A#351 Man & Car Solved: Yuri Gagarin & Matra Djet

Arunas · February 03, 2010, 03:41:43 AM

Who is he, what car he can be associated with?

pguillem · February 03, 2010, 11:13:11 AM

Johny Weismuller ?

Arunas · February 03, 2010, 11:39:05 AM

No

pnegyesi · February 03, 2010, 02:37:10 PM

Yurij Gagarin and he used to ride in an open-top Tschaika on parades. He owned a Volga M21. One of the two

Arunas · February 03, 2010, 02:55:52 PM

Quote from: pnegyesi on February 03, 2010, 02:37:10 PM
Yurij Gagarin and he used to ride in an open-top Tschaika on parades. He owned a Volga M21. One of the two

I'm a bit suprised with such a quick answer whis is almost correct

only the car I'm looking for is not quite ordinary in this case

24 hours

Otto Puzzell · February 04, 2010, 06:00:52 AM

Спам в банке

pnegyesi · February 04, 2010, 07:41:04 AM

Matra Djet

Arunas · February 04, 2010, 08:22:00 AM

Correct!

Djetset · February 05, 2010, 04:04:21 PM

Wow, what a great looking car. I wish I had one

Arunas · February 05, 2010, 04:13:26 PM

Quote from: Djetset on February 05, 2010, 04:04:21 PM
Wow, what a great looking car. I wish I had one

Be a cosmonaut!

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and I like this picture a lot:

Carnut · February 05, 2010, 07:05:06 PM

Wasn't it the world's first mid-engined road car (something often attributed to the ATS)?

Djetset · February 06, 2010, 07:37:41 AM

Yes, the Djet (in Rene Bonnet form) was the world's first production mid-engined sports car, beating the ATS to this honour by some time.

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A#351 Man & Car Solved: Yuri Gagarin & Matra Djet