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oko94 · « **Reply #175 on:** March 28, 2018, 10:19:47 AM »

Estonia: Rexer Rex R10

Djetset · « **Reply #176 on:** March 28, 2018, 11:12:14 AM »

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 · « **Reply #177 on:** March 28, 2018, 07:01:38 PM »

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 · « **Reply #178 on:** March 28, 2018, 08:33:26 PM »

Aruba: Dushi UTV

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

ChanceHuncha · « **Reply #179 on:** March 28, 2018, 08:42:53 PM »

Rwanda: TVET Engineering Solar Car

ChanceHuncha · « **Reply #180 on:** March 28, 2018, 08:51:03 PM »

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

Oguerrerob · « **Reply #181 on:** March 28, 2018, 11:26:24 PM »

Just for the records it's spelled Vanuatu

DeAutogids · « **Reply #182 on:** March 29, 2018, 03:07:00 AM »

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 · « **Reply #183 on:** March 29, 2018, 03:09:37 AM »

Quote from: ChanceHuncha on March 28, 2018, 08:33:26 PM

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 · « **Reply #184 on:** March 29, 2018, 11:15:35 AM »

Knew it. Ok, I’ll take it off.

DeAutogids · « **Reply #185 on:** March 29, 2018, 11:36:54 AM »

Quote from: ChanceHuncha on March 29, 2018, 11:15:35 AM

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 · « **Reply #186 on:** March 29, 2018, 09:05:17 PM »

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

ChanceHuncha · « **Reply #187 on:** March 29, 2018, 09:38:31 PM »

Quote from: franck.kegelart on March 29, 2018, 09:05:17 PM

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 · « **Reply #188 on:** March 30, 2018, 03:01:22 AM »

Quote from: ChanceHuncha on March 29, 2018, 09:38:31 PM

Quote from: franck.kegelart on March 29, 2018, 09:05:17 PM
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 · « **Reply #189 on:** March 30, 2018, 03:49:18 AM »

Quote from: ChanceHuncha on March 29, 2018, 09:38:31 PM

Quote from: franck.kegelart on March 29, 2018, 09:05:17 PM
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 · « **Reply #190 on:** March 30, 2018, 03:50:19 AM »

Quote from: franck.kegelart on March 29, 2018, 09:05:17 PM

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 · « **Reply #191 on:** March 30, 2018, 04:39:50 AM »

'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 · « **Reply #192 on:** March 31, 2018, 02:40:20 PM »

Angola: Nahary Núria by Armelim Cardoso

el_monty · « **Reply #193 on:** March 31, 2018, 02:47:28 PM »

Zambia: Alfa Romeo Special of Remo & Alberto Costa

franck.kegelart · « **Reply #194 on:** April 01, 2018, 11:18:26 PM »

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 · « **Reply #195 on:** April 03, 2018, 02:17:07 PM »

Nothing to see here!

ChanceHuncha · « **Reply #196 on:** April 03, 2018, 02:26:04 PM »

Gabon: GL1. Quite Obscure!

ChanceHuncha · « **Reply #197 on:** April 03, 2018, 02:42:29 PM »

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 · « **Reply #198 on:** April 03, 2018, 02:54:19 PM »

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

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

el_monty · « **Reply #199 on:** April 03, 2018, 03:03:27 PM »

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.

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