Author Topic: Solved - NEH 4054: Rapport Ritz Estate proposal  (Read 414 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline Carnut

  • Editor
  • *
  • Posts: 40957
  • Country: gb
  • Puzzle Points 423
  • YearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYears
Solved - NEH 4054: Rapport Ritz Estate proposal
« on: April 27, 2015, 08:19:19 AM »
Identify what this car is for 1 point:

Remember - solving puzzles using 'Google Search by Image' is BANNED on AutoPuzzles!
Interests in life:  Cars, cars, cars - oh and ..er..cars

Offline Carnut

  • Editor
  • *
  • Posts: 40957
  • Country: gb
  • Puzzle Points 423
  • YearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYears
Re: NEH 4054
« Reply #1 on: May 11, 2015, 05:43:17 AM »
Experts?
Interests in life:  Cars, cars, cars - oh and ..er..cars

Offline wingroad

  • Expert
  • *
  • Posts: 919
  • Country: gb
  • Puzzle Points 108
  • YearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYears
Re: NEH 4054
« Reply #2 on: May 11, 2015, 08:36:15 AM »
Australian ?

Offline Carnut

  • Editor
  • *
  • Posts: 40957
  • Country: gb
  • Puzzle Points 423
  • YearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYears
Re: NEH 4054
« Reply #3 on: May 11, 2015, 09:24:26 AM »
Interests in life:  Cars, cars, cars - oh and ..er..cars

Offline wingroad

  • Expert
  • *
  • Posts: 919
  • Country: gb
  • Puzzle Points 108
  • YearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYears
Re: NEH 4054
« Reply #4 on: May 11, 2015, 02:43:55 PM »
Looks like a Ford of some sort.

Offline Carnut

  • Editor
  • *
  • Posts: 40957
  • Country: gb
  • Puzzle Points 423
  • YearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYears
Re: NEH 4054
« Reply #5 on: May 11, 2015, 03:02:11 PM »
Looks like a Ford of some sort.

No Ford connection at all!
Interests in life:  Cars, cars, cars - oh and ..er..cars

Offline Zerk

  • Expert
  • *
  • Posts: 590
  • Country: us
  • Puzzle Points 104
  • YearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYears
Re: NEH 4054
« Reply #6 on: May 11, 2015, 04:45:45 PM »
A Lancia design study?

Offline Carnut

  • Editor
  • *
  • Posts: 40957
  • Country: gb
  • Puzzle Points 423
  • YearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYears
Re: NEH 4054
« Reply #7 on: May 11, 2015, 06:25:29 PM »
A Lancia design study?

No, not a Lancia.
Interests in life:  Cars, cars, cars - oh and ..er..cars

Offline Captain Slow

  • *
  • Posts: 44
  • Country: gb
  • Puzzle Points 21
  • YearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYears
Re: NEH 4054
« Reply #8 on: May 11, 2015, 08:29:13 PM »
Design study for three door Rapport Ritz. Based on the Honda Accord, the Ritz was a rather tacky plush derivative created by the same company who produced the Granada-nosed Range Rover based Starlight.

Offline Carnut

  • Editor
  • *
  • Posts: 40957
  • Country: gb
  • Puzzle Points 423
  • YearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYearsYears
Re: NEH 4054
« Reply #9 on: May 12, 2015, 05:14:53 AM »
Design study for three door Rapport Ritz. Based on the Honda Accord, the Ritz was a rather tacky plush derivative created by the same company who produced the Granada-nosed Range Rover based Starlight.

Yes indeed.

Below is a leaflet purporting to show this and other Rapports, though I think someone had been using whatever it was they had before photoshop existed!  I note they call this one the 'Rapport Ritz Estate', though it looks rather more like a coupé to me..  I don't know that any were actually made.

Well done.
Interests in life:  Cars, cars, cars - oh and ..er..cars