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Solved: GTE 145 - Morris Minor-based Lotus 7 Replica by Masakazu Hayashi
« on: September 20, 2019, 01:56:00 PM »
Please identify this car for a point.
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Re: GTE 145
« Reply #1 on: September 26, 2019, 10:36:36 PM »
Experts?
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Re: GTE 145
« Reply #2 on: October 01, 2019, 05:05:36 PM »
It looks like a lotus 6, but surely that is too easy
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Re: GTE 145
« Reply #3 on: October 01, 2019, 06:06:11 PM »
Quote from: gilescooperuk on October 01, 2019, 05:05:36 PM
It looks like a lotus 6, but surely that is too easy
Yes, that would be too easy. Not made by Lotus.
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Re: GTE 145
« Reply #4 on: October 02, 2019, 09:36:00 AM »
CSM?
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Re: GTE 145
« Reply #5 on: October 02, 2019, 10:11:15 AM »
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Re: GTE 145
« Reply #6 on: October 12, 2019, 04:54:22 AM »
Pros?
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Re: GTE 145
« Reply #7 on: October 12, 2019, 04:56:26 AM »
Made in UK ?
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Re: GTE 145
« Reply #8 on: October 12, 2019, 05:03:02 AM »
Jeffrey?
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Re: GTE 145
« Reply #9 on: October 12, 2019, 05:12:22 AM »
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Re: GTE 145
« Reply #10 on: October 12, 2019, 08:07:28 AM »
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Re: GTE 145
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Re: GTE 145
« Reply #12 on: October 12, 2019, 02:38:44 PM »
Made in Australasia ?
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Re: GTE 145
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Re: GTE 145
« Reply #14 on: October 12, 2019, 03:40:28 PM »
Made in Asia ?
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Re: GTE 145
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Re: GTE 145
« Reply #16 on: October 12, 2019, 04:01:22 PM »
Made in India ?
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Re: GTE 145
« Reply #17 on: October 12, 2019, 04:11:36 PM »
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Re: GTE 145
« Reply #18 on: October 12, 2019, 04:20:45 PM »
Made in Japan ?
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Re: GTE 145
« Reply #19 on: October 12, 2019, 04:29:50 PM »
Lotus 7 Replica by Masakazu Hayashi, based on Morris Minor.
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Re: GTE 145
« Reply #20 on: October 12, 2019, 04:54:19 PM »
Wow!

This guy made road wheels and founded a racing car manufacturing company in 1970. He's well-known in Japan. I found this other period photo.

(Sorry to intrude on this puzzle. I was looking in completely the wrong places!)
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Re: GTE 145
« Reply #21 on: October 12, 2019, 06:55:58 PM »
Quote from: oko94 on October 12, 2019, 04:20:45 PM
Made in Japan ?
Yes...
Quote from: Wendax on October 12, 2019, 04:29:50 PM
Lotus 7 Replica by Masakazu Hayashi, based on Morris Minor.
...and yes! Well found!
Quote from: nicanary on October 12, 2019, 04:54:19 PM
Wow!

This guy made road wheels and founded a racing car manufacturing company in 1970. He's well-known in Japan. I found this other period photo.

(Sorry to intrude on this puzzle. I was looking in completely the wrong places!)
I discovered this car and learned about Masakazu Hayashi while reading about his younger cousin, Minoru Hayashi. This Lotus 7 replica made such an impression on the younger Hayashi that he became obsessed with building sports cars and went on to found DOME Co. Ltd (see here, here, here, here, here, here and here).
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