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Re: Information Requests || What is this car ? thread
« Reply #575 on: February 19, 2012, 02:37:38 PM »
That looks more an Asian scene to me.
The reg could perhaps be Brunei.
Burma was also white on black, one serial letter followed by 4 numbers - except they used Burmese characters...
Indonesia was also white on black, 1 letter followed by 4 numbers, but there was no W..
Malaysia was exactly the same, and again no W.
I was wrong about the Windward Islands by the way:  Each Island had its own code, so WD was Dominica, WG Grenada, WL St Lucia and WV St Vincent!
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Re: Information Requests || What is this car ? thread
« Reply #576 on: February 19, 2012, 02:51:19 PM »
Thank you for your efforts which I appreciate very much, but I was right with my guess: the background building in Windhoek still exists  ;D

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Re: Information Requests || What is this car ? thread
« Reply #577 on: February 19, 2012, 05:48:38 PM »
what tuning brad is this bmw plsss


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Re: Information Requests || What is this car ? thread
« Reply #578 on: February 19, 2012, 06:04:30 PM »
That is a BMW 325 tuned by U.R. any Diot, a German company.

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Re: Information Requests || What is this car ? thread
« Reply #579 on: February 19, 2012, 06:35:01 PM »
 ;D :lmao:
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Re: Information Requests || What is this car ? thread
« Reply #580 on: February 22, 2012, 12:39:06 AM »
That is a BMW 325 tuned by U.R. any Diot, a German company.
... and many of these are still around! ;)

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Can anyone help ID this car?
« Reply #581 on: February 22, 2012, 12:10:51 PM »

Looks to be based on an Alfa Spider
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Re: Can anyone help ID this car?
« Reply #582 on: February 22, 2012, 12:22:13 PM »
Lorenz & Rankl Silver Falcon 1987-1991, based on Mercedes S-Klasse

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Re: Can anyone help ID this car?
« Reply #583 on: February 22, 2012, 12:29:02 PM »
Lorenz & Rankl Silver Falcon 1987-1991, based on Mercedes S-Klasse

hmm, while I agree that it looks similar, I'm wondering if it's some type of low rent copy based on the Alfa Spider because this doesn't look EXACTLY like this:
http://www.autobild.de/artikel/lorenz-rankl-silver-falcon-44523.html
it looks too narrow and the wheelbase is too small to be an S-class convertible.
The roof isn't right either. The door handles and badge aren't right either. the Lorenz & Rankls have a GIANT grille badge
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Re: Can anyone help ID this car?
« Reply #584 on: February 22, 2012, 12:34:29 PM »
hmm, looks like there were different 'generations' of this?


Though the original picture still doesn't seem to have the right proportions.

His doesn't seem to have the right grille badge... it's got some circular badge on the hood though that looks like a 'C'

This car was spotted in Italy by a friend.
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Re: Can anyone help ID this car?
« Reply #585 on: February 22, 2012, 12:43:49 PM »
the top isn't right either:

Also, look at the hood, see how this has a curved edge towards the windshield... it also lacks the 'intake area' at the base of the windshield that the original picture has
this seems to have that intake area:

but it's one single slat and not 4
it's also curved across the top
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Re: Can anyone help ID this car?
« Reply #586 on: February 22, 2012, 12:46:24 PM »
It is a Silver Falcon - may be with BMW 3-series engine. And the sign on the hood is like the one pictured below.

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Re: Can anyone help ID this car?
« Reply #587 on: February 22, 2012, 12:53:00 PM »
that doesn't look at all like this badge
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Re: Can anyone help ID this car?
« Reply #588 on: February 22, 2012, 01:29:47 PM »
I think it's a L&R too...

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Re: Information Requests || What is this car ? thread
« Reply #589 on: February 22, 2012, 02:46:16 PM »
so, what is that badge then?
it resembles none of these.

also, none of these have the raised 4-slot cowl intake either.
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Re: Information Requests || What is this car ? thread
« Reply #590 on: February 23, 2012, 04:23:54 AM »
Who says the owner didn't change the badge?

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Information Requests || What is this car ? thread
« Reply #591 on: February 24, 2012, 05:15:11 PM »
Who knows this car?

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Information Requests || What is this car ? thread
« Reply #592 on: February 24, 2012, 05:15:56 PM »
Who knows this car?

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Re: Information Requests || What is this car ? thread
« Reply #593 on: February 24, 2012, 07:09:17 PM »
Who knows this car?

This 'multi-purpose vehicle' (estate car to us in the UK!) is almost certainly a 1948 Fiat 1100E bodied by Fissore:
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Unknown car??????
« Reply #594 on: February 26, 2012, 06:51:36 PM »
Hello
I need to know what is this car, it is in Egypt


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Re: Unknown car??????
« Reply #595 on: February 27, 2012, 02:22:53 AM »
« Last Edit: February 27, 2012, 04:47:48 AM by Wendax »

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Re: Unknown car??????
« Reply #596 on: February 27, 2012, 07:55:26 AM »
http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=5121.0
 ;)

Could the admins please move this into the other thread: http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=5331.0

Rather than move it (then he probably wouldn't be able to find it..) he just needs to click on the 5121 thread above and there's his answer.

Edit:  Actually I suppose someone has already moved it as you requested and that's why it's here!
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Re: Unknown car??????
« Reply #597 on: February 27, 2012, 08:04:38 AM »
Edit:  Actually I suppose someone has already moved it as you requested and that's why it's here!
Yes

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Re: Information Requests || What is this car ? thread
« Reply #598 on: April 15, 2012, 12:36:50 PM »
I'm sure this one has been seen on AP before but I can't find it. Anyone care to point me in the direction of the puzzle thread?

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Re: Information Requests || What is this car ? thread
« Reply #599 on: April 15, 2012, 12:41:21 PM »
I'm sure this one has been seen on AP before but I can't find it. Anyone care to point me in the direction of the puzzle thread?
Here it is:
http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=17870.0