Topic: The Global Modern Automobile Encyclopedia

[oko94]

Estonia: Rexer Rex R10

[Djetset]

We have already had the collective United Kingdom, but we have not had the four individual countries that make up the UK; England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, so here they are now; as follows:

-England - Bristol Bullet
-Scotland - Parabug
-Wales - River Simple Rasa
-Northern Ireland - Clan Clover

[ChanceHuncha]

I know that all 4 of them make up the United kingdom, so I’ll let this only one slide and put you down as a ‘plus’  for the United Kingdom. I know they’re called countries, but I’m afraid it will spin loose and soon you have everyone trying to find cars from all 50 U.S states. So this one time only i’ll put this one along with the U.K.

[ChanceHuncha]

Aruba: Dushi UTV

(Please tell me if you think this is something else. Info is scarce on this one!)

[ChanceHuncha]

Rwanda: TVET Engineering Solar Car

[ChanceHuncha]

Vanuatu: Tony Deamer’s Rally Car, that uniquely runs on Coconut Oil!

[Oguerrerob]

Just for the records it's spelled Vanuatu

[DeAutogids]

Dushi is local language and means "sweet" and is also used in "sweetheart". Everything is Dushi. I suspect it is Chinese.

The sticker on the side reads this:


I found a picture on the back, where I found the name "Discovery". If you search for "Discovery UTV" you will find a Canadian vehicle which is very similar to this if not the same.

[el_monty]

Aruba: Dushi UTV
(Please tell me if you think this is something else. Info is scarce on this one!)

This is the Xingyue 800cc 4X4 UTV made in China, and sold  in many places under different names. I first learned about it as Oreion Reeper, which is its USA name.

[ChanceHuncha]

Knew it. Ok, I’ll take it off.

[DeAutogids]

Knew it. Ok, I’ll take it off.

Would've loved to have known of an Aruban car. Well there is still Surinam

[franck.kegelart]

General Motors made their BTV in Surinam, but I don't know real local cars...

[ChanceHuncha]

General Motors made their BTV in Surinam, but I don't know real local cars...

that wouldn’t work since it was built in several other countries. GM is also an American company.

[Oguerrerob]

General Motors made their BTV in Surinam, but I don't know real local cars...

that wouldn’t work since it was built in several other countries. GM is also an American company.

The GM BTV Project was developed in several countries, basically GM promoted a local plants to built a predesigned Basic Transportation Vehicle with local names.
Cherito, El Salvador
Chato, Guatemala
Compadre, Honduras
Pinolero, Nicaragua
Amigo, Costa Rica
Tapir, Guyana
Andino, Ecuador
Mitai, Paraguay
Indio, Uruguay
Harimau, Malaysia
Harabas, Philippines

So, all they are basically, the same car, but after the project was gone, local owners has developed a new breed
(Maybe, I miss some other country)
 

[DeAutogids]

General Motors made their BTV in Surinam, but I don't know real local cars...

that wouldn’t work since it was built in several other countries. GM is also an American company.

We have one of those in here already.

The idea was that local companies would build a car with GM components (or Vauxhall-components)

[DeAutogids]

General Motors made their BTV in Surinam, but I don't know real local cars...

It was not General Motors that made it, a local company did so, using GM components, but also local components. The body was build by a different company as to the company that made the rear loading area.

[Djetset]

'I know they’re called countries...'  That's because England, Scotland, Wales, etc. are countries, not States like Texas, Ohio, etc.  . Fine, though, I take your point...

Anyway, I don't think we've had the Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) as yet, so here is the locally-produced 2CV-based Baby Brousse, built by Ateliers et Forges de l'Ebrie there.

[el_monty]

Angola: Nahary Núria by Armelim Cardoso

[el_monty]

Zambia: Alfa Romeo Special of Remo & Alberto Costa

[franck.kegelart]

Harabas from Philippines and Indio from Uruguay are GM-connected, but they're not linked to the GM BTV project, having their own identity...

[ChanceHuncha]

Nothing to see here! 

[ChanceHuncha]

Gabon: GL1. Quite Obscure!

[ChanceHuncha]

Moldova: Ion Ababi’s Home Made Buggy.

Ion is one of the developers of the AVAI project. A car meant to be suitable for wheelchairs. That car however, is still in the concept stages. So luckily, I found the origins!

[ChanceHuncha]

Dominica: Khameleon By Lawrence Robin. Based on  a ‘97 Honda Prelude.

I’m done now. I’ll let you guys catch up!

[el_monty]

I posted one of these as a puzzle a few days ago (it's in the rookie board, I'm not sure what to do with it now) and I had another one of them lined up to post soon...  I can't help it, it makes me sad to see potential puzzles being passed up.