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Monty387 - Solved: Kantanka Okatakyie
« on: October 30, 2018, 06:05:21 AM »
Fellow Autopuzzlers, for a point please tell me the make and model of this three-wheeler.

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Re: Monty387
« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2018, 05:40:26 AM »
Up to the Experts.
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Re: Monty387
« Reply #2 on: November 15, 2018, 07:53:41 AM »
Mk1 Plastic Origami Sport?  ;)
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Re: Monty387
« Reply #3 on: November 21, 2018, 06:17:17 PM »
No idea but I love the exhaust routing, right next to the rear tyre....
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Re: Monty387
« Reply #4 on: November 22, 2018, 06:56:12 AM »
Quote from: gilescooperuk on November 21, 2018, 06:17:17 PM
No idea but I love the exhaust routing, right next to the rear tyre....

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Re: Monty387
« Reply #5 on: November 22, 2018, 06:58:21 AM »
Well, information is scarce, but I think it uses a motorcycle engine, and the exhaust system probably comes from the same bike.
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Re: Monty387
« Reply #6 on: November 22, 2018, 11:23:10 AM »
Quote from: gilescooperuk on November 21, 2018, 06:17:17 PM
No idea but I love the exhaust routing, right next to the rear tyre....
Just like a Vespa!
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Re: Monty387
« Reply #7 on: November 25, 2018, 11:34:00 AM »
European?
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Re: Monty387
« Reply #8 on: November 26, 2018, 04:58:42 AM »
Quote from: ChanceHuncha on November 25, 2018, 11:34:00 AM
European?
No, but the base is, if it's what I think it is.
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Re: Monty387
« Reply #9 on: December 11, 2018, 02:49:59 AM »
Up to the Pros.
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Re: Monty387
« Reply #10 on: December 11, 2018, 03:48:29 AM »
Made in Africa ?
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Re: Monty387
« Reply #11 on: December 11, 2018, 03:49:28 AM »
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Re: Monty387
« Reply #12 on: December 11, 2018, 03:51:15 AM »
Made in South of the equator ?
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Re: Monty387
« Reply #13 on: December 11, 2018, 03:54:47 AM »
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Re: Monty387
« Reply #14 on: December 11, 2018, 04:20:38 AM »
Made in a country that borders the Atlantic ocean ?
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Re: Monty387
« Reply #15 on: December 11, 2018, 04:36:04 AM »
Quote from: oko94 on December 11, 2018, 04:20:38 AM
Made in a country that borders the Atlantic ocean ?
Yes.
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Re: Monty387
« Reply #16 on: December 11, 2018, 04:39:32 AM »
Made in Morocco ?
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Re: Monty387
« Reply #17 on: December 11, 2018, 05:06:28 AM »
Not Morocco.
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Re: Monty387
« Reply #18 on: December 11, 2018, 05:15:46 AM »
Made in Mauritania ?
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Re: Monty387
« Reply #19 on: December 11, 2018, 05:35:31 AM »
Not Mauritania.
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Re: Monty387
« Reply #20 on: December 11, 2018, 05:36:19 AM »
Kantanka Okatakyie, a 1.5-litre three-wheeler built by Dr. Ing. Kantanka in Ghana. He also makes an SUV!
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Re: Monty387
« Reply #21 on: December 11, 2018, 06:33:51 AM »
Kantanka Okatakyie is correct! Bizarrely described as a "(Mercedes) G-Wagon like car" (??) by the Kantanka press release parroted by many Ghanaian websites. Kantanka press releases are pretty bonkers BTW, there is one claiming that "Ford’s first fully self-driving car (a Ford Fusion/Mondeo) copies Ghana’s Kantanka Mensah model" :liar:. The head of Kantanka (who, again according to company press releases, personally invents everything they build) is referred to by Ghanaian media as Apostle Dr. Kwadwo Safo, and he is the leader of some kind of religious movement, called Kristo Asafo church.
The letters "K1600RT" on the side of the vehicle make me think that this has been built using the engine of a BMW motorcycle, but I haven't been able to find confirmation of this.
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Re: Monty387 - Solved: Kantanka Okatakyie
« Reply #22 on: December 11, 2018, 06:43:12 AM »
Yes, I believe the Okatakyie does use a BMW bike engine, and thanks for the point.

I sadly suspect that the self-styled Apostle Dr. Ing. Kwadwo Safo is the latest of a worryingly long line of dreamers and con-men that have existed in the automotive industry virtually from the day the motor car was invented! And as for Kantanka's odd G-Wagen comparison..!
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