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Re: Information Requests || What is this car ? thread
« Reply #450 on: January 25, 2011, 10:15:44 AM »
Where is this car on the site? I'm sure it's here somewhere but can't find it in the 'solved' section
I believe is down the sea... ;)

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Re: Information Requests || What is this car ? thread
« Reply #451 on: January 27, 2011, 09:09:20 PM »
Once again, I'm either blind, stupid or I have the wrong name for this car!
Anyone know where it is?

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Fantastic! Incredible!! What The Heck Is THAT!?!?!?
« Reply #453 on: January 29, 2011, 05:17:26 PM »
The interesting thing about the By The Numbers thread is that one tends to stumble across photos based in the automotive world that are weird, bizarre or just downright stupid. Naturally, you want to share this oddities with friends, but the don't fit in the BTN thread.

What's a fellow to do?

Why, start a new thread, of course, dedicated to the offbeat, the unusual and the just plain ridiculous. Here are a couple of examples:







OK. This is a What Car Is That Site, right? So, someone ID this beauty. Betcha it takes someone here about 2.7 milliseconds to name it!
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Re: Fantastic! Incredible!! What The Heck Is THAT!?!?!?
« Reply #454 on: January 29, 2011, 05:21:20 PM »
Lancia PF 200, isn't it?

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Re: Fantastic! Incredible!! What The Heck Is THAT!?!?!?
« Reply #455 on: February 06, 2011, 08:35:15 AM »
Merged
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Re: Information Requests || What is this car ? thread
« Reply #456 on: February 07, 2011, 01:26:56 PM »
Where is this car, please? Is it already solved? I think it is/was faksta's puzzle  ???

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Re: Information Requests || What is this car ? thread
« Reply #457 on: February 07, 2011, 01:30:16 PM »
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somebody can tell me what it is??
« Reply #458 on: February 09, 2011, 11:56:00 AM »
can't figure what's that, can you tell me plz?





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Re: Information Requests || What is this car ? thread
« Reply #460 on: February 10, 2011, 02:38:37 AM »
Another stray rejoins the flock
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Re: Information Requests || What is this car ? thread
« Reply #461 on: February 15, 2011, 03:47:34 AM »
Does anybody know what has become of this one? It was Djetset's #42 and it seems to have vanished.
This "Blowfish Special" is still a mysterion, but all there is to know about it, plus many pictures, came up on the Forgotten Fiberglass website.
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Re: Information Requests || What is this car ? thread
« Reply #463 on: February 21, 2011, 01:57:35 PM »
Did we had this little gem before? ;)

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Re: Information Requests || What is this car ? thread
« Reply #465 on: February 21, 2011, 03:25:39 PM »
thanks.

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Re: Information Requests || What is this car ? thread
« Reply #466 on: February 22, 2011, 05:03:36 PM »
Hereīs a photo Iīve bought recently. It might have been shot by a belgian in Africa around 1950.

the photo shows some text, but I canīt really read it:


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Re: Information Requests || What is this car ? thread
« Reply #467 on: February 22, 2011, 05:29:42 PM »
The name could be "Alaine (Elaine?) D'Aviatia" (D'Avialia?)
A year "1930" is maybe not likely according to the pic above, but possible.

If her name is Aviatia I would say it has to be "Loute" or "Zoute" instead of "Loule".

I don't know if this was of any help...  :-\

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Re: Information Requests || What is this car ? thread
« Reply #468 on: February 23, 2011, 02:18:12 AM »
The top left notes by pencil are probably "1 agrand. (=agrandir)" and "1 petite", probably meaning that 1 small and 1 enlarged picture had to be made. The location name must be "Le Zoute" like the famous Belgian spa Knokke-Le Zoute. The year has to be 1950 (look at the Buick in the background). The lady's name is Alaine D '  ?????.

Does anyone know the flag on top of the building?
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Re: Information Requests || What is this car ? thread
« Reply #469 on: February 28, 2011, 03:15:35 PM »
Does anyone know the flag on top of the building?

If it's a national flag, then there are very few that use this device of a diagonal cross. It's a shame it's a black and white photo. However, the left and right triangles look to be a darker tone than the top and bottom ones, and the only national flag I can think of that fits that pattern is of Jamaica.

Could that be a possibility?

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Re: Information Requests || What is this car ? thread
« Reply #470 on: February 28, 2011, 03:31:02 PM »
I think I've found something more likely...

It could be the flag of the Belgian municipality 'Balen' (belonging to Antwerp)




or 'Dessel':



or 'Wijnegem':

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Re: Information Requests || What is this car ? thread
« Reply #471 on: February 28, 2011, 04:54:29 PM »
My guess would be the former Belgian colony of Burundi.

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Re: Information Requests || What is this car ? thread
« Reply #472 on: February 28, 2011, 05:00:25 PM »
What about the old flag of former Belgian airline Sabena (before 1963) ? The building already reminded me of a small airport terminal.

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Re: Information Requests || What is this car ? thread
« Reply #473 on: February 28, 2011, 05:37:07 PM »
I was looking for an airfield in the former colonies, but it is indeed in Belgium. I think it is Knokke-Het Zoute airfield:


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Re: Information Requests || What is this car ? thread
« Reply #474 on: February 28, 2011, 05:44:35 PM »
I was looking for an airfield in the former colonies, but it is indeed in Belgium. I think it is Knokke-Het Zoute airfield:


That would match the writings on the post card..