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Please identify this vehicle concept (what, when, by whom) for a point.

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Re: GTE 177
« Reply #1 on: October 14, 2019, 02:31:25 PM »
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Re: GTE 177
« Reply #2 on: October 14, 2019, 05:32:40 PM »
Proposition No 39 by Louis de Monge and Marcel Jannin for the 1935 Voiture SIA competition

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Re: GTE 177
« Reply #3 on: October 14, 2019, 07:01:47 PM »
Proposition No 39 by Louis de Monge and Marcel Jannin for the 1935 Voiture SIA competition
Indeed!

The challenge was to design a 2-seater car. Being aeronautical engineers/designers (de Monge designed the Bugatti Model 100), this pair failed to deliver on both aspects of the challenge--it looks like neither a 2-seater nor a car. Other entries for comparison: