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My 500th puzzle, so I thought I should make it a tough one.   :P

I think this is a real brain teaser that will either be solved instantly, or will sit around in the Black Hole for a while.  Let's hope it's not the latter, and here's to the next 500 puzzles! 

So, to gain a point, what is the full make and model name of this car, plus any other information you may have about it?
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Re: Djetset #500 - Brain Teaser Special
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2011, 02:26:23 PM »
I think this one is difficult, so straight to the Pros, although Experts can still have a go of course.
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Re: Djetset #500
« Reply #2 on: March 14, 2011, 06:07:47 PM »
Nissan Gobi prototype by Jerry Hirschberg?

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Re: Djetset #500
« Reply #3 on: March 15, 2011, 05:00:51 PM »
Not a Nissan Gobi, although it is based on a Nissan!
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Re: Djetset #500
« Reply #4 on: April 30, 2011, 12:37:09 PM »
Is it Japanese from 90's?

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Re: Djetset #500
« Reply #5 on: May 12, 2011, 09:19:15 AM »
The base is Japanese (Nissan), but the car is not.  It is from the 1990s though.
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Re: Djetset #500
« Reply #6 on: June 19, 2011, 02:46:16 AM »
Is it from Estonia?
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Re: Djetset #500
« Reply #7 on: June 20, 2011, 07:16:38 AM »
No, not Estonian.
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Re: Djetset #500
« Reply #8 on: June 24, 2011, 11:40:11 AM »
British?
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Re: Djetset #500
« Reply #9 on: July 20, 2011, 11:22:57 AM »
Yes Sir, it is British.
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Re: Djetset #500
« Reply #10 on: September 29, 2011, 10:57:03 AM »
On it's way to you know where very shortly.
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Re: Djetset #500
« Reply #11 on: September 30, 2011, 12:09:27 PM »
Into the Black Hole.
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Re: Djetset #500
« Reply #12 on: November 10, 2011, 12:22:41 PM »
Nissan FEV?

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Re: Djetset #500
« Reply #13 on: November 10, 2011, 12:58:30 PM »
It's Nissan-based, but not a FEV.
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Re: Djetset #500
« Reply #14 on: July 02, 2013, 11:45:21 AM »
Propelled by an electric motor?

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Re: Djetset #500
« Reply #15 on: July 03, 2013, 05:41:54 PM »
It is not electric.
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Re: Djetset #500
« Reply #16 on: February 21, 2016, 11:30:10 PM »
Does it have a folding hardtop?

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Re: Djetset #500
« Reply #17 on: February 22, 2016, 04:11:31 AM »
Thanks for waking this one up from its long slumbers sixtee5cuda.  As this puzzle has been here for so long, to be honest I have lost (mislaid) my info in this car, although I do still know what it was called, and what it was based on.  AFAIK this car doe not have a folding hardtop, but rather a removable one-piece roof.
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Re: Djetset #500
« Reply #18 on: February 22, 2016, 08:08:00 AM »
Based on a Nissan Micra?

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Re: Djetset #500
« Reply #19 on: February 22, 2016, 08:16:20 AM »
Based on a Nissan Micra?
Yes, based on a Nissan Micra  ;)
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Re: Djetset #500
« Reply #20 on: February 22, 2016, 01:16:29 PM »
Made by an independent British designer ?

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Re: Djetset #500
« Reply #21 on: February 23, 2016, 05:22:48 AM »
Made by an independent British designer ?
As I mentioned previously, I lost my original information on this car some time ago when my hard drive failed, so currently I only have the name of the car, although I do have the original paper folder about it somewhere, which i will hopefully find sometime soon.  So, re your question, from memory this was the work o a small company, which I don't think was an independent designer, but the firm was British.  Sorry that I can not be more specific at this stage  ???
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Re: Djetset #500
« Reply #22 on: February 23, 2016, 05:45:31 AM »
Has the name of this car been used for another car anywhere anytime, or is it unique ?

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Re: Djetset #500
« Reply #23 on: February 23, 2016, 05:58:14 AM »
Has the name of this car been used for another car anywhere anytime, or is it unique ?
Yes, the name of this car has been used more than once for other cars.
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Re: Djetset #500
« Reply #24 on: February 23, 2016, 06:59:18 AM »
Is it the name of an animal ?