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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2007 => Topic started by: pieter on April 10, 2007, 03:03:16 AM

Title: Puzzle 11 from Pieter SOLVED Ranger
Post by: pieter on April 10, 2007, 03:03:16 AM
Look closely. No, even more closely
Title: Re: Puzzle 11 from Pieter
Post by: Philbert on April 11, 2007, 05:45:50 PM
A mid 70's Vauxhaul or Aussie Holden variant, perchance?
Title: Re: Puzzle 11 from Pieter
Post by: pieter on April 12, 2007, 02:47:54 AM
You are on the right track - not a Vauxhall or Holden though. Not Australian.
Title: Re: Puzzle 11 from Pieter
Post by: rchirnom on April 14, 2007, 07:27:45 PM
some kind of Nissan/Datsun UK or Australia export?  Not a Skyline though.
Title: Re: Puzzle 11 from Pieter
Post by: pieter on April 16, 2007, 02:47:02 AM
Sorry, I have to tell you Philbert was much closer to the correct answer than you.
Title: Re: Puzzle 11 from Pieter
Post by: JR on April 17, 2007, 06:07:04 AM
This looks like a Ranger, a GM sub-brand produced in South Africa (68-73) and Belgium (70-77), and also sold in Switzerland (70-71). The number plate suggests this is a South African vehicle and I think this version was known as the 153 2500SS Hardtop Coupe. All models were based on the Opel Rekord but used some parts from other GM models.

JR
Title: Re: Puzzle 11 from Pieter
Post by: pieter on April 17, 2007, 06:58:52 AM
I knew it was too easy for the experts!

Yes, it is the Ranger: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranger_(GM)

It was essentially an Opel with a Vauxhall grille. Fred Schnetler in his book 'A century of cars' said that it had the Chevy II engine.
It was advertised as 'South Africa's own car'.