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Identify this vehicle for a point.

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Re: GTE 404
« Reply #1 on: June 11, 2020, 03:45:06 AM »
Experts?

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Re: GTE 404
« Reply #2 on: June 18, 2020, 03:53:48 PM »
Open to Pros

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Re: GTE 404
« Reply #3 on: June 24, 2020, 09:06:16 AM »
From the USA?

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Re: GTE 404
« Reply #4 on: August 02, 2020, 12:33:20 AM »
From the USA?
Not from the USA.

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Re: GTE 404
« Reply #5 on: August 02, 2020, 04:02:27 AM »
European?

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Re: GTE 404
« Reply #6 on: August 02, 2020, 02:27:04 PM »

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Re: GTE 404
« Reply #7 on: August 02, 2020, 02:38:46 PM »
British?

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Re: GTE 404
« Reply #8 on: August 02, 2020, 02:40:09 PM »

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Re: GTE 404
« Reply #9 on: August 02, 2020, 02:41:36 PM »
French?

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Re: GTE 404
« Reply #10 on: August 02, 2020, 02:47:12 PM »

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Re: GTE 404
« Reply #11 on: August 08, 2020, 07:08:33 AM »
Is the manufacturer mentioned in well-known publications or is it a one-off?

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Re: GTE 404
« Reply #12 on: August 12, 2020, 07:10:49 PM »
Is the manufacturer mentioned in well-known publications or is it a one-off?
One-off

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Re: GTE 404
« Reply #13 on: March 26, 2021, 10:02:52 PM »
To the BH it goes.

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Re: GTE 404
« Reply #14 on: April 14, 2021, 02:33:56 PM »
Built before 1910?

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Re: GTE 404
« Reply #15 on: May 05, 2023, 05:48:59 PM »
Built before 1910?
No, not before 1910

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Re: GTE 404
« Reply #16 on: May 08, 2023, 01:59:49 AM »
1920's?

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Re: GTE 404
« Reply #17 on: May 08, 2023, 12:02:45 PM »

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Re: GTE 404
« Reply #18 on: May 12, 2023, 10:29:19 AM »
Was it intended to be part of an airplane?

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Re: GTE 404
« Reply #19 on: May 12, 2023, 10:42:33 AM »
Was it intended to be part of an airplane?
No, it's complete as shown.

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Re: GTE 404
« Reply #20 on: May 12, 2023, 10:46:07 AM »
Built before 1915?

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Re: GTE 404
« Reply #21 on: May 12, 2023, 11:32:54 AM »
Built before 1915?
Yes, probably built in 1913.

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Re: GTE 404
« Reply #22 on: May 20, 2023, 06:48:10 AM »
Was it involved in some kind of race?

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Re: GTE 404
« Reply #23 on: May 20, 2023, 03:24:02 PM »
Was it involved in some kind of race?
No, just a home-built cyclecar.

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Re: GTE 404
« Reply #24 on: October 31, 2023, 01:40:46 PM »
Possibly helpful:

Even though this was home-built in France, the source was an English, cyclecar-focused periodical.