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Solved - NEH 4179: RHS 750 Barchetta - based on Seat 600
« on: July 16, 2015, 07:27:26 AM »
What's this and what is it based on, for 1 point?:

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Re: NEH 4179
« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2015, 05:45:27 AM »
Experts?
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Re: NEH 4179
« Reply #2 on: July 30, 2015, 08:49:58 AM »
French, with Renault rear engine?

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Re: NEH 4179
« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2015, 09:08:43 AM »
French, with Renault rear engine?

Not French ergo not Renault..
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Re: NEH 4179
« Reply #4 on: July 31, 2015, 04:07:27 PM »
Based on a Porsche  ?

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Re: NEH 4179
« Reply #5 on: August 01, 2015, 07:45:05 AM »
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Re: NEH 4179
« Reply #6 on: August 05, 2015, 05:06:06 AM »
VW based?

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Re: NEH 4179
« Reply #7 on: August 05, 2015, 05:06:32 AM »
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Re: NEH 4179
« Reply #8 on: August 05, 2015, 05:11:46 AM »
Fiat base?

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Re: NEH 4179
« Reply #9 on: August 05, 2015, 05:24:14 AM »
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Re: NEH 4179
« Reply #10 on: August 06, 2015, 04:53:53 AM »
German car?

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Re: NEH 4179
« Reply #11 on: August 06, 2015, 05:20:43 AM »
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Re: NEH 4179
« Reply #12 on: August 27, 2015, 04:57:11 AM »
Professionals?
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Re: NEH 4179
« Reply #13 on: August 27, 2015, 05:20:59 AM »
Not based on a French car, not based on a German car and not Fiat-based. It looks like a rear-engined car. What's left? In spite of its LHD: based on a Hillman Imp?

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Re: NEH 4179
« Reply #14 on: August 27, 2015, 05:24:58 AM »
Not based on a French car, not based on a German car and not Fiat-based. It looks like a rear-engined car. What's left? In spite of its LHD: based on a Hillman Imp?

I was thinking more along the lines of a Seat. it looks a bit like one of the Serra creations.
I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia

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Re: NEH 4179
« Reply #15 on: August 27, 2015, 05:38:09 AM »
I thought about Steyr-Puch, but couldn't find anything ....

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Re: NEH 4179
« Reply #16 on: August 27, 2015, 06:00:06 AM »
RHS 750 from Spain, Seat based.

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Re: NEH 4179
« Reply #17 on: August 27, 2015, 06:26:58 AM »
RHS 750 from Spain, Seat based.

That's right, based on a Seat 600.
I don't believe Serra was involved though nicanary.
I haven't been able to find any other photos of this car so don't know what it looks like from other angles.  If any Spanish members have any I'd like to see them.
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Re: Solved - NEH 4179: RHS 750 Barchetta - based on Seat 600
« Reply #18 on: August 27, 2015, 06:37:07 AM »
You've probably seen that Twitter page, which mentions a company called Sersa. I can't read Spanish, and my attempts to enlarge the page have failed. May be a lead.
I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia

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Re: Solved - NEH 4179: RHS 750 Barchetta - based on Seat 600
« Reply #19 on: August 27, 2015, 06:37:23 AM »
I'm sure Pal knows more ;)

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Re: Solved - NEH 4179: RHS 750 Barchetta - based on Seat 600
« Reply #20 on: August 27, 2015, 07:37:46 AM »
What I do know is that this car was the main feature in the Spanish monthly classic car magazine Autodrómo recently, and this is where that picture came from.  There will be lots of others in the magazine too but I couldn't get any from the Internet.

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Re: Solved - NEH 4179: RHS 750 Barchetta - based on Seat 600
« Reply #21 on: August 27, 2015, 02:11:22 PM »
Sorry, I don't have that issue - yet
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Re: Solved - NEH 4179: RHS 750 Barchetta - based on Seat 600
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