM: Quote from: oko94 on March 19, 2015, 02:02:37 PM
Made in Europe ?
Yes it was.
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: oko94 on March 20, 2015, 03:57:17 AM: Made in Germany during the eighties ?
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: DHoffmann on March 20, 2015, 04:04:05 AM: Quote from: oko94 on March 20, 2015, 03:57:17 AM
Made in Germany during the eighties ?
No to both.
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: oko94 on March 20, 2015, 04:12:08 AM: Made in France during the seventies ?
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: DHoffmann on March 20, 2015, 04:14:19 AM: Quote from: oko94 on March 20, 2015, 04:12:08 AM
Made in France during the seventies ?
No to both. ;D
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: oko94 on March 20, 2015, 04:16:11 AM: Made in Italy during the sixties ? (No I won't give up)
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: DHoffmann on March 20, 2015, 04:25:24 AM: Quote from: oko94 on March 20, 2015, 04:16:11 AM
Made in Italy during the sixties ? (No I won't give up)
Going the wrong direction with both haha.
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: oko94 on March 20, 2015, 04:28:53 AM: Alright. Made in Northern Europe during the nineties ?
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: DHoffmann on March 20, 2015, 04:33:33 AM: Quote from: oko94 on March 20, 2015, 04:28:53 AM
Alright. Made in Northern Europe during the nineties ?
No, and yes!
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: oko94 on March 20, 2015, 06:31:21 AM: Made in Eastern Europe ?
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: DHoffmann on March 20, 2015, 06:36:51 AM: Quote from: oko94 on March 20, 2015, 06:31:21 AM
Made in Eastern Europe ?
Not from Eastern Europe.
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: oko94 on March 20, 2015, 06:44:20 AM: Belgium ?
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: DHoffmann on March 20, 2015, 06:45:06 AM: Quote from: oko94 on March 20, 2015, 06:44:20 AM
Belgium ?
You're dancing around the right country...
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: oko94 on March 20, 2015, 06:45:47 AM: The Netherlands ?
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: DHoffmann on March 20, 2015, 06:51:31 AM: Quote from: oko94 on March 20, 2015, 06:45:47 AM
The Netherlands ?
That's the one!
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: oko94 on March 20, 2015, 08:50:11 AM: Was it made by an automotive company ?
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: DHoffmann on March 20, 2015, 09:04:19 AM: Quote from: oko94 on March 20, 2015, 08:50:11 AM
Was it made by an automotive company ?
No it was not.
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: oko94 on March 20, 2015, 09:16:05 AM: Made by an architect ?
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: DHoffmann on March 20, 2015, 09:29:53 AM: Quote from: oko94 on March 20, 2015, 09:16:05 AM
Made by an architect ?
Not... really? It's not the primary occupation of who created this car.

Another image if it happens to trigger something extra?
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: oko94 on March 20, 2015, 11:45:17 AM: So is the car used as an attraction in a park in some Dutch city ?
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: D-type on March 20, 2015, 11:46:30 AM: I have to ask: was it a mobile greenhouse?
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: DHoffmann on March 20, 2015, 06:24:24 PM: Quote from: oko94 on March 20, 2015, 11:45:17 AM
So is the car used as an attraction in a park in some Dutch city ?
I'm not aware of it being used for that purpose.

Quote from: D-type on March 20, 2015, 11:46:30 AM
I have to ask: was it a mobile greenhouse?

No, it was part of a similar series of cars with similar features to this one. None used plants as far as I'm aware.
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: Paul Jaray on March 22, 2015, 01:07:20 PM: Was it built that way to pass through narrow and low places and to let passengers view something? Like those vehicles in the tunnels or to inspect below big machines?
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: DHoffmann on March 22, 2015, 04:49:51 PM: Quote from: Paul Jaray on March 22, 2015, 01:07:20 PM
Was it built that way to pass through narrow and low places and to let passengers view something? Like those vehicles in the tunnels or to inspect below big machines?

Whilst the name lends itself to such an application, this was not built for such a purpose.
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: oko94 on March 25, 2015, 04:31:23 AM: Is the name of the car a Dutch word or an English one ?
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: DHoffmann on March 25, 2015, 04:49:50 AM: Quote from: oko94 on March 25, 2015, 04:31:23 AM
Is the name of the car a Dutch word or an English one ?
Very much English.
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: oko94 on March 25, 2015, 06:15:39 AM: Based on DAF running gear ?
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: DHoffmann on March 25, 2015, 08:25:35 PM: Quote from: oko94 on March 25, 2015, 06:15:39 AM
Based on DAF running gear ?

