Solved: GTE 584 - Space Dragon (based on 1970 VW Beetle)

kwgibbs · March 08, 2024, 08:49:14 PM

Was the donor car a german brand?

gte4289 · March 08, 2024, 09:35:15 PM

Quote from: kwgibbs on March 08, 2024, 08:49:14 PM
Was the donor car a german brand?

Yes

kwgibbs · March 08, 2024, 11:17:55 PM

Is the donor car brand still active today?

gte4289 · March 09, 2024, 12:43:54 AM

Quote from: kwgibbs on March 08, 2024, 11:17:55 PM
Is the donor car brand still active today?

Yes

kwgibbs · March 09, 2024, 01:12:37 AM

Is it Mercedes?

gte4289 · March 09, 2024, 01:52:41 AM

Quote from: kwgibbs on March 09, 2024, 01:12:37 AM
Is it Mercedes?

No

kwgibbs · March 09, 2024, 09:12:55 AM

Maybach?

gte4289 · March 09, 2024, 02:00:00 PM

Quote from: kwgibbs on March 09, 2024, 09:12:55 AM
Maybach?

No

kwgibbs · March 09, 2024, 05:13:21 PM

Borgward?

gte4289 · March 09, 2024, 07:08:32 PM

Quote from: kwgibbs on March 09, 2024, 05:13:21 PM
Borgward?

No

kwgibbs · March 09, 2024, 08:32:57 PM

BMW ?

gte4289 · March 09, 2024, 09:02:55 PM

Quote from: kwgibbs on March 09, 2024, 08:32:57 PM
BMW ?

No

kwgibbs · March 09, 2024, 09:56:47 PM

Keinath?

gte4289 · March 09, 2024, 10:13:07 PM

Quote from: kwgibbs on March 09, 2024, 09:56:47 PM
Keinath?

No

kwgibbs · March 09, 2024, 11:28:30 PM

VW ?

gte4289 · March 10, 2024, 12:04:00 AM

Quote from: kwgibbs on March 09, 2024, 11:28:30 PM
VW ?

Yes

kwgibbs · March 10, 2024, 12:34:49 AM

Is this car a large one?

gte4289 · March 10, 2024, 12:45:12 AM

Quote from: kwgibbs on March 10, 2024, 12:34:49 AM
Is this car a large one?

No

kwgibbs · March 10, 2024, 09:13:07 AM

Does it have a plexiglass top?

gte4289 · March 10, 2024, 01:03:25 PM

Quote from: kwgibbs on March 10, 2024, 09:13:07 AM
Does it have a plexiglass top?

Yes, it looks like plexiglass to me.

hermanoto · March 10, 2024, 03:16:42 PM

Space Dragon, USA, seventies, built on a shortened VW bug chassis

gte4289 · March 11, 2024, 07:52:41 PM

Quote from: hermanoto on March 10, 2024, 03:16:42 PM
Space Dragon, USA, seventies, built on a shortened VW bug chassis

Space Dragon, based on a shortened 1970 VW Beetle chassis is correct, so a point for you!

I'm not 100% positive, but I strongly suspect it was built in the UK since it's RHD and was found/purchased in the UK. One source labels its country of origin as "USA" and says it's "rumored" to have been built for a James Bond film, but I've found no evidence to support either of those claims.

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Solved: GTE 584 - Space Dragon (based on 1970 VW Beetle)