Here is a car.
I have a make and a model (written also on the plate).
This car look terribly familiar, but this make and model are totally obscure to me.
Sorry for the poor quality of the pic.
The point will go to who will find this car or, if the name I have is wrong, to the one who will find, with evidence, the real name of it.
Enjoy
Italian?
Don't think so, but I have only make-model-year.
Looks British, like some still-born Austin-Rover or Lotus project.
The Clan Crusader looked very much like it, too.
If the Mk3 Cortina in the background is anything to go by, then the period would be about right.
I posted it directly in the pro section because I have a make and a model for this that I've never heard before. I can't be of any help with clues unless someone finds out these names, but they can be wrong, and in this case, I'll give a point to the person who will find the actual nature of this car. That girl should be an actress...never heard of her neither!
Looks a lot like a Serenissima Aghema
I know that car...I suggest you to remove that link. ;)
I know that this car looks like many other ones, but can't find the right match, and there is that name I have, also written on the plate..
The Serenissima is quite the same but there should be a bulge on the hood, and the rear pillar seems different. There is also a different treatment of the side line... but from my pic I can't tell...
So its not that then ??? and thanks for the advise !
So far is the closest I see!
Quite the same as the Serenissima Ghia Coupé? (Erroneously named as: Serenissima Agena, Aghema) Not really..
There are some similarities, but that's all methinks...
There was a copy of the Clan made by McCoy cars.
Looks very similar, but somehow this car looks quite a bit bigger.
Definite styling cues shared between the two though, so I guess this one might have been styled by the same guy, John Frayling?
@Paul Jaray: Is that make and model by any known (mentioned in sources, books, etc.) manufacturer or it is completely new even for you?
Quote from: Allemano on September 04, 2009, 02:37:14 AM
Quite the same as the Serenissima Ghia Coupé? (Erroneously named as: Serenissima Agena, Aghema) Not really..
There are some similarities, but that's all methinks...
They are different, even the fron pillar is different, but this car seems similar to many different cars, and this one is, so far, the closest I saw.
Quote from: Arunas on September 04, 2009, 05:31:38 AM
@Paul Jaray: Is that make and model by any known (mentioned in sources, books, etc.) manufacturer or it is completely new even for you?
Never heard of it.
Perfect!
Seems this will be last for a while..
Gives the name some hint of the country where it was made? Or maybe that slick actress? ;D
That's a good point...the maker's name, put togheter with the model's name (written on the plate) forms a mispelled word, (to give you an idea, like Reffi and Gerator) and this mispelled word is the same in my language (Italian) or in English. The actress' name is not Italian at all, it can be english, but any search about her, returns to this pic. I'm not even sure she's an actress, but the caption under the pic says: 'Make Model' with 'model's name' and the year. :-\
No ideas... even where to start..
I guess this is a British car because of the RHD and the AA insurance sign in the background...
Reminds me of this:
Time to jump into the hole...
Giveaway week pt.2
The (what I think is) model name is the italian way for 'Say it!'
Babelfish says: "Dicalo"
Yep it does indeed - so I like others have travel into that Box canyon !!!!
Quote from: 75america on January 10, 2010, 07:15:57 AM
Babelfish says: "Dicalo"
:lmao: :lmao:
Not 'Dicalo'...that is very funny, a shorter version of that.
Dire?
That stands for 'to say'.
Do you mean "di'lo"? As for the english/italian word it forms - something to do with "armadillo" maybe? :D
Quote from: Paul Jaray on September 04, 2009, 06:54:02 AM
That's a good point...the maker's name, put togheter with the model's name (written on the plate) forms a mispelled word, (to give you an idea, like Reffi and Gerator) and this mispelled word is the same in my language (Italian) or in English. The actress' name is not Italian at all, it can be english, but any search about her, returns to this pic. I'm not even sure she's an actress, but the caption under the pic says: 'Make Model' with 'model's name' and the year. :-\
You hit it!
It's not DI'LO, but the ARMADILLO guess is correct.
Locked for you till your next reply.
Then Dimmelo? I give up my right for exclusive guessing, as I'm not able to find anything relevant anywhere. Maybe someone with more sources can solve it with the modelname I provided.
Still locked for you till your next reply and here are the clues:
1) the maker's name, put togheter with the model's name forms a mispelled word, (to give you an idea, like Reffi and Gerator) and this mispelled word is the same in my language (Italian) or in English (ARMADILLO is the correct word)
2) part of the name is the italian translation of "say it", that is not 'dicalo' (we have a 'lo dica' form but it's not that), not 'dire' (that is 'to say') and not 'dimmelo' (that is correct, but is the long form of 'Say it to me').
You wrote DI'LO, but we do not have such forms (I mean with this ' between a word). You are practically there, and I thought it was just a mistype: not DI'LO but ?
(remember the final word is a mispelled ARMADILLO, like REFFIGERATOR\REFRIGERATOR, so it's very close...)
If you got the clues right, in the next reply you should be able to give me the Maker-Model answer.
Ok, but this is gonna be just guessing. Arra Dillo? Amma Dillo? There are a few more possibilities ;D
This is all I've got on this:
Is there anyone who can shed a light on this?
Have you e-mailed Mr Baldwin?
We have the best of the best about british sports cars and I was sure it was going to be solved here, but no, I did not think of that...thanks for the advice!
I sent them an email, I'll keep you posted.
So, is it solved?
Yes, it is an Amma Dillo from 1976.
Is there anyone who have the slightest idea of what's an Amma Dillo?
I would like to find out something more on this before the final parking in the solved section.
Probably, now that we have a name, someone can find something more.
Still waiting for a reply from Mr. Baldwin. (this pic cames from his collection)
The front tag seems to read either DZD or DZO...
Quote from: Otto Puzzell on January 14, 2010, 05:07:11 AM
The front tag seems to read either DZD or DZO...
I believe it says DillO.
Quote from: ImpishGrin on January 13, 2010, 07:29:47 AM
So, is it solved?
I noticed that I forgot to tell that You found the car and the point it's yours!
I should have write it togheter with the pic, but I forgot!
I'll move this soon and award the point, still hoping that "Amma Dillo" or the actress' name will ring a bell for someone.
Many years ago, a colleague told me of a car called the 'Ama Dillo' (he spelt it with one 'm') so I will try and contact him...
Great, thank you!
In the meantime I'll award the point and keep it here for a while.
Waiting for Quiller's lead, I'll move it to the solved section.
Are there any news on this interisting car???
I've tried contacting my friend who is the only person I've ever met who knows this car but so far... no response. Will keep trying :-[