Author Topic: SOLVED: Djetset #652 - Jirah, VW-based  (Read 2212 times)

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Re: Djetset #652
« Reply #25 on: March 29, 2016, 08:10:47 AM »
Designed in South Africa and produced in UK ?

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Re: Djetset #652
« Reply #26 on: March 29, 2016, 09:56:00 AM »
Designed in South Africa and produced in UK ?
It was designed, made and sold in South Africa, but also later became available in the UK.
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Re: Djetset #652
« Reply #27 on: March 29, 2016, 01:13:11 PM »
Was the UK company known for other cars ?

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Re: Djetset #652
« Reply #28 on: April 30, 2016, 08:56:02 AM »
was this little vw-based truck called Amarok from 1981?

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Re: Djetset #652
« Reply #29 on: May 06, 2016, 07:50:41 PM »
Was the UK company known for other cars ?
Not that I'm aware of.
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Re: Djetset #652
« Reply #30 on: May 06, 2016, 07:53:25 PM »
was this little vw-based truck called Amarok from 1981?
No, sorry it's not an Amarok.
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Re: Djetset #652
« Reply #31 on: April 14, 2017, 05:35:49 PM »
This is the Jirah, powered by a 1.6 VW engine.

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Re: Djetset #652
« Reply #32 on: April 18, 2017, 07:35:16 AM »
This is the Jirah, powered by a 1.6 VW engine.
Correct.  Two more points...
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Re: SOLVED: Djetset #652 - Jirah, VW-based
« Reply #33 on: April 20, 2017, 05:37:33 PM »
...built by Fibreglass Designs.

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Re: SOLVED: Djetset #652 - Jirah, VW-based
« Reply #34 on: April 02, 2018, 08:40:45 AM »
I saw this survivor at a scrapyard in South Africa recently: