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Solved: gte4289_32 -- steam-powered "Autopsy" by Fred Walters
« on: October 30, 2018, 04:10:36 PM »
Identify this vehicle for a point:

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« Last Edit: January 07, 2019, 02:30:27 PM by gte4289 »

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Re: gte4289_32
« Reply #1 on: November 12, 2018, 09:03:19 AM »
Experts?

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Re: gte4289_32
« Reply #2 on: November 12, 2018, 02:18:56 PM »
is it a self-built vehicle?

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Re: gte4289_32
« Reply #3 on: November 12, 2018, 02:30:45 PM »

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Re: gte4289_32
« Reply #4 on: November 12, 2018, 03:13:56 PM »
was it European?

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Re: gte4289_32
« Reply #5 on: November 12, 2018, 03:19:20 PM »

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Re: gte4289_32
« Reply #6 on: November 12, 2018, 04:00:15 PM »
American?

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Re: gte4289_32
« Reply #7 on: November 12, 2018, 04:09:20 PM »

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Re: gte4289_32
« Reply #8 on: November 12, 2018, 04:16:38 PM »
was it an original design or based on another car?

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Re: gte4289_32
« Reply #9 on: November 12, 2018, 04:54:36 PM »
was it an original design or based on another car?
Original design

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Re: gte4289_32
« Reply #10 on: November 12, 2018, 06:07:19 PM »
was the builder well-known?

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Re: gte4289_32
« Reply #11 on: November 12, 2018, 06:17:20 PM »
was the builder well-known?
I wouldn't say that he was well-known, but another car built by him has appeared on magazine covers.

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Re: gte4289_32
« Reply #12 on: November 12, 2018, 07:14:49 PM »
was the other car a microcar as well?

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Re: gte4289_32
« Reply #13 on: November 12, 2018, 07:49:16 PM »
was the other car a microcar as well?
No

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Re: gte4289_32
« Reply #14 on: November 12, 2018, 07:58:32 PM »
was it a conventional type car ?

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Re: gte4289_32
« Reply #15 on: November 12, 2018, 08:47:06 PM »
was it a conventional type car ?
No; it was celebrated for being unconventional.

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Re: gte4289_32
« Reply #16 on: November 12, 2018, 09:34:32 PM »
was that one a three wheel car?

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Re: gte4289_32
« Reply #17 on: November 12, 2018, 09:52:01 PM »
was that one a three wheel car?
No, the other car had four wheels.

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Re: gte4289_32
« Reply #18 on: November 13, 2018, 12:14:16 AM »
was the builder from the upper mid-west?

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Re: gte4289_32
« Reply #19 on: November 13, 2018, 01:55:25 AM »
was the builder from the upper mid-west?
Nope

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Re: gte4289_32
« Reply #20 on: November 13, 2018, 02:17:18 PM »
Did the creator build it for a carry all,like the pug all-terrain vehicle?

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Re: gte4289_32
« Reply #21 on: November 13, 2018, 02:49:16 PM »
Did the creator build it for a carry all,like the pug all-terrain vehicle?
I doubt it, as this vehicle has only enough space to carry the driver and passenger.

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Re: gte4289_32
« Reply #22 on: November 28, 2018, 02:51:16 PM »
Pros?

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Re: gte4289_32
« Reply #23 on: November 28, 2018, 03:44:27 PM »
Electric?

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Re: gte4289_32
« Reply #24 on: November 28, 2018, 09:54:13 PM »