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Solved - NEH 5049: Midas or GTM proposal by Richard Oakes - 1981
« on: December 13, 2016, 07:00:34 AM »
What's this, by whom, from when - for 1 point?:

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Re: NEH 5049
« Reply #1 on: December 29, 2016, 07:47:35 AM »
Experts?
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Re: NEH 5049
« Reply #2 on: December 29, 2016, 10:06:23 AM »
british?
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Re: NEH 5049
« Reply #3 on: December 30, 2016, 06:48:29 AM »
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Re: NEH 5049
« Reply #4 on: December 30, 2016, 09:30:09 AM »
was it a concept car built by a major car co."
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Re: NEH 5049
« Reply #5 on: December 30, 2016, 04:50:53 PM »
Is it rear engined?
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Re: NEH 5049
« Reply #6 on: December 31, 2016, 06:56:39 AM »
Looks like it's by Richard Oakes circa 1988
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Re: NEH 5049
« Reply #7 on: December 31, 2016, 07:45:03 AM »
It was Oakes' view on how the new GTM or Midas could look like back in 1981.
This one had the GTM name on it, but his proposal for Midas was similar.
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Re: NEH 5049
« Reply #8 on: December 31, 2016, 12:26:01 PM »
Sorry Quiller - I would have locked it for you if I had seen your post but I haven't been able to log on much over the last week.
Oswald has posted the full and correct answer so I've given him the point; well done Oswald.
Either GTM or Midas Spider would have got the point; here's his sketch showing both names:

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