Author Topic: OGB-136 Moon Machine Renault 4CV by Paul & John Dobbin 1961-64 Reddington Beach, USA  (Read 901 times)

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Re: OGB-136 Name this car
« Reply #25 on: September 13, 2018, 09:00:53 AM »
Ok, Let me tell you, I've just found a new source where talks about this car. Well, It is from Saint Petersburg, Florida! USA. So, It's american designed and built by two, apparently, well known American brothers car designers.

Sorry for another mess, I made

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Re: OGB-136 Name this car
« Reply #26 on: September 13, 2018, 09:13:51 AM »
no you fine,thanks for letting me know! ;)

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Re: OGB-136 Name this car
« Reply #27 on: September 13, 2018, 12:21:34 PM »
was it built in the sixties?

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Re: OGB-136 Name this car
« Reply #28 on: September 13, 2018, 12:41:47 PM »
1961-64

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Re: OGB-136 Name this car
« Reply #29 on: September 13, 2018, 06:07:58 PM »
so far no luck finding information on it,I,ll keep digging.

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Re: OGB-136 Name this car
« Reply #30 on: September 14, 2018, 01:22:14 AM »
Another source says it was built in Redington Beach, Florida

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Re: OGB-136 Name this car
« Reply #31 on: September 16, 2018, 08:57:52 AM »
Did it end up in a museum or private hands?

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Re: OGB-136 Name this car
« Reply #32 on: September 16, 2018, 09:09:51 AM »
The sources didn't tell, but I think it's gone

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Re: OGB-136 Name this car
« Reply #33 on: September 19, 2018, 10:43:44 AM »
I found an online source identifying this car as the "Moon Machine" built on a 4CV chassis and powered by a Renault Dauphine motor. The source (whose last name is Dobbin), suggests that the car was built by the Dobbin Brothers of Redington Beach, Florida from 1961 to 1964.

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Re: OGB-136 Name this car
« Reply #34 on: September 19, 2018, 12:48:02 PM »
That's it!!