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What's this, who designed it, who built it, when - for 1 point?

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Re: NEH 4392
« Reply #1 on: December 17, 2015, 05:26:06 AM »
Experts?
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Re: NEH 4392
« Reply #2 on: December 17, 2015, 07:05:44 AM »
very cute Opel Kadett , by Vignale ,shown at Geneva 1965 ?

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Re: NEH 4392
« Reply #3 on: December 17, 2015, 11:39:43 AM »
very cute Opel Kadett , by Vignale ,shown at Geneva 1965 ?

That's right, so that's 3 questions out of the 4 answered.
So, who actually designed it?
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Re: NEH 4392
« Reply #4 on: December 18, 2015, 06:26:41 AM »
very cute Opel Kadett , by Vignale ,shown at Geneva 1965 ?

That's right, so that's 3 questions out of the 4 answered.
So, who actually designed it?
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Giovanni Michelotti ?

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Re: NEH 4392
« Reply #5 on: December 18, 2015, 07:31:18 AM »
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Re: NEH 4392
« Reply #6 on: December 18, 2015, 05:21:17 PM »
Giovanni Michelotti ?

Not him..

According to a 2009 puzzle the coupe version was his work :)
Seems Opel opened a design studio a la GM in '64 ,perhaps Erhard Schnell or Clare M MacKichan ex Chevrolet had a hand in this convertible version ?

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Re: NEH 4392
« Reply #7 on: December 18, 2015, 07:04:06 PM »
Definitely not Michelotti's work and nothing to do with GM/Opel either.
He was connected with Vignale..
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Re: NEH 4392
« Reply #8 on: December 19, 2015, 06:25:12 AM »
Virginio Vairo , a bit of an unsung hero ?

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Re: NEH 4392
« Reply #9 on: December 19, 2015, 08:29:51 AM »
Virginio Vairo , a bit of an unsung hero ?

The deisgner was an unsung hero (he's still around too) but unfortuntely wasn't Virginio Vairo...
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Re: NEH 4392
« Reply #10 on: December 19, 2015, 10:43:53 AM »
 ;)

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Re: NEH 4392
« Reply #11 on: December 19, 2015, 11:08:20 AM »
;)

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Unfortunately it's still locked but it might yet come open again!
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Re: NEH 4392
« Reply #12 on: December 19, 2015, 06:20:10 PM »
I will not answer: far too easy for me.

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Re: NEH 4392
« Reply #13 on: December 19, 2015, 07:01:08 PM »
I will not answer: far too easy for me.

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Re: NEH 4392
« Reply #14 on: December 22, 2015, 06:26:30 AM »
Thanks als15 , guess designer is Italian , work for any other design houses or manufacturers ?

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Re: NEH 4392
« Reply #15 on: December 22, 2015, 07:26:17 AM »
Thanks als15 , guess designer is Italian , work for any other design houses or manufacturers ?

Yes Italian. He only really worked for Vignale I believe, although he spent time with others as an apprentice.
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Re: NEH 4392
« Reply #16 on: January 10, 2016, 12:27:59 PM »
Looks like it was Pietro Frua
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Re: NEH 4392
« Reply #17 on: January 10, 2016, 01:11:53 PM »
Looks like it was Pietro Frua

Not that great man..
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Re: NEH 4392
« Reply #18 on: January 14, 2016, 04:52:08 AM »
OK, time for the Pro's to sort this one out...
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Re: NEH 4392
« Reply #19 on: January 14, 2016, 05:16:19 AM »
I will not answer: far too easy for me.
I will wait as well ;)

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Re: NEH 4392
« Reply #20 on: January 14, 2016, 05:26:38 AM »
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Re: NEH 4392
« Reply #21 on: January 14, 2016, 07:10:13 AM »
Rodolfo Bonetto ?

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Re: NEH 4392
« Reply #22 on: January 14, 2016, 07:10:45 AM »
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Re: NEH 4392
« Reply #23 on: January 14, 2016, 07:58:09 AM »
Alfredo Zanellato

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Re: NEH 4392
« Reply #24 on: January 14, 2016, 08:33:27 AM »
Alfredo Zanellato

We have a winner!
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