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Solved - NEH 4408: Lotus Esprit proposal by Oliver Winterbottom
« on: December 22, 2015, 07:35:53 AM »
What's this, by whom - for 1 point?:

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Re: NEH 4408
« Reply #1 on: December 29, 2015, 05:24:40 AM »
Experts?
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Re: NEH 4408
« Reply #2 on: December 29, 2015, 07:46:32 AM »
MG ADO21 Project ?
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Re: NEH 4408
« Reply #3 on: December 29, 2015, 08:24:12 AM »
Quote from: wingroad on December 29, 2015, 07:46:32 AM
MG ADO21 Project ?

No, it's not an MG.
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Re: NEH 4408
« Reply #4 on: December 29, 2015, 10:43:08 AM »
Lancia Stratos?
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Re: NEH 4408
« Reply #5 on: December 29, 2015, 10:44:14 AM »
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Re: NEH 4408
« Reply #6 on: December 29, 2015, 01:51:46 PM »
American ?
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Re: NEH 4408
« Reply #7 on: December 30, 2015, 03:50:12 AM »
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Re: NEH 4408
« Reply #8 on: December 30, 2015, 03:41:41 PM »
British
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Re: NEH 4408
« Reply #9 on: December 30, 2015, 03:43:28 PM »
lotus esprit? Guessing a Lotus drawing to size up cabin dimensions etc...
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Re: NEH 4408
« Reply #10 on: December 31, 2015, 04:07:51 AM »
Quote from: wingroad on December 30, 2015, 03:41:41 PM
British

Yes..

Quote from: iani on December 30, 2015, 03:43:28 PM
lotus esprit? Guessing a Lotus drawing to size up cabin dimensions etc...

..and Yes, it is a Lotus Esprit proposal.
Who by though; not by Lotus themselves..
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Re: NEH 4408
« Reply #11 on: January 06, 2016, 03:23:09 AM »
If it's not Lotus I doubt it'd be a Giugario himself - Piech?
Got me sort of stumped...
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Re: NEH 4408
« Reply #12 on: January 06, 2016, 04:01:47 AM »
Quote from: iani on January 06, 2016, 03:23:09 AM
If it's not Lotus I doubt it'd be a Giugario himself - Piech?
Got me sort of stumped...

No, not Giugiaro and definitely not Piech; think he was too busy running Porsche at the time!
Will have to open this one up to all Rookies and Experts then but you've provided the means to the answer..
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Re: NEH 4408
« Reply #13 on: January 06, 2016, 03:41:41 PM »
Franco Mantegazza ?
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Re: NEH 4408
« Reply #14 on: January 07, 2016, 03:59:19 AM »
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Re: NEH 4408
« Reply #15 on: January 07, 2016, 07:55:19 AM »
Oliver Winterbotton?
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Re: NEH 4408
« Reply #16 on: January 07, 2016, 09:36:39 AM »
Quote from: thewarlord on January 07, 2016, 07:55:19 AM
Oliver Winterbotton?

Yes!

Here's the whole drawing:

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Re: Solved - NEH 4408: Lotus Esprit proposal by Oliver Winterbottom
« Reply #17 on: January 07, 2016, 10:46:19 AM »
thank you!! Never ever seen. Bertone Carabo was certainly an inspiration.
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Re: Solved - NEH 4408: Lotus Esprit proposal by Oliver Winterbottom
« Reply #18 on: January 07, 2016, 11:25:28 AM »
Quote from: thewarlord on January 07, 2016, 10:46:19 AM
thank you!! Never ever seen. Bertone Carabo was certainly an inspiration.

New one on me too; proportions look a bit Lancia Stratos-ish I thought..
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Re: Solved - NEH 4408: Lotus Esprit proposal by Oliver Winterbottom
« Reply #19 on: January 18, 2016, 10:47:40 AM »
Here's a picture of what the car was to look like:

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