Author Topic: Re-Solved -PJ66- Special edition (Read 8511 times)

Wendax · « **Reply #75 on:** December 20, 2011, 02:02:52 PM »

A rear view and the badge of Loopi:

75america · « **Reply #76 on:** July 28, 2012, 06:54:12 AM »

Quote from: Paul Jaray on October 10, 2010, 11:28:56 AM

Se6 - 2 points

1988 RX-33 by MRA

Edit: It's already solved by Navara

Tom_I · « **Reply #77 on:** July 28, 2012, 10:44:19 AM »

Now this one has surfaced again, I must say I really don't think that the identification of #8 is right.

I have found the web page where somebody describes it as a 1997 John Deere street sweeper in Team Penske livery, but I think that was meant as a joke.

I still can't find out exactly what it is, but it has a UK registration number from 1974/75. I have checked on the DVLA website, and it is registered as a Volkswagen, manufactured 1970, first registered 8 August 1974, with engine capacity 3500 cc and coloured yellow. Unfortunately there are no other useful details.

Maybe someone has some more information. I have drawn a blank on it, but I am fairly sure it's not a John Deere street sweeper!

Oguerrerob · « **Reply #78 on:** July 28, 2012, 11:01:59 AM »

I have it in my HDD as John Deere Street-Sweeper R-GT 1997

Paul Jaray · « **Reply #79 on:** July 28, 2012, 12:20:20 PM »

Quote from: Tom_I on July 28, 2012, 10:44:19 AM

Now this one has surfaced again, I must say I really don't think that the identification of #8 is right.

I have found the web page where somebody describes it as a 1997 John Deere street sweeper in Team Penske livery, but I think that was meant as a joke.

I still can't find out exactly what it is, but it has a UK registration number from 1974/75. I have checked on the DVLA website, and it is registered as a Volkswagen, manufactured 1970, first registered 8 August 1974, with engine capacity 3500 cc and coloured yellow. Unfortunately there are no other useful details.

Maybe someone has some more information. I have drawn a blank on it, but I am fairly sure it's not a John Deere street sweeper!

I can't believe such a strange vehicle is still obscure to us...and it goes to some kind of meetings too!
I'm not sure it's a street sweeper (there should be others like that) and "John Deere" sounds like a joke to me too...
It was one of the names I had, I hope someone will have the final answer to that too.

pnegyesi · « **Reply #80 on:** December 16, 2012, 02:13:42 PM »

Regarding No1. Today I received some leads on this - hopefully I will know more in the next few days.

Paul Jaray · « **Reply #81 on:** December 16, 2012, 02:45:25 PM »

Whooooaa!

pnegyesi · « **Reply #82 on:** December 19, 2012, 12:42:11 PM »

The car was built by Zoltan Takacs in the small village of Bana. He spent 7 years developing and fine-tuning it. It was based on a Wartburg chassis. He planned to install a Renault 12 engine, but eventually settled on a Dacia engine.
The car was shown at the 2007 Budapest Luxury Auto Show (I don't know why the organisers couldn't remember him). Unfortunately, like many, many others before him, he was shunned by the Transportation Authority and couldn't register the car. He still has very bitter memories about this whole thing.
The car is still around

woodinsight · « **Reply #83 on:** December 20, 2012, 12:39:19 AM »

That's very interesting Pal

Mr Takacs certainly appears to have put a tremendous amount of work into this project and it must be very disheartening to be turned away by the authorities.

kwgibbs · « **Reply #84 on:** December 22, 2012, 01:30:17 PM »

is the purple car by zoltan called the shark ?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #85 on:** December 22, 2012, 01:36:56 PM »

He did not give me any name, I have yet to talk to the current owner. Soon

Paul Jaray · « **Reply #86 on:** February 12, 2013, 10:34:10 AM »

I'm going to split this puzzle, declare it solved and award your points. I'll leave the missing one in a stand-alone puzzle.

