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Puzzle #219 - Solved! Plymouth Asymmetrica

Started by Otto Puzzell, February 12, 2007, 04:17:26 AM

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February 12, 2007, 04:17:26 AM Last Edit: December 04, 2016, 04:53:40 AM by Otto Puzzell
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MG

#1
February 12, 2007, 12:09:09 PM
I have NO idea, but if it were up to me, I would call it "The Lamprey."   :-\
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Otto Puzzell

#2
February 12, 2007, 04:55:34 PM
Interesting guess....

Not a Lamprey
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MG

#3
February 12, 2007, 06:19:40 PM
What I MEANT was the front reminds me of a lamprey eel.  This, by the way, is not meant to be a compliment.

Studying the picture more closely, I see a family resemblence in the shape of the headlight area, the crease down the side and the rear faux brake duct to the first generation Mustang. So, that's my REAL guess.  I do frequently make inappropriate and silly guesses in order to maintain a soupcon of levity. Some folks take this stuff very seriously and frankly, I find THAT amusing. Of course I find MOST things amusing.

Perhaps I should see a counsellor...... :-\
Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the number of moments that take your breath away!

Otto Puzzell

#4
February 13, 2007, 04:20:53 AM
QuoteI do frequently make inappropriate and silly guesses in order to maintain a soupcon of levity.

Ditto, my deadpan matter-of-fact replies.  ;)

I'll explain my "interesting guess" remark after the puzzle is solved.

Not a Mustang, by the way, but I see the resemblance.  This car was built and sold (in very small numbers) a few years before the Mustang came to market.
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GRAYWOLF

#5
February 14, 2007, 05:33:15 PM
Corvair?
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Otto Puzzell

#6
February 15, 2007, 03:53:31 AM
Not a Corvair. This car was built in much smaller numbers.
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hugo90

#7
February 16, 2007, 02:13:41 PM
Based on a Virgil Exner design from about 1960.  Lot of these lines used on Valiant and the 1962 Plymouth and Dodge cars that didn't sell too well.  I believe Exner lost his job at Chrysler in 1962.   This one looks like it was built by someone else, as not  a fully integrated Exner design. 

Otto Puzzell

#8
February 16, 2007, 02:52:20 PM
It is a limited production of one of Exner's show cars. The production car and the show car have different names, however.
You wanna be the man, you gotta Name That Car!

GRAYWOLF

#9
February 16, 2007, 04:40:45 PM
62 Dart
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Otto Puzzell

#10
February 17, 2007, 03:15:16 AM
No - the Dart was produced in large numbers. Very few of this car were built / sold.
You wanna be the man, you gotta Name That Car!

GRAYWOLF

#11
February 21, 2007, 01:25:28 PM
Lancer
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Tifosi

#12
February 21, 2007, 02:29:18 PM
It's the 1961 Plymouth Asymmetrica...the production version of the XNR showcar.

The XNR was sold to an Arab sheik after it ws retired from the show circuit.



Dan
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Bender B.Rodrigues

Tifosi

#13
February 21, 2007, 08:58:29 PM
Quote from: hugo90 on February 16, 2007, 02:13:41 PM
Based on a Virgil Exner design from about 1960.  Lot of these lines used on Valiant and the 1962 Plymouth and Dodge cars that didn't sell too well.  I believe Exner lost his job at Chrysler in 1962.   This one looks like it was built by someone else, as not  a fully integrated Exner design. 


Exner left Chrysler in 1961, and was replaced by Elwood P.Engel, who had designed the 1961 Lincoln Continental.


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

Bender B.Rodrigues

Otto Puzzell

#14
February 22, 2007, 04:53:58 AM
Quote from: Tifosi on February 21, 2007, 02:29:18 PM
It's the 1961 Plymouth Asymmetrica...the production version of the XNR showcar.

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

Ultra

#15
February 22, 2007, 04:58:00 AM
Quote from: KarnUtz on February 22, 2007, 04:53:58 AM
Quote from: Tifosi on February 21, 2007, 02:29:18 PM
It's the 1961 Plymouth Asymmetrica...the production version of the XNR showcar.

Yes!

Lamprey?
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sixtee5cuda

#16
November 14, 2016, 08:40:43 AM
It is uncommon to find an image of this car online.  The B&W pics are tiny, or behind the Zwischengas firewall.  Here is a color image:

sixtee5cuda

#17
November 14, 2016, 08:47:34 AM
I posted too fast.  Many images of this car are available online, if you spell the name "Asimmetrica".  Rear view:

grobmotorix

#18
February 17, 2018, 12:39:06 PM Last Edit: February 17, 2018, 01:06:46 PM by grobmotorix
A rare Geneva 1962 photo from my collection:

grobmotorix

#20
February 17, 2018, 01:07:13 PM
Correct!
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