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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2016 => Topic started by: Paul Jaray on November 21, 2015, 08:30:59 AM
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What is this?
2 points for you!
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An early Gordini?
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Not a Gordini.
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Because you are warding 2 points I assume it's a very obscure make or a home-built ? I try a French car
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Not French.
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It appears to be an "offset" monoplace, and could be based on an earlier car than the bodywork suggests.
British base?
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It is pretty obscure indeed but not impossible for a reason. Unfortunately my souce only reports an approximate year and it's builder.
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It is pretty obscure indeed but not impossible for a reason. Unfortunately my souce only reports an approximate year and it's builder.
Is it British?
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Not British.
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German?
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Not German.
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So........Italian?
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Sė!
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Fiat-engined?
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Not reported, but I doubt it for a precise reason.
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Not reported, but I doubt it for a precise reason.
,,,,,,,,because it's called a XXX Lancia special?
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Nope, but a similar reason.
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It may be an Italian car, but is the engine also Italian?
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I suppose it is.
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Is this car dated before 1940?
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There is not a precise date but it is supposed to be from '39.
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I've found a really obscure car in my reference books - so obscure I've never heard of it, and can find no photos.
In the 1939 Coppa Ciano there was an entry of a Rocca by someone named as "Ventidue". Any chance this is that car?
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Not Rocca. Ventidue is literally 'twenty-two'. I have no record of this car in any race.
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Because you are warding 2 points I assume it's a very obscure make or a home-built ? I try a French car
2 points, but not because it's impossible.
I'll ask for an additional info once the maker will be revealed.
With the right question, it will be solved pretty soon ;)
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Not an obscure name but you won't find it in any book about cars.
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Was it built by an Italian company more famous for making something non-automotive?
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Was it built by an Italian company more famous for making something non-automotive?
Exactly!
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Aeronautical?
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Nope...
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Household electrical goods?
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Closer to cars and airplanes than electrical goods.
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Closer to cars and airplanes than electrical goods.
Motor cycles?
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Yes!
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Moto Guzzi ?
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Not Moto Guzzi.
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Benelli?
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Not Benelli.
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Garelli?
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Not Garelli.
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Does the company still exist?
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No, it doesn't.
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Are you the only person on AP tonight? ;D
Fusi?
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I'll leave soon ... ;D
Not Fusi.
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I've researched the usual list of former marques, and there aren't too many which were still around at that time which weren't also car makers or aircraft makers.
Della Ferrera?
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Not that.
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Malaguti?
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Not Malaguti.
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Surely not Laverda?
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Not Laverda.
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I've finished my list of companies which no longer exist but were active in 1939, and had no connections to the car or aero industries.
Long shot - Aermacchi?
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Not Aermacchi.
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Moto Rumi ?
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Not that.
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FB-Mondial?
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Not that.
(It won't take too much...)
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Frera?
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Not Frera.
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Aeromere?
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Not Aeromere.
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This is getting embarrassing. I'm simply making guesses based on a list obtained on the internet, as I'm sure you realised a long time ago. I have no idea what this car is. I thought by now that someone else would have joined the guessing game.
Ceccato?
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Ok, time for some clues then.
It is not in a list I saw at Wikipedia.
It was closely connected with another brand, in that list.
They closed down in the late 50s (early 60s according to a couple of sources I just read).
The connected brand is still active and you did not mentioned it already.
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Italmoto?
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Not that.
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A blind guess: ISO
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Piaggio?
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No x 2
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Very short name...
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Very short name...
Two letters?
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Yes...locked for your next reply.
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MM ?
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Yes!
For the 2nd point now, who did the body?
Open to all!
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Even though I now know the marque, there's still nothing on the internet. Guess - Zagato?
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Not Zagato. This 2nd point won't be easier...
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I assume that this is not a well-known coachbuilder?
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You are right.
;)
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Body by Carrozzeria Xxxxxx.
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I'm promoting this in case anybody thought it was still locked for me. Italian coachbuilders aren't my speciality, and quite frankly I haven't got a clue.........
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Let's start the guessing game.
Carrozzeria Marini ?
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Not Marini and not a known name. ('a', 'n' and 'r' are in that name.)
Xxxxxx
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Rosano ?
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Xoxxxx.
Except for 1 letter, all the others are correct but only one in the right position or, if you prefer, if you take 1 letter away from 'rosano' add another letter, and rearrange the 6-letter name, you should find the solution.
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Conora ?
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Conora ?
Almost there:
_onora.
Locked for you now.
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Bonora ?
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:applause:
That's it. There are few info about this car: it was built around '39, it was destroyed under the bombs during wartime and it was coachbuilt by Bonora.
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I don't know the meaning of MM, since it was founded by:
Mario Mazzetti, Alfonso Morini, Angelo Mattei Giuseppe Massi-Mazzi and they traded in Motorcycles. ;D
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