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MJW #018
« on: September 16, 2010, 03:46:41 PM »
What is this?
One point for the make and nationality.
I have very little information on this car.
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Re: MJW #018
« Reply #1 on: September 21, 2010, 04:38:55 PM »
This one is not so easy - moving it up a level now

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Re: MJW #018
« Reply #2 on: September 21, 2010, 04:55:10 PM »
Do you have its name?

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Re: MJW #018
« Reply #3 on: September 21, 2010, 05:18:50 PM »
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.

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Re: MJW #018
« Reply #4 on: September 21, 2010, 05:20:39 PM »
PM sent.

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Re: MJW #018
« Reply #5 on: September 21, 2010, 06:34:09 PM »
French reg., so assume it is French-built..
Renault engine?
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Re: MJW #018
« Reply #6 on: September 23, 2010, 11:07:01 AM »
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 -

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Re: MJW #018
« Reply #7 on: September 23, 2010, 11:49:22 AM »
Built in the early seventies near Laval. So in French lets call it "La Laval"
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Re: MJW #018
« Reply #8 on: September 23, 2010, 12:02:16 PM »
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.

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Re: MJW #018
« Reply #9 on: September 23, 2010, 01:11:19 PM »
it looks like pre version of Jimenez

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Re: MJW #018
« Reply #10 on: September 23, 2010, 01:20:28 PM »
It certainly looks to be well-built - I wonder what it was based on and where the parts came from?

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Re: MJW #018
« Reply #11 on: October 03, 2010, 05:11:59 PM »
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.

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Re: MJW #018
« Reply #12 on: October 05, 2010, 09:23:32 AM »
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.
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Re: MJW #018
« Reply #13 on: October 05, 2010, 09:50:47 AM »
Interesting Djetset - I hadn't thought to look at that aspect.
Hopefully one day we'll know the story behind it.

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Re: MJW #018
« Reply #14 on: October 11, 2010, 06:59:27 AM »
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'

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Re: MJW #018
« Reply #15 on: October 11, 2010, 11:56:49 AM »
I have no idea what this might be, but the taillights come from an early Peugeot 504 Coupé or Cabriolet.

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Re: MJW #018
« Reply #16 on: October 11, 2010, 11:59:38 AM »
I have no idea what this might be, but the taillights come from an early Peugeot 504 Coupé or Cabriolet.

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Re: MJW #018
« Reply #17 on: October 11, 2010, 12:41:19 PM »
Daft comments are always welcomed as well as the other type.
Sometimes we can be too serious on these forums.

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Re: MJW #018
« Reply #18 on: December 03, 2010, 02:09:02 PM »
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.

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Re: MJW #018
« Reply #19 on: September 17, 2011, 03:15:20 AM »
I'm wondering if any of our new members have the answer to this one?
It's a two point puzzle (Black Hole)

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Re: MJW #018
« Reply #20 on: September 20, 2011, 06:03:36 PM »
Could this be a coupe made by Maurice Gagniere?
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Re: MJW #018
« Reply #21 on: September 21, 2011, 02:59:57 AM »
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 -

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Re: MJW #018
« Reply #22 on: July 20, 2012, 05:20:27 AM »
Looks vaguely (but only vaguely!) similar to this Barzoi prototype:

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Re: MJW #018
« Reply #23 on: August 18, 2012, 04:23:34 PM »
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?

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Re: MJW #018
« Reply #24 on: August 18, 2012, 05:27:59 PM »
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.