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Solved - NEH 4029: Auto Union 1000 SP Coupé Special
« on: April 17, 2015, 08:25:55 AM »
What's this, who built it, and when was it built, for 1 point?:

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Re: NEH 4029
« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2015, 05:40:33 AM »
Experts?
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Re: NEH 4029
« Reply #2 on: May 01, 2015, 11:19:37 AM »
Those taillights suggest there's early '70s German influence here.

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Re: NEH 4029
« Reply #3 on: May 01, 2015, 03:02:56 PM »
Those taillights suggest there's early '70s German influence here.

Indeed, though its date isn't entirely clear..
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Re: NEH 4029
« Reply #4 on: May 01, 2015, 03:17:50 PM »
GM/Opel from late '60s?
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Re: NEH 4029
« Reply #5 on: May 01, 2015, 04:52:50 PM »
GM/Opel from late '60s?
Hah, I was going to say it looked like an Opel, aswell.
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Re: NEH 4029
« Reply #6 on: May 01, 2015, 04:59:05 PM »
Indeed it does! Manta A/1900 prototype of some kind?

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Re: NEH 4029
« Reply #7 on: May 01, 2015, 06:58:57 PM »
Indeed they are Opel Manta tail lights.
But it's not an Opel!
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Re: NEH 4029
« Reply #8 on: May 01, 2015, 07:06:31 PM »
Production car?

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Re: NEH 4029
« Reply #9 on: May 02, 2015, 06:56:05 AM »
Is it a glas/BMW?

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Re: NEH 4029
« Reply #10 on: May 02, 2015, 08:30:37 AM »
Production car?

Production car underpinnings..

Is it a glas/BMW?

Not one of those!
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Re: NEH 4029
« Reply #11 on: May 02, 2015, 08:55:46 AM »
Finish seems good - coachbuilt custom rather than a kit?

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Re: NEH 4029
« Reply #12 on: May 02, 2015, 09:08:06 AM »
Karmann?
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Re: NEH 4029
« Reply #13 on: May 02, 2015, 02:19:57 PM »
I'm trying to find out who actually built it.
I don't know, hence it was not one of the questions asked..
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Re: NEH 4029
« Reply #14 on: May 02, 2015, 03:05:46 PM »
More than one built?

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Re: NEH 4029
« Reply #15 on: May 02, 2015, 04:03:53 PM »
More than one built?

No, just this one AFAIK.
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Re: NEH 4029
« Reply #16 on: May 02, 2015, 07:00:45 PM »
NSU?

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Re: NEH 4029
« Reply #17 on: May 02, 2015, 07:07:09 PM »
NSU?

No.
I now know who built it so that is now required for the point!
It wasn't Karmann.
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Re: NEH 4029
« Reply #18 on: May 02, 2015, 07:13:07 PM »
Opel connection - early Bitter?

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Re: NEH 4029
« Reply #19 on: May 03, 2015, 05:48:36 AM »
Opel connection - early Bitter?

No Bitter connection.
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Re: NEH 4029
« Reply #20 on: May 03, 2015, 05:49:45 AM »
Finish seems good - coachbuilt custom rather than a kit?

It was coachbuilt, yes, not a kit.
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Re: NEH 4029
« Reply #21 on: May 03, 2015, 10:51:55 AM »
Front engine?

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Re: NEH 4029
« Reply #22 on: May 03, 2015, 11:34:05 AM »
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Re: NEH 4029
« Reply #23 on: May 03, 2015, 05:58:03 PM »
Anything to do with the Ford Taunus or OSI?

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Re: NEH 4029
« Reply #24 on: May 03, 2015, 06:45:25 PM »
Anything to do with the Ford Taunus or OSI?

Nothing at all!
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