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Sp;ved NIC#1102 - 1908 Grieve 20hp (from Lima, Peru)
« on: August 26, 2019, 09:37:18 AM »
What is this car?
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Re: NIC#1102
« Reply #1 on: September 08, 2019, 07:18:14 AM »
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Re: NIC#1102
« Reply #2 on: September 08, 2019, 08:26:19 AM »
Italian?

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Re: NIC#1102
« Reply #3 on: September 08, 2019, 08:35:23 AM »
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Re: NIC#1102
« Reply #4 on: September 08, 2019, 11:48:26 AM »
French

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Re: NIC#1102
« Reply #5 on: September 08, 2019, 11:52:01 AM »
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Re: NIC#1102
« Reply #6 on: September 08, 2019, 02:09:56 PM »
Belgian

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Re: NIC#1102
« Reply #7 on: September 08, 2019, 03:26:24 PM »
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Re: NIC#1102
« Reply #8 on: September 08, 2019, 10:40:25 PM »
1908 Grieve (the first Peruvian automobile) by Juan Alberto Grieve

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Re: NIC#1102
« Reply #9 on: September 08, 2019, 10:45:33 PM »
By the way, I recently stumbled across the Grieve while trying to solve OGB-254. I was debating whether to post it as a new puzzle when you beat me to it. :)

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Re: NIC#1102
« Reply #10 on: September 09, 2019, 04:43:31 AM »
By the way, I recently stumbled across the Grieve while trying to solve OGB-254. I was debating whether to post it as a new puzzle when you beat me to it. :)

That's exactly wht happened to me! It's the best way to find new puzzle subjects.

You've found what is a really obscure car, although there are several photographs on the internet. I don't think it's even mentioned in Georgano's Encyclopedia. The whole car was built from scratch, presumably even the 20hp 4-cylinder engine.

Well solved.
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