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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2009 => Topic started by: Paul Jaray on May 07, 2009, 07:48:04 AM

Title: Solved -PJ116- University of Toronto UT1 Hybrid Car 1970
Post by: Paul Jaray on May 07, 2009, 07:48:04 AM
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Title: Re: PJ - 116
Post by: Paul Jaray on May 11, 2009, 04:42:53 AM
Experts!
Title: Re: PJ - 116
Post by: Paul Jaray on May 16, 2009, 01:02:28 PM
Profs?
Title: Re: PJ - 116
Post by: Arunas on May 16, 2009, 01:26:06 PM
Has it ever existed?  ::)
Title: Re: PJ - 116
Post by: Paul Jaray on May 16, 2009, 02:37:09 PM
...
Title: Re: PJ - 116
Post by: Arunas on July 15, 2009, 01:37:58 PM
Presented as (custom maybe?) one-off or a concept/prototype of any company?
Title: Re: PJ - 116
Post by: Paul Jaray on July 15, 2009, 03:12:58 PM
Not from a company but a one-off built for a reason.
Title: Re: PJ - 116
Post by: Otto Puzzell on July 16, 2009, 02:56:46 AM
Are the car in the drawing and the photo supposed to be the same car? I see little in common between the two.
Title: Re: PJ - 116
Post by: Ray B. on July 16, 2009, 03:47:56 AM
A made for movie car?
Title: Re: PJ - 116
Post by: Paul Jaray on July 16, 2009, 05:04:55 AM
Quote from: Otto Puzzell on July 16, 2009, 02:56:46 AM
Are the car in the drawing and the photo supposed to be the same car? I see little in common between the two.
You are right, but it's the best shot of this car that I found on the web...the drawing was the original idea for this car,,,
Quote from: Ray B. on July 16, 2009, 03:47:56 AM
A made for movie car?
Not for a movie...
Title: Re: PJ - 116
Post by: Allemano on July 16, 2009, 05:15:21 AM
experimental material testing?
Title: Re: PJ - 116
Post by: Paul Jaray on July 16, 2009, 05:19:50 AM
Not so complicated...
Title: Re: PJ - 116
Post by: Allemano on July 16, 2009, 05:21:15 AM
some anniversary or jubilee?
Title: Re: PJ - 116
Post by: Paul Jaray on July 16, 2009, 05:30:52 AM
Your mind is too creative!  :D
Title: Re: PJ - 116
Post by: Allemano on July 16, 2009, 05:37:27 AM
for a competition?
Title: Re: PJ - 116
Post by: Paul Jaray on July 16, 2009, 05:48:53 AM
Yes, sort of...
Title: Re: PJ - 116
Post by: D-type on July 17, 2009, 05:32:25 PM
A British colur supplement ( Daily Telegraph ?) held a competition in the late sixties early seventies for the design  of a sports/GT car based on Ford Escort running gear.  The prize was that the winning design would be built and exhibited at Earls Court.  Is this the car?



Title: Re: PJ - 116
Post by: Paul Jaray on July 17, 2009, 05:33:50 PM
Not this....
Title: Re: PJ - 116
Post by: Paul Jaray on August 11, 2009, 01:12:35 PM
A kind of competition that is not so unusual, nowadays...
Title: Re: PJ - 116
Post by: Quiller on August 11, 2009, 06:54:21 PM
Lottery?
Title: Re: PJ - 116
Post by: Paul Jaray on August 12, 2009, 01:10:38 PM
Not for that...
Title: Re: PJ - 116
Post by: Arunas on September 04, 2009, 02:08:27 PM
University of Toronto hybrid (hand-made machine) is the best I can find...
Title: Re: PJ - 116
Post by: Paul Jaray on September 04, 2009, 02:17:50 PM
Enough!
This car, nicknamed UT1,was an Hybrid-car made by the University of Toronto to enter the 'Clean-Air Car Race' in 1970. This car was powered by a v8 Chevy engine converted to propane and an aircraft starter\generator. Chassis and running gear, basically Corvair, had been modified to carry ten 12-volt batteries.
Well done, Arunas, this was quite hard!
Title: Re: Solved -PJ116- University of Toronto UT1 Hybrid Car 1970
Post by: Wendax on December 24, 2012, 04:00:42 PM
It was also called "Miss Purity":
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