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Re: NIC#1286
« Reply #25 on: March 11, 2021, 06:03:04 AM »
Was the car built before 1917?

Yes.
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Re: NIC#1286
« Reply #26 on: March 11, 2021, 06:33:02 AM »
Before 1914?

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Re: NIC#1286
« Reply #27 on: March 11, 2021, 06:59:17 AM »
Before 1914?

There is some doubt over claims of the car's age, but IMO it was built before  or in the year 1914.
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Re: NIC#1286
« Reply #28 on: March 11, 2021, 07:57:51 AM »
Australasian?

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Re: NIC#1286
« Reply #29 on: March 11, 2021, 08:45:12 AM »
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Re: NIC#1286
« Reply #30 on: March 11, 2021, 01:54:57 PM »
European?

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Re: NIC#1286
« Reply #31 on: March 11, 2021, 02:04:46 PM »
European?

Yes, but the correct country has not yet been identified.
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Re: NIC#1286
« Reply #32 on: March 11, 2021, 02:05:56 PM »
Austrian?

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Re: NIC#1286
« Reply #33 on: March 11, 2021, 02:27:53 PM »
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Re: NIC#1286
« Reply #34 on: March 11, 2021, 02:33:54 PM »
Belgian?

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Re: NIC#1286
« Reply #35 on: March 11, 2021, 02:58:02 PM »
Belgian?

YES! Just name the marque and the point is yours. The information I have about the car is contradictory si I can't ask for more.
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Re: NIC#1286
« Reply #36 on: March 11, 2021, 03:01:13 PM »
Frenay?

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Re: NIC#1286
« Reply #37 on: March 11, 2021, 04:03:09 PM »
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Re: NIC#1286
« Reply #38 on: March 11, 2021, 04:07:53 PM »
Nova?

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Re: NIC#1286
« Reply #39 on: March 11, 2021, 04:09:40 PM »
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Re: NIC#1286
« Reply #40 on: March 11, 2021, 04:13:40 PM »
Hermes/Mathis-Hermes?
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Re: NIC#1286
« Reply #41 on: March 11, 2021, 04:45:01 PM »
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Re: NIC#1286
« Reply #42 on: March 11, 2021, 04:47:15 PM »
Springuel?
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Re: NIC#1286
« Reply #43 on: March 11, 2021, 05:08:57 PM »
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Re: NIC#1286
« Reply #44 on: March 11, 2021, 05:41:43 PM »
Excelsior?

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Re: NIC#1286
« Reply #45 on: March 12, 2021, 04:38:20 AM »
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Re: NIC#1286
« Reply #46 on: March 12, 2021, 06:37:16 AM »
Did the manufacturer produce cars under this marque for more than 2 years?

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Re: NIC#1286
« Reply #47 on: March 12, 2021, 06:51:15 AM »
Did the manufacturer produce cars under this marque for more than 2 years?

Yes.
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Re: NIC#1286
« Reply #48 on: March 12, 2021, 08:18:04 AM »
Ex-Dragutin Esser 4.5L Nagant GP car modified for road use in Scotland?
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Re: NIC#1286
« Reply #49 on: March 12, 2021, 10:24:49 AM »
Ex-Dragutin Esser 4.5L Nagant GP car modified for road use in Scotland?

Not that, but it is a racing car adapted for road use.
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