Connected: The power of six degrees # 2 => Ehhxekt

[75america]

Connect the following 2 cars with each other through the shortest possible chain you can find.

Valid connections are:

- Same engine
- Same chassis
- Same brand
- Same coachbuilder
- Same designer

You can use each type of connection as many times you want.

You get 1 point for identifying both cars + making a valid connection between them.

When nobody else can give a shorter chain within 2 weeks after your (valid) response, you win another point.
If somebody else finds a shorter (valid) connection, than he wins the extra point (again when nobody else gives a shorter valid chain within the following 2 weeks after his response...)

[DynaMike]

The first car is a GAZ M-21 Volga; the second car is an Aixam Mega (though since it is obviously a Dutch version it is a Mega Tjaffer). The very first GAZ (GAZ-A in 1932) was a clone of the American Ford (Ford Model A), and the very first Citroën, Type A in 1919 (the Mega is based on Citroën AX mechanics) was also inspired by Ford, at least as far as it concerned the mass production... Also both cars have a four-cylinder engine.

[faksta]

That would be a rather long chain, I guess...

GAZ 21 Volga - GAZ 21 Volga Ghia (same brand)
GAZ 21 Volga Ghia - Chrysler Diablo (same coachbuilder)
Chrysler Diablo - Chrysler-Simca Alpine (same brand - Chrysler until 1979)
Chrysler-Simca Alpine - Peugeot 106 (same brand - PSA from 1979)
Peugeot 106 - Mega Club/Tjaffer (same engine)

I think there must be something shorter, but it didn't cross my mind yet 

[75america]

The first car is a GAZ M-21 Volga; the second car is an Aixam Mega (though since it is obviously a Dutch version it is a Mega Tjaffer). The very first GAZ (GAZ-A in 1932) was a clone of the American Ford (Ford Model A), and the very first Citroën, Type A in 1919 (the Mega is based on Citroën AX mechanics) was also inspired by Ford, at least as far as it concerned the mass production... Also both cars have a four-cylinder engine.

The models are correct, but your connections aren't, I think.  I can't find a (valid) connection between the Ford Model A and the Citroën Type A.

[DynaMike]

True, the link is very vague... Ford was first in USA with mass-production of cars, Citroën was first in Europe with that... But I'll have a look for a more legitimate link 

[Djetset]

The GAZ Volga M-21 was assembled by Scaldia in Belgium and was offered with a diesel engine produced by Peugeot (the Indenor diesel).  The Mega also used a diesel from the Peugeot PSA Group.  Could this be the link?

[Ehhxekt]

That would be a rather long chain, I guess...

The one I created at my first attempt was even longer 

GAZ Volga M21 and Scaldia Volga – same chassis
Scaldia Volga and Beardmore Paramount Mk VII 1958 – same engine (Perkins P4C)
Beardmore Paramount and Bentley Mk VI Sports Coupe by Windovers 1947 – same coachbuilder
Bentley Mk VI Sports Coupe and Bentley Mk VI Drophead Coupe by Chapron 1950 – same brand
Bentley Mk VI Drophead Coupe by Chapron and Citroën DS Le Dandy – same coachbuilder
Citroën DS Le Dandy and Citroën AX – same brand
Citroën AX and Aixam Mega Tjaffer – same engine

A shorter one, in four moves:

GAZ M21 and GAZ M24 D – same brand
GAZ M24 D and Peugeot 504 Diesel – same engine (Indenor XDP 4.90)
Peugeot 504 Diesel and Peugeot 106 – same brand
Peugeot 106 and Aixam Mega Tjaffer – same engine

[75america]

@ faksta: your chain is not correct because you use the link 'car group' which is not allowed.  And going from Chrysler Alpine to Simca 1308 is a separate chain-addition.

@ Djetset: there is not such thing as 'the link' you just need to find the shortest chain you can think of.  And I must saw the Peugeot diesel was a great find.  Unfortunately, you didn't complete the chain because the engines used in the Mega are not from the indenor line.  So you forget 1 connection.

@ehhxekt: this is probably the one Djetset was thinking of.  But you made the correct chain!

@ all: please in the future post your answers like ehhxekt did.  This makes it very easy to follow the chain.

And now let's wait if there is somebody elso who can make an even shorter one.  On never knows...

[75america]

Shortest chain by Ehhxekt

GAZ M21 and GAZ M24 D – same brand
GAZ M24 D and Peugeot 504 Diesel – same engine (Indenor XDP 4.90)
Peugeot 504 Diesel and Peugeot 106 – same brand
Peugeot 106 and Aixam Mega Tjaffer – same engine