MJW #018 - Unidentified car from Laval, France

[woodinsight]

What is this?
One point for the make and nationality.
I have very little information on this car.

[woodinsight]

This one is not so easy - moving it up a level now

[Paul Jaray]

Do you have its name?

[woodinsight]

Yes I do but the builder is unknown and the year only approximate.
I have another view taken from the rear that i will post in due course.

[Paul Jaray]

PM sent.

[Carnut]

French reg., so assume it is French-built..
Renault engine?

[woodinsight]

Yes it is French.
Discussed it with PJ and we decided that the name I have may not be the name of the car but where it was built.
Anyhow, one point if you come up with the name I have and another point if full details can be provided - name, builder, base and year, etc.
Another view -

[Amsterdam]

Built in the early seventies near Laval. So in French lets call it "La Laval"

[woodinsight]

That is the only name I have so one point for you Amsterdam.
I'm going to promote it and leave it open in case the pros can provide fuller details.

[del78]

it looks like pre version of Jimenez

[woodinsight]

It certainly looks to be well-built - I wonder what it was based on and where the parts came from?

[woodinsight]

I'm going to place this one in the Black Hole until someone can come up with the name of the builder, name of the car and the year.

[Djetset]

Can't add much more about this car, except to say that all the glass and roof section is taken from the (rare) Alpine GT4.

[woodinsight]

Interesting Djetset - I hadn't thought to look at that aspect.
Hopefully one day we'll know the story behind it.

[woodinsight]

On second thoughts, I'm going to put this back in the Pros section.
It still needs to be solved but the Black Hole is probably too 'out of the way'

[DynaMike]

I have no idea what this might be, but the taillights come from an early Peugeot 504 Coupé or Cabriolet.

[Carnut]

I have no idea what this might be, but the taillights come from an early Peugeot 504 Coupé or Cabriolet.

(daft comment removed - I seem to have lost that new 'Remove' button again!!)

[woodinsight]

Daft comments are always welcomed as well as the other type.
Sometimes we can be too serious on these forums.

[woodinsight]

I think we are all agreed that we don't know who built this car at the moment - so into the BH until someone knows more.

[woodinsight]

I'm wondering if any of our new members have the answer to this one?
It's a two point puzzle (Black Hole)

[Djetset]

Could this be a coupe made by Maurice Gagniere?

[woodinsight]

Could this be a coupe made by Maurice Gagniere?

Although the front is similar the remainder is quite different.
Perhaps he built two cars?

The only photo I have (very poor) of the Gagniere is shown below -

[Carnut]

Looks vaguely (but only vaguely!) similar to this Barzoi prototype:

[woodinsight]

One point that comes to mind on the puzzle car - does anyone recognise the windscreen/side windows on the car - it may give an idea what it was based on?

[Wendax]

Djetset had identified it before:

Can't add much more about this car, except to say that all the glass and roof section is taken from the (rare) Alpine GT4.