Solved: GTE 584 - Space Dragon (based on 1970 VW Beetle)

[gte4289]

Please identify this vehicle for a point:

[gte4289]

Experts?

[gte4289]

Pros?

[kwgibbs]

Is it a car one-off?

[gte4289]

Is it a car one-off?

Yes, as far as I'm aware. (I don't know much about this one.)

[kwgibbs]

Do you happen to have a better picture,that show,s alittle more?

[gte4289]

Do you happen to have a better picture,that show,s alittle more?

I have two photos that clearly show the entire car. I was planning to use one of these for the puzzle, but they were both so highly susceptible to reverse-image search, even after considerable manipulation, that I decided to go with the cropped version you see here.

I'll give it another try this evening, and if I can manipulate one of the full images so that it's at least somewhat difficult find with a reverse search, I'll post it.

[kwgibbs]

Thanks,was it american 1960s?

[gte4289]

Thanks,was it american 1960s?

Partly American. Build date unknown, but sometime after the 1960s.

[Edit: Not American]

[gte4289]

Do you happen to have a better picture,that show,s alittle more?

I have two photos that clearly show the entire car. I was planning to use one of these for the puzzle, but they were both so highly susceptible to reverse-image search, even after considerable manipulation, that I decided to go with the cropped version you see here.

I'll give it another try this evening, and if I can manipulate one of the full images so that it's at least somewhat difficult find with a reverse search, I'll post it.

I gave it a try, but I can only provide a peek at another portion of the car. (Disregard the background/location.)

[kwgibbs]

It sort a looks like a concept car maybe 1960s?

[kwgibbs]

It looks like a concept car 1960s?

[gte4289]

Thanks,was it american 1960s?

Partly American. Build date unknown, but sometime after the 1960s.

Correction: Not American

It looks like a concept car 1960s?

Built sometime after the 1960s; my guess would be 1970s.

I don't know why it was built or by whom. Some sources suggest it was built for a particular purpose, but I'm not convinced.

[kwgibbs]

Do you think maybe built for a movie prop?

[gte4289]

Do you think maybe built for a movie prop?

I suppose that's possible, but I really don't know.

[kwgibbs]

Judging by the two pictures,it must be a strange looking car.,is european?

[gte4289]

Judging by the two pictures,it must be a strange looking car.,is european?

Yes

[kwgibbs]

Was it built by Luigi Colani?

[gte4289]

Was it built by Luigi Colani?

I don't actually know who built it, but I'm sure it wasn't Colani.

Here's all that's known about this car:

• Year, make and model of the donor chassis
• Country in which it was built
• Vehicle name (based on badging)

[kwgibbs]

Germany 1973?

[gte4289]

Germany?

Partly German.

1973?

Assuming you're referring to the year of the donor chassis, it's a bit earlier than that.

[kwgibbs]

Was the other part french,1971?

[gte4289]

Was the other part french,1971?

No

[kwgibbs]

Swiss?

[gte4289]

Swiss?

No