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Re: NEH 5485
« Reply #1 on: September 07, 2019, 11:41:58 AM »
Experts?
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Re: NEH 5485
« Reply #2 on: September 07, 2019, 11:54:22 AM »
Bertone or related?

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Re: NEH 5485
« Reply #3 on: September 07, 2019, 01:35:45 PM »
Nothing to do with Bertone, no.
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Re: NEH 5485
« Reply #4 on: September 07, 2019, 01:56:18 PM »
European?

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Re: NEH 5485
« Reply #5 on: September 07, 2019, 05:47:01 PM »
Yes.
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Re: NEH 5485
« Reply #6 on: September 07, 2019, 06:38:52 PM »
Italian?

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Re: NEH 5485
« Reply #7 on: September 08, 2019, 04:14:11 AM »
No.
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Re: NEH 5485
« Reply #8 on: September 08, 2019, 04:45:54 AM »
Is it a Frua design?

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Re: NEH 5485
« Reply #9 on: September 08, 2019, 06:10:57 AM »
No.
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Re: NEH 5485
« Reply #10 on: September 08, 2019, 11:22:52 AM »
Uk?

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Re: NEH 5485
« Reply #11 on: September 08, 2019, 11:28:58 AM »
Yes
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Re: NEH 5485
« Reply #12 on: September 08, 2019, 04:53:19 PM »
Trident or Trident-based ?

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Re: NEH 5485
« Reply #13 on: September 08, 2019, 05:41:29 PM »
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Re: NEH 5485
« Reply #14 on: September 09, 2019, 07:14:34 PM »
[Edit: Never mind; found it.]

Fairthorpe TXSS - Triumph GT6 chassis and TR6 engine
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Re: NEH 5485
« Reply #15 on: September 09, 2019, 08:35:11 PM »
The same car again, but under the protection of armed guards:

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Re: NEH 5485
« Reply #16 on: September 10, 2019, 03:52:35 AM »
Yes, you've found it.
But please identify what is special about this particular car?
Locked for you.
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Re: NEH 5485
« Reply #17 on: September 10, 2019, 04:12:14 AM »
Yes, you've found it.
But please identify what is special about this particular car?
Locked for you.
This example has a "one off rear window arrangement," according to the former owner and source of these photos.

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Re: NEH 5485
« Reply #18 on: September 10, 2019, 06:14:08 AM »
That's it, yes.
Below is the standard rear end, with a front end pic for good measure:

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