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Djetset · « **on:** May 29, 2014, 04:41:12 PM »

I think this is a tricky one, so straight into the Professionals section, but open to all to answer.

So, for a point, what is this car called, and what is it based on?

nicanary · « **Reply #1 on:** May 30, 2014, 07:55:40 AM »

Mini-powered?

Djetset · « **Reply #2 on:** May 30, 2014, 08:44:32 AM »

Sorry, but no Mini to be found here.

faksta · « **Reply #3 on:** June 02, 2014, 06:59:00 AM »

Italian?

Djetset · « **Reply #4 on:** June 02, 2014, 08:13:14 AM »

Not Italian.

nicanary · « **Reply #5 on:** June 02, 2014, 08:29:30 AM »

It looks a little bit like one of the Abarth Simca GTs, but we know that it's not Italian. Is it Simca-based?

Djetset · « **Reply #6 on:** June 02, 2014, 08:33:51 AM »

I can see what you mean, but no Simca here I'm afraid.

nicanary · « **Reply #7 on:** June 02, 2014, 08:37:19 AM »

Better get the nationality next......is it French ?

faksta · « **Reply #8 on:** June 02, 2014, 09:18:09 AM »

British maybe? It has (seemingly) Dunlop sticker on the front fender. Was it an open top sportscar previously?

Djetset · « **Reply #9 on:** June 02, 2014, 09:33:14 AM »

It is neither French nor British, and I don't know if it was previously open topped. I think it might have gull wing, but I don't know this 100%.

So, to recap so far, we know that it is not:

-British
-French
-Italian

And we also know that it is not based on a:

-Mini
-Simca

pnegyesi · « **Reply #10 on:** June 02, 2014, 02:11:36 PM »

from Africa?

Djetset · « **Reply #11 on:** June 02, 2014, 02:27:35 PM »

No, not from Africa.

nicanary · « **Reply #12 on:** June 03, 2014, 06:06:55 AM »

From Australasia ?

faksta · « **Reply #13 on:** June 03, 2014, 06:23:18 AM »

Or maybe even Asian?

Djetset · « **Reply #14 on:** June 03, 2014, 06:29:34 AM »

Yes, it is from Asia

faksta · « **Reply #15 on:** June 06, 2014, 02:35:58 AM »

Singapore?

Djetset · « **Reply #16 on:** June 06, 2014, 02:38:11 AM »

Not from Singapore.

oko94 · « **Reply #17 on:** June 06, 2014, 02:49:41 AM »

I guess it's Japanese ? I can't see any other Asian nation able to produce such a car in that era.

Djetset · « **Reply #18 on:** June 06, 2014, 03:00:56 AM »

Yes, it is Japanese. So, any idea what it is called, and what it was based on?

oko94 · « **Reply #19 on:** June 06, 2014, 03:07:17 AM »

Wild guess : Honda-based racing car by Minoru Hayashi ?

Djetset · « **Reply #20 on:** June 06, 2014, 03:32:56 AM »

Sorry, but not Honda-based, and I am not sure who built it; I only have its name.

nicanary · « **Reply #21 on:** June 06, 2014, 06:31:15 AM »

It's clearly rear-engined, but I can't think of many Japanese cars of that period (I'm assuming late 70s/early 80s) which had that configuration.

Toyota MR2 -based?

shamrock · « **Reply #22 on:** June 06, 2014, 06:33:02 AM »

mazda based

Djetset · « **Reply #23 on:** June 06, 2014, 06:36:53 AM »

It's not MR2-based (pre-dates that model, although you are getting closer!) and no Mazda relationship here.

nicanary · « **Reply #24 on:** June 06, 2014, 06:56:13 AM »

Quote from: Djetset on June 06, 2014, 06:36:53 AM

It's not MR2-based (pre-dates that model, although you are getting closer!) and no Mazda relationship here.

Is it based on a car which was a rear-engined production car?

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