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Puzzle #69 - Solved! Simca Projet 929

Started by Otto Puzzell, October 30, 2006, 04:27:05 AM

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Otto Puzzell

Know what this prototype is? It never made it to production, but it gives ample clues to its heritage.

Please, respond below and let us know what make and model you think you see here.

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shamrock

Alancia or Peugeot 604 prototype.

Otto Puzzell

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MG

It sure LOOKS like a Dodge Dart in slightly different clothes.    ???
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shamrock

A 70s maseratti protype by ITAL DESIGN


Otto Puzzell

Not an Opel, Maserati, or Dodge. 
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Tifosi

Maybe a Brazilian AMC prototype?


Dan
"Like most of life's problems, this one can be solved with bending..."

Bender B.Rodrigues

Otto Puzzell

You wanna be the man, you gotta Name That Car!

Stephen M

Looks vaguely eastern block to me. Maybe early 70's Russian?
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Tifosi

Closer inspection shows what could pass for side marker lights on at least the rear quarter panels, and maybe on the front fenders, as well; so I'm guessing that this car is a Domestic prototype, or at least something intended for the U.S. market...I'm guessing from about 1968, by the shape of the "lights".

Could it be a Toyota Crown styling exercise?



Dan
"Like most of life's problems, this one can be solved with bending..."

Bender B.Rodrigues

Otto Puzzell

Not Russian; not a Toyota.
You wanna be the man, you gotta Name That Car!

Tifosi

"Like most of life's problems, this one can be solved with bending..."

Bender B.Rodrigues

Otto Puzzell

You wanna be the man, you gotta Name That Car!

Tifosi

"Like most of life's problems, this one can be solved with bending..."

Bender B.Rodrigues

Otto Puzzell

You wanna be the man, you gotta Name That Car!

Ultra

"Honi soit qui mal y pense"


Click the pic....... Name the car

Tifosi

There's no way it could be an early '70's Caddy or Buick prototype, is there?  I remember Buick was flirting with building a "Diplomat 225" at about that time.



Dan
"Like most of life's problems, this one can be solved with bending..."

Bender B.Rodrigues

Otto Puzzell

You wanna be the man, you gotta Name That Car!

Otto Puzzell

Quote from: Tifosi on November 04, 2006, 07:25:55 PM
There's no way it could be an early '70's Caddy or Buick prototype, is there?  I remember Buick was flirting with building a "Diplomat 225" at about that time.

Dan

It is not.
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Tifosi

SIMCA Projet 929 XA, ca.1966-69...there were 2 other prototypes, one by [I think...] Bertone, and the other by Chrysler Detrroit, that looked like a 1967 Barracuda from the back.


Dan
"Like most of life's problems, this one can be solved with bending..."

Bender B.Rodrigues

Otto Puzzell

Correct!

After launching the ultra-successful SIMCA 1100, the French knuckled down to producing a new big car. It was christened Projet 929.

Following Chrysler's takeover of SIMCA, it was decided that either Projet 929 or Whitley's C Car project would become Chrysler Europe's definitive large car. In the end, Chrysler's management decided that the British effort was the preferable option and so, cancelled Projet 929. However, the engineering of C Car was taken over by the French, which alienated Rootes engineers anyway. SIMCA engineers had also been alienated by the cancellation of Projet 929 in the first place...

Here are the other 2. Guess which one was penned in Detroit!



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