The engine is not from the Netherlands.
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: Paul Jaray on March 26, 2015, 03:17:24 AM: 'Inspector'?
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: DHoffmann on March 26, 2015, 03:26:33 AM: Quote from: Paul Jaray on March 26, 2015, 03:17:24 AM
'Inspector'?
Nope.
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: oko94 on March 26, 2015, 03:56:58 AM: Toolbox ?
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: DHoffmann on March 26, 2015, 05:36:26 AM: Quote from: oko94 on March 26, 2015, 03:56:58 AM
Toolbox ?

Not the name, but suitable droll, perhaps even too inventive a name.

Remember I also require who created it!
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: oko94 on March 26, 2015, 07:12:48 AM: Tank ?
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: DHoffmann on March 26, 2015, 07:30:18 AM: Quote from: oko94 on March 26, 2015, 07:12:48 AM
Tank ?
Nope.
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: oko94 on March 26, 2015, 08:17:53 AM: Platform ?
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: DHoffmann on March 26, 2015, 09:28:35 AM: Quote from: oko94 on March 26, 2015, 08:17:53 AM
Platform ?
As a name or are you asking what it's based on?
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: oko94 on March 26, 2015, 09:59:23 AM: As a name.
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: DHoffmann on March 26, 2015, 10:03:20 AM: Quote from: oko94 on March 26, 2015, 09:59:23 AM
As a name.

Not called Platform.
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: oko94 on March 26, 2015, 02:22:17 PM: Is its name related to its boxy shape, or to the fact that it's fully glazed ?
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: DHoffmann on March 26, 2015, 06:03:34 PM: Quote from: oko94 on March 26, 2015, 02:22:17 PM
Is its name related to its boxy shape, or to the fact that it's fully glazed ?

The name refers to the shape.
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: oko94 on March 27, 2015, 02:14:02 AM: The coffin ?
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: DHoffmann on March 27, 2015, 04:08:20 AM: Quote from: oko94 on March 27, 2015, 02:14:02 AM
The coffin ?
Nope!
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: oko94 on March 27, 2015, 04:16:26 AM: The brick ?
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: DHoffmann on March 27, 2015, 04:48:54 AM: Quote from: oko94 on March 27, 2015, 04:16:26 AM
The brick ?

Nope!

This really is just a guess the name game now huh. ;D
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: oko94 on March 27, 2015, 01:15:55 PM: Is there a German engine inside ?
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: DHoffmann on March 27, 2015, 08:02:19 PM: Quote from: oko94 on March 27, 2015, 01:15:55 PM
Is there a German engine inside ?

Not from Germany, no.
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: oko94 on March 28, 2015, 05:25:45 AM: French engine ?
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: DHoffmann on March 28, 2015, 07:13:09 AM: Quote from: oko94 on March 28, 2015, 05:25:45 AM
French engine ?
Neither is it French
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: oko94 on March 28, 2015, 08:12:28 AM: Italian engine ?
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: DHoffmann on March 28, 2015, 04:38:56 PM: Quote from: oko94 on March 28, 2015, 08:12:28 AM
Italian engine ?
Nor Italian I'm afraid...
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: oko94 on March 29, 2015, 05:25:19 AM: English engine ?
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: DHoffmann on March 29, 2015, 08:28:09 AM: Quote from: oko94 on March 29, 2015, 05:25:19 AM
English engine ?

Bingo! This is powered by a Brit!
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: oko94 on March 29, 2015, 08:56:53 AM: Hillman Imp engine ?
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: DHoffmann on March 29, 2015, 06:13:59 PM: Quote from: oko94 on March 29, 2015, 08:56:53 AM
Hillman Imp engine ?
Nope, not from Hillman.
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: oko94 on March 30, 2015, 11:43:22 AM: Mini engine ?
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: DHoffmann on March 30, 2015, 05:27:09 PM: Quote from: oko94 on March 30, 2015, 11:43:22 AM
Mini engine ?
Neither an engine from a Mini, though there is a small connection there.
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: Paul Jaray on March 30, 2015, 05:33:21 PM: Rover?
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: DHoffmann on March 30, 2015, 05:34:01 PM: Quote from: Paul Jaray on March 30, 2015, 05:33:21 PM
Rover?
Yup!
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: oko94 on March 31, 2015, 05:10:57 AM: Was this car made by a Dutch industrial designer ?
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: DHoffmann on March 31, 2015, 05:21:45 AM: Quote from: oko94 on March 31, 2015, 05:10:57 AM
Was this car made by a Dutch industrial designer ?

