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Ubb216 BMW 525 home-built 1996
« on: August 04, 2015, 06:00:17 PM »
What odd looking car is this ? I have limited information

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Re: Ubb216
« Reply #1 on: August 09, 2015, 08:47:42 AM »
'Have Metal Folding Machine, Will Travel'  ;)   :D

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Re: Ubb216
« Reply #2 on: December 06, 2015, 12:43:22 PM »
Pros ?

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Re: Ubb216
« Reply #3 on: December 06, 2015, 12:55:38 PM »
Based on a Vauxhall ?

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Re: Ubb216
« Reply #4 on: December 06, 2015, 12:58:15 PM »
Based on a Freight Rover?

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Re: Ubb216
« Reply #5 on: December 06, 2015, 05:49:20 PM »
Not Vauxhall or Freight Rover based...

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Re: Ubb216
« Reply #6 on: December 06, 2015, 06:07:05 PM »
Ford-based ?

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Re: Ubb216
« Reply #7 on: December 07, 2015, 02:59:52 AM »
Not a Ford. Just the make, model and year of the base car is enough for a point as that's all I have for now.

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Re: Ubb216
« Reply #8 on: December 07, 2015, 03:25:27 AM »
Based on a British car ?

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Re: Ubb216
« Reply #9 on: December 07, 2015, 04:52:40 AM »
Nope

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Re: Ubb216
« Reply #10 on: December 07, 2015, 05:30:24 AM »
Based on a European car ?

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Re: Ubb216
« Reply #11 on: December 07, 2015, 05:31:35 AM »

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Re: Ubb216
« Reply #12 on: December 07, 2015, 05:54:40 AM »
Based on a German car ?

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Re: Ubb216
« Reply #13 on: December 07, 2015, 08:59:52 AM »
Based on a 2CV?
https://rareandunique.media - Rare&Unique Vehicles magazine
http://magyarjarmu.hu - detailed Hungarian motoring history (Hungarian language)
http://automuseums.info - motoring museums' guide

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Re: Ubb216
« Reply #14 on: December 07, 2015, 11:35:04 AM »

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Re: Ubb216
« Reply #15 on: December 07, 2015, 11:38:38 AM »
based on Mercedes?

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Re: Ubb216
« Reply #16 on: December 07, 2015, 12:43:49 PM »
Based on a mid-eighties Audi 100/200 ?

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Re: Ubb216
« Reply #17 on: December 07, 2015, 01:55:19 PM »
Not a Mercedes or Audi

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Re: Ubb216
« Reply #18 on: December 07, 2015, 02:02:03 PM »
BMW ?

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Re: Ubb216
« Reply #19 on: December 07, 2015, 02:57:14 PM »
Yes BMW.... ( I can't remember any BMW looking so bad, but ok...) Locked for you for model and year

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Re: Ubb216
« Reply #20 on: December 07, 2015, 04:08:55 PM »
Honestly it could be based on anything... Let's say a 1984 5-series.

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Re: Ubb216
« Reply #21 on: December 07, 2015, 04:46:13 PM »
5-series is right ..... not 1984, much later. Give me either the year or the right model and the point is yours

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Re: Ubb216
« Reply #22 on: December 08, 2015, 01:09:55 AM »
E39 ?

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Re: Ubb216
« Reply #23 on: December 08, 2015, 03:19:35 AM »
E39 is correct, the car is based on a BMW 525 from 1996. I wonder if it drives as well as a BMW, it's a strange bird.... point for oko94

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Re: Ubb216 BMW 525 home-built 1996
« Reply #24 on: December 08, 2015, 07:06:40 AM »
Thank you. Do you have other pictures of that... thing ?