Paul Jaray · « **Reply #87 on:** February 13, 2013, 04:31:49 AM »

Here are the scores:

Se1 - Zoltan Takacs' Wartburg Special 2007 Pnegyesi 2 points
Se2 - BMW Electric Boulevard Pnegyesi 1 point and Guido66 1 point
Se3 - Paul Bailey Jaguar XJS Monaco ImpishGrin 1 point
Se4 - Sealander MK2 1992 Allemano 2 points
Se5- American Coachcraft Marcotte Vision jotage21 1 point
Se6 - Mazda Research America RX-33 1988 Navara 2 points
Se7 - Pup 1949 Tuckeroo 1 point
Se8- John Deere Street-Sweeper RG-T 1997 jotage21 1 point
Se9- $:-\$
Se10- Le Piaf Bi-mobile 1951 ftg3plus4 1 point
Se11- Loopi one-off Wendax 2 points
Se12- Delfosse 1100 1949 Allemano 1 point

ImpishGrin: 1 point
ftg3plus4: 1 point
jotage21: 2 points
Allemano: 3 points
Tuckeroo: 1 point
pnegyesi: 3 point
guido66: 1 point
wendax: 2 points
navara: 2 points

I'll leave #9 as a single puzzle.
In case #8 was not identified correctly, I'll award the points to the correct answer.

Great detective work everybody...there were some real hard ones!

Wendax · « **Reply #88 on:** August 05, 2014, 06:32:26 AM »

A rear view of Zoltan Takacs' creation:

pnegyesi · « **Reply #89 on:** October 24, 2014, 04:17:48 PM »

As I said the Zoltan Takacs' car is still around. Finally I got hold of the current owner who added new leather seat covers, tidied up the engine and refurbished the whole car

Paul Jaray · « **Reply #90 on:** October 24, 2014, 04:32:49 PM »

Nice!

Paul Jaray · « **Reply #91 on:** April 26, 2015, 03:29:05 PM »

bump.

Paul Jaray · « **Reply #92 on:** April 26, 2015, 03:35:38 PM »

Quote from: Paul Jaray on February 13, 2013, 04:31:49 AM

Here are the scores:

Se1 - Zoltan Takacs' Wartburg Special 2007 Pnegyesi 2 points
Se2 - BMW Electric Boulevard Pnegyesi 1 point and Guido66 1 point
Se3 - Paul Bailey Jaguar XJS Monaco ImpishGrin 1 point
Se4 - Sealander MK2 1992 Allemano 2 points
Se5- American Coachcraft Marcotte Vision jotage21 1 point
Se6 - Mazda Research America RX-33 1988 Navara 2 points
Se7 - Pup 1949 Tuckeroo 1 point
Se8- John Deere Street-Sweeper RG-T 1997 jotage21 1 point
Se9- $:-\$
Se10- Le Piaf Bi-mobile 1951 ftg3plus4 1 point
Se11- Loopi one-off Wendax 2 points
Se12- Delfosse 1100 1949 Allemano 1 point

ImpishGrin: 1 point
ftg3plus4: 1 point
jotage21: 2 points
Allemano: 3 points
Tuckeroo: 1 point
pnegyesi: 3 point
guido66: 1 point
wendax: 2 points
navara: 2 points

I'll leave #9 as a single puzzle.
In case #8 was not identified correctly, I'll award the points to the correct answer.

Great detective work everybody...there were some real hard ones!

I finally found all there is to know about #8.
jotage21 will keep his point but another one is for the correct answer.

grobmotorix · « **Reply #93 on:** April 27, 2015, 04:54:34 PM »

Is the last one #9 a Strother MacMinn design?

He published many sketched that have rather the same style of the puzzle pic.

Paul Jaray · « **Reply #94 on:** April 28, 2015, 02:25:11 AM »

The missing one I discovered is #8... still no clue about 9.

Paul Jaray · « **Reply #95 on:** June 03, 2015, 11:29:47 AM »

#8. I believe you all know its builder. After I discovered it I just realized the biggest possible clue is the car itself! I won't lock it untill the correct maker and model name will be found.

el_monty · « **Reply #96 on:** June 13, 2015, 07:51:59 PM »

So is #8 based on a heavy truck perhaps? The rear wheels suggest that

Paul Jaray · « **Reply #97 on:** June 14, 2015, 05:19:22 AM »

Not based on a truck and powered by Rover V8.
It's not based on any other vehicle but there was a vehicle used as a model...
I'll repeat myself: I'm sure you all know its builder...

oko94 · « **Reply #98 on:** June 14, 2015, 05:20:06 AM »

Built by Andy Saunders ?

Paul Jaray · « **Reply #99 on:** June 14, 2015, 05:23:12 AM »

Not him, but like him he built some 'unconventional' vehicles.
Full name fore the point, no locks

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Author Topic: Re-Solved -PJ66- Special edition (Read 8511 times)