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Solved - NEH 5479: Proposed new Moretti Coupé - Geneva 1972
« on: August 15, 2019, 07:03:20 AM »
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Re: NEH 5479
« Reply #1 on: August 29, 2019, 12:19:19 PM »
Experts?
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Re: NEH 5479
« Reply #2 on: August 29, 2019, 01:04:07 PM »
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Re: NEH 5479
« Reply #3 on: August 29, 2019, 01:51:29 PM »
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Re: NEH 5479
« Reply #4 on: August 29, 2019, 03:28:01 PM »
European?
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Re: NEH 5479
« Reply #5 on: August 29, 2019, 06:08:55 PM »
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Re: NEH 5479
« Reply #6 on: August 29, 2019, 09:06:46 PM »
Italian?
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Re: NEH 5479
« Reply #7 on: August 29, 2019, 09:50:15 PM »
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Re: NEH 5479
« Reply #8 on: August 30, 2019, 04:25:03 AM »
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Re: NEH 5479
« Reply #9 on: August 30, 2019, 07:34:44 AM »
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Re: NEH 5479
« Reply #10 on: August 30, 2019, 08:19:32 AM »
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Re: NEH 5479
« Reply #11 on: August 30, 2019, 10:23:21 AM »
Francis Lombardi?
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Re: NEH 5479
« Reply #12 on: August 30, 2019, 10:56:58 AM »
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Re: NEH 5479
« Reply #13 on: August 30, 2019, 01:36:00 PM »
Trevor Fiore?
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Re: NEH 5479
« Reply #14 on: August 30, 2019, 06:11:06 PM »
No, not one of his.
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Re: NEH 5479
« Reply #15 on: August 31, 2019, 04:04:02 AM »
Moretti
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Re: NEH 5479
« Reply #16 on: August 31, 2019, 04:09:53 AM »
Yes, it's a Moretti, so I'll lock it for you to see if you can fill in the details.
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Re: NEH 5479
« Reply #17 on: September 02, 2019, 02:22:24 PM »
Unlock please.
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Re: NEH 5479
« Reply #18 on: September 02, 2019, 04:43:47 PM »
One of Dany Brawand's designs for the Moretti 132 Coupe?
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Re: NEH 5479
« Reply #19 on: September 02, 2019, 05:28:30 PM »
Quote from: gte4289 on September 02, 2019, 04:43:47 PM
One of Dany Brawand's designs for the Moretti 132 Coupe?

It's only actually unlocked when I say so..!
It is by Dany Brawand but not a design for the 132 Coupé, which it pre-dated.
I'll lock it for you now though to see if  you can narrow down what it was and when it was shown.
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Re: NEH 5479
« Reply #20 on: September 02, 2019, 08:54:20 PM »
Quote from: Carnut on September 02, 2019, 05:28:30 PM
It is by Dany Brawand but not a design for the 132 Coupé, which it pre-dated.
I'll lock it for you now though to see if  you can narrow down what it was and when it was shown.
I don't have access to my books and I'm unable to find anything about this car online, so let's try some guess work:

what it was
After a closer look, the wheelbase seems to be a match for the Fiat 127. Is this a proposed update of the Moretti 127 (using design elements that would later appear on the Moretti 132)?

when it was shown
The updated elements are reminiscent of both Giugiaro's Abarth 1600 (1969) and Lombardi's NSU 1200 SS (1970). However, if it's an update on the 127, then it must have appeared later. Was it shown in Geneva in '72?
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Re: NEH 5479
« Reply #21 on: September 03, 2019, 06:41:40 AM »
Good guesswork!
Yes, I understand it was based on the Fiat 127 and this styling maquette was made in 1971.
It appeared fleetingly at the 1972 Geneva Show after which it vanished into oblivion.
Below is a front view of it.
Well done!
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Re: NEH 5479
« Reply #22 on: September 03, 2019, 12:21:11 PM »
Quote from: Carnut on September 03, 2019, 06:41:40 AM
Good guesswork!
Yes, I understand it was based on the Fiat 127 and this styling maquette was made in 1971.
It appeared fleetingly at the 1972 Geneva Show after which it vanished into oblivion.
Below is a front view of it.
Well done!
That was fun. Thanks!
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Re: Solved - NEH 5479: Proposed new Moretti Coupé - Geneva 1972
« Reply #23 on: September 03, 2019, 05:51:22 PM »
The Moretti name visible on the licence plate in the ouzzle photo was a bit of a clue  ;)
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Re: Solved - NEH 5479: Proposed new Moretti Coupé - Geneva 1972
« Reply #24 on: September 03, 2019, 05:58:13 PM »
Yes - I never noticed that until the puzzle was already solved and I'm not sure anyone else did either!
It was a bit difficult to make out though...
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