Author Topic: GG-166 Daniel Defever from Abele, Belgium homebuilt car  (Read 15408 times)

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Re: GG-166
« Reply #50 on: August 07, 2010, 05:48:07 AM »
Less than 1000 inhabitants  ;)

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Re: GG-166
« Reply #51 on: August 07, 2010, 08:10:14 AM »
Wallonia or Flanders?
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Re: GG-166
« Reply #52 on: August 07, 2010, 09:04:39 AM »
Flanders

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Re: GG-166
« Reply #53 on: August 07, 2010, 12:36:25 PM »
Powered by a motorcycle engine?
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Re: GG-166
« Reply #54 on: August 07, 2010, 01:27:07 PM »
Yes, indeed!

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Re: GG-166
« Reply #55 on: August 07, 2010, 01:35:26 PM »
250 cc engine or less/more?
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Re: GG-166
« Reply #56 on: August 07, 2010, 01:38:07 PM »
You decide, here's a picture of the very bike it was made out of  ;)

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Re: GG-166
« Reply #57 on: August 07, 2010, 01:58:29 PM »
Do you have the information from a Belgian site? I know it is not about the car, but I am trying to gather as many info as possible.
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Re: GG-166
« Reply #58 on: August 08, 2010, 04:20:12 AM »
Happy hunting in the .be domain  ;)

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Re: GG-166
« Reply #59 on: August 08, 2010, 01:17:42 PM »
That's a Sarolea motorcycle, right?
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Re: GG-166
« Reply #60 on: August 09, 2010, 04:21:00 AM »
It isn't mentioned in the source, but I'm convinced it is one, indeed.

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Re: GG-166
« Reply #61 on: August 28, 2010, 09:17:10 AM »
The reason this car was built is a very sad one.

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Re: GG-166
« Reply #62 on: September 12, 2010, 04:47:34 AM »
Down in the hole..

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Re: GG-166
« Reply #63 on: September 12, 2010, 07:47:20 AM »
Did someone died on the motorcycle?
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Re: GG-166
« Reply #64 on: September 12, 2010, 07:52:31 AM »
Yes, his wife died on the motorcycle.

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Re: GG-166
« Reply #65 on: November 14, 2010, 03:19:43 AM »
I spent a lot of time with this one. Is the page still around where you found this one?
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Re: GG-166
« Reply #66 on: November 14, 2010, 02:01:29 PM »
Yes, this one is still out there to be found. Here's a photo of the workshop where it was built

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Re: GG-166
« Reply #67 on: November 15, 2010, 03:17:24 AM »
Village lies less than 100 km from Brussels?
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Re: GG-166
« Reply #68 on: November 15, 2010, 08:00:11 AM »
144 km, according to Google maps  :)

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Re: GG-166
« Reply #69 on: November 15, 2010, 09:10:44 AM »
Famous for its beach?
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Re: GG-166
« Reply #70 on: November 15, 2010, 09:17:56 AM »
Famous for its beach?
A beach in Belgium that is famous in your country? I never thought I would read this... the wonders of the world wide web...

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Re: GG-166
« Reply #71 on: November 15, 2010, 09:32:32 AM »
Not in my country, generally...
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Re: GG-166
« Reply #72 on: November 15, 2010, 10:14:02 AM »
20 km from the beach....

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Re: GG-166
« Reply #73 on: November 15, 2010, 10:48:10 AM »
Lame question I know, but does the village's name start with an L?
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Re: GG-166
« Reply #74 on: November 15, 2010, 11:18:44 AM »
No it's one of the other 25  :D