According to the relevant wikipedia page, no, but it's not exceptionally far off.
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: oko94 on March 31, 2015, 08:11:59 AM: Made by a contemporary artist ?
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: DHoffmann on March 31, 2015, 08:43:53 AM: Quote from: oko94 on March 31, 2015, 08:11:59 AM
Made by a contemporary artist ?
Yes indeed.
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: oko94 on March 31, 2015, 10:57:14 AM: Flat Car 1400 CVT Race by Oskar de Kiefte and John Körmeling
Title: Re: GTC #98
Post by: DHoffmann on March 31, 2015, 11:02:12 AM: Quote from: oko94 on March 31, 2015, 10:57:14 AM
Flat Car 1400 CVT Race by Oskar de Kiefte and John Körmeling
Very well done, you are very much correct! Lots of effort but you got there!
Title: Re: GTC #98 SOLVED: Flat Car 1400 CVT by John Körmeling and Oskar de Kiefte
Post by: oko94 on March 31, 2015, 11:28:23 AM: Pro life is tough but rewarding eventually !

Nice puzzle by the way.
Title: Re: GTC #98 SOLVED: Flat Car 1400 CVT by John Körmeling and Oskar de Kiefte
Post by: Bill Murray on March 31, 2015, 03:34:19 PM: A big salute to oko94 for solving this one :hail: :hail: :hail:

I put in more time than I want to count and was not even close to a solution.

One question, though, what the hell was the thing used for??
I found several more photos and short articles on the series of vehicles that the quiz vehicle belonged to but none indicated what they were used for. Any ideas???

Bill
Title: Re: GTC #98 SOLVED: Flat Car 1400 CVT by John Körmeling and Oskar de Kiefte
Post by: oko94 on March 31, 2015, 04:42:08 PM: Thanks a lot Bill ! I was starting to go crazy with this one but once the "art car" idea was confirmed it was only a matter of time. I found a list a contemporary Dutch artists and I Googled them until I found the car.
Title: Re: GTC #98 SOLVED: Flat Car 1400 CVT by John Körmeling and Oskar de Kiefte
Post by: DHoffmann on March 31, 2015, 06:26:27 PM: Quote from: Bill Murray on March 31, 2015, 03:34:19 PM
A big salute to oko94 for solving this one :hail: :hail: :hail:

I put in more time than I want to count and was not even close to a solution.

One question, though, what the hell was the thing used for??
I found several more photos and short articles on the series of vehicles that the quiz vehicle belonged to but none indicated what they were used for. Any ideas???

Bill

As far as I can tell, it's simply art. There might be promotion in mind for his architectural side, but I highly doubt this would ever have been considered for any actual production. I do enjoy the fact that it's a three-seater though!
Title: Re: GTC #98 SOLVED: Flat Car 1400 CVT by John Körmeling and Oskar de Kiefte
Post by: Paul Jaray on April 02, 2015, 04:51:26 AM: From Square to Flat!

http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=13631.msg124349#msg124349
Title: OGB-161 Name this car
Post by: Oguerrerob on October 30, 2018, 03:21:26 AM: Please find this car. Maybe it's a repost but I did the search and nothing come out
Title: Re: OGB-161 Name this car
Post by: Oguerrerob on November 12, 2018, 04:10:54 AM: Up!
Title: Re: OGB-161 Name this car
Post by: thorax on November 12, 2018, 07:17:56 AM: just seen but I don't remember where
Title: Re: OGB-161 Name this car
Post by: richard cuyler on November 13, 2018, 06:38:00 AM: A greenhouse for gardeners who frequently move house? ;)
Title: Re: OGB-161 Name this car
Post by: Oguerrerob on November 13, 2018, 06:57:37 AM: Seems to be ;D
Title: Re: OGB-161 Name this car
Post by: D-type on November 14, 2018, 02:44:49 PM: A Glas Giardiniera ? ;)
(Sorry - I succumbed to temptation)
Title: Re: OGB-161 Name this car
Post by: Oguerrerob on November 14, 2018, 02:46:34 PM: Good one! :lmao: But no
Title: Re: OGB-161 Name this car
Post by: gte4289 on November 14, 2018, 02:58:33 PM: World's most inefficient solar-powered vehicle: greenhouse effect grows plants; plants produce oxygen; vehicle burns oxygen as fuel. ;)
Title: Re: OGB-161 Name this car
Post by: Oguerrerob on November 14, 2018, 03:12:57 PM: Sorry, I've just found out it's a repost. Please merged it

https://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/2015-44/gtc-98-solved-flat-car-1400-cvt-by-john-kormeling-and-oskar-de-kiefte/75/