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Fiberglass body mystery
« on: October 17, 2009, 08:33:07 PM »
I hope I am in the right place to ask this.  I do not know what this is.
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Re: Information Requests || What is this car ? thread
« Reply #1 on: October 18, 2009, 06:48:34 AM »
Yes, I believe it is a right place. Do you know the place (the country) where the photo has been taken? It may be helpful.

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Re: Re: Information Requests || What is this car ? thread
« Reply #2 on: October 18, 2009, 08:00:05 AM »
It reminds me one of the Crosley-based microcars.

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Re: Re: Information Requests || What is this car ? thread
« Reply #3 on: October 19, 2009, 07:49:55 AM »
but also this:
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Re: Re: Information Requests || What is this car ? thread
« Reply #4 on: October 19, 2009, 07:53:46 AM »
but also this:

Very hard to say, but it could be this... However I have never seen a rear view period picture of BMC...

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Re: Re: Information Requests || What is this car ? thread
« Reply #5 on: October 19, 2009, 08:06:28 AM »
I do not have a rear view, but I'm pretty sure it's one of these.
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Re: Re: Information Requests || What is this car ? thread
« Reply #6 on: October 19, 2009, 10:16:09 AM »
I do not have a rear view, but I'm pretty sure it's one of these.


The grille opening is wrong as are the lines at the rear of the front fender.
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Re: Re: Information Requests || What is this car ? thread
« Reply #7 on: October 31, 2009, 01:28:05 PM »
Any known detail? (nationality for example?)
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Re: Re: Information Requests || What is this car ? thread
« Reply #8 on: October 31, 2009, 03:25:54 PM »
Probably I found it...I'll post a pic.

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Re: Re: Information Requests || What is this car ? thread
« Reply #9 on: October 31, 2009, 03:38:50 PM »
mmmm...what do you think?
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Re: Re: Information Requests || What is this car ? thread
« Reply #10 on: October 31, 2009, 03:41:18 PM »
...I think it's not that, here's a pic with the grille.
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Re: Re: Information Requests || What is this car ? thread
« Reply #11 on: October 31, 2009, 03:53:48 PM »
To me the puzzle car is a bit bigger, longer at least.

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Re: Re: Information Requests || What is this car ? thread
« Reply #12 on: November 01, 2009, 02:56:32 AM »
The car is question does not have the dash bulge that PJ's car has.
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Re: Re: Information Requests || What is this car ? thread
« Reply #13 on: November 02, 2009, 07:44:56 AM »
Thank you!

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Re: Re: Information Requests || What is this car ? thread
« Reply #14 on: November 03, 2009, 09:09:36 AM »
but also this:
Sorry I haven't gotten back to this.  I am still new enough here to lose some things.
And I have a little more information, including a rear view image which should have shown itself on the first post.
The instruments are 1930s Peugeot and the motor is AutoBleu Marine.  Is not believed to be original but it is all leading up to the conclusion that it is French.
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Re: Re: Information Requests || What is this car ? thread
« Reply #15 on: November 03, 2009, 03:29:55 PM »
The rear end is different, at least it seems to me so, as well as the front to be honest. If it is French, maybe we should ask at some French forums then?

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Re: Re: Information Requests || What is this car ? thread
« Reply #16 on: November 04, 2009, 02:34:58 PM »
First to come - first to get a point  ;)  ;D

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Re: Re: Information Requests || What is this car ? thread
« Reply #17 on: November 04, 2009, 11:51:07 PM »
but also this:
Sorry I haven't gotten back to this.  I am still new enough here to lose some things.
And I have a little more information, including a rear view image which should have shown itself on the first post.
The instruments are 1930s Peugeot and the motor is AutoBleu Marine.  Is not believed to be original but it is all leading up to the conclusion that it is French.

I AM SORRY, SORRY, SORRY!  I have messed up badly.  I just gave out wrong information for this car.  I got completely confused with another car that I am researching.  This car is just a shell.  No instruments and no motor.
I suspect it is an American body for a Bantam or Crosley or some such.
Again, I apologize profusely.

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Re: Re: Information Requests || What is this car ? thread
« Reply #18 on: November 05, 2009, 02:22:07 AM »
Well, no need to disturb French forums then  :P