Q616 - solved - Rafsi

Quiller · October 19, 2009, 04:04:56 PM

This is a tricky one, so it's going in at expert level - what's this car?

pnegyesi · October 28, 2009, 07:35:11 AM

Any connection to a Dornier Delta?

Quiller · October 28, 2009, 01:26:52 PM

Nope, no connection ......

studhamsmudger · October 29, 2009, 07:38:35 AM

Is it the Microdot designed by William Towns?

Quiller · October 29, 2009, 06:25:09 PM

It does look somewhat similar, but there's no connection...

Quiller · November 06, 2009, 03:56:12 PM

I have a feeling this won't last long with the pros......

Arunas · November 06, 2009, 03:58:36 PM

British?

Paul Jaray · November 06, 2009, 04:07:09 PM

I lost this one...
Isn't it the car that was connected with a magazine?
Lika a contest for designing a car, or a car to be fitted with a chassis provided by the magazine?
The magazine can be either Popular Science or Popular Mechanics..

Quiller · November 06, 2009, 05:00:04 PM

You are on the right track....

Paul Jaray · November 06, 2009, 05:31:31 PM

...was this car designed by a reader starting from a chassis provided from PS (or PM) and the winner of a contest?
(I'm not going to read all those magazines again, and I'm afraid I need to narrow down the area...)

Quiller · November 06, 2009, 06:57:07 PM

yes it was a reader's winning design but the chassis was provided by a known name

pnegyesi · December 03, 2009, 02:48:26 PM

Is this German, early 1970s?

Quiller · December 03, 2009, 05:04:10 PM

Not German, but it is from the 1970s (latter half)

guido66 · December 03, 2009, 05:07:17 PM

Dutch?

Quiller · December 03, 2009, 06:41:40 PM

Quote from: guido66 on December 03, 2009, 05:07:17 PM
Dutch?

Nope...

pnegyesi · December 06, 2009, 12:22:02 AM

Anything to do with a guy named Louis Lepoix?

Quiller · December 06, 2009, 04:30:00 PM

Not Lepoix...

Paul Jaray · February 05, 2010, 10:58:19 AM

1970-74?

Quiller · February 07, 2010, 12:47:21 PM

A little later than this ...

Paul Jaray · February 07, 2010, 03:38:16 PM

This was not that easy!
In August 1975, Popular Mechanics was giving a chassis (Elcar Model 2000) as aprize for the best microcar design.
In December 1975, the proposal of Mr Steinn Sigurdsson was elected the winning one
In August 1979 (!!!) the car was ready in this form
The car is called Rafsi.

Quiller · February 08, 2010, 04:21:00 AM

That's correct! A well-earned point to you.

A very unusual story: a car designed in Iceland built on an electric car platform from Zagato!
I believe that this is Iceland's one and only original road car - they don't get much more obscure than this...

Djetset · February 08, 2010, 04:22:07 PM

William Towns would have been proud of the styling of this car!!

The Rafsi is not Iceland's only car though. I know of at least one more Icelantic car, which I can mention now, or leave as a sub-puzzle for somelse to identify (sadly I have no pictures of it).

So, can anyone name another car from Iceland? (make and model name for a point).

Paul Jaray · February 09, 2010, 03:14:23 AM

Vinland Saga?

Quiller · February 09, 2010, 09:40:25 AM

Quote from: Paul Jaray on February 09, 2010, 03:14:23 AM
Vinland Saga?

The question mark is all in your reply. I happen to know the Saga is a hoax...

Djetset · February 11, 2010, 03:19:02 PM

I was never certain if the Vinland Saga was a hoax or not, but that was the car I was thinking of, so well done PJ, another point is added to your mighty tally.

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Q616 - solved - Rafsi