Solved - als_019 - Fiat 510 Torpedo D'Ieteren

als15 · November 21, 2009, 11:48:24 AM

An old and hard one this time.

Make of the base and name of the coachbuilder are enough for one point. The exact model would eventually worth a second point.

als15 · November 25, 2009, 06:40:44 AM

Ok, actually it's very hard.

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João · November 25, 2009, 06:57:28 AM

It´s a Diatto with Castagna body?

als15 · November 25, 2009, 07:33:58 AM

None of the two guesses is correct, sorry.

als15 · November 28, 2009, 04:33:59 AM

Time for the Professionals. Hoping somebody could solve it...

als15 · December 12, 2009, 07:04:11 AM

Nobody risking to do any guess for such a beautiful car?

So, two little clues: the base is very well known and also the name of the coachbuilder is not obscure, only it's known for having done something very different in another period and with another car brand...

DynaMike · December 12, 2009, 07:42:01 AM

The base is as easy and well known as a Fiat 501 ?

als15 · December 12, 2009, 08:45:51 AM

I think larger... six-cylinder on my opinion, but unfortunately the caption only says "Fiat".
However, Fiat-base is the first half of the answer.

A second point is for who would be able in finding any evidence if it's a 510 (I think so) or a 505.

Now, let's guess the coachbuilder!

Paul Jaray · February 05, 2010, 11:08:29 AM

Is this coachbuilder Italian?

als15 · February 05, 2010, 01:05:56 PM

No.

Paul Jaray · February 05, 2010, 01:36:52 PM

From UK?

als15 · February 05, 2010, 01:42:39 PM

No... somewhere less usual for cars...

guido66 · February 06, 2010, 10:30:47 AM

Africa?

als15 · February 07, 2010, 06:32:59 AM

No... it's European.

DynaMike · February 07, 2010, 07:22:05 AM

Dutch?

als15 · February 07, 2010, 07:27:24 AM

No, but you are close.

DynaMike · February 07, 2010, 07:45:52 AM

Belgian, then ?

als15 · February 07, 2010, 07:49:44 AM

Indeed!

guido66 · February 07, 2010, 08:00:41 AM

Nagant?

als15 · February 07, 2010, 08:02:35 AM

DynaMike · February 07, 2010, 08:04:01 AM

D'Ieteren would be my wild guess...

als15 · February 07, 2010, 08:05:03 AM

Wild... but right!

guido66 · February 07, 2010, 08:25:15 AM

I was looking at a D'Ieteren Nagant Tourer, when I decided that it looked like the car from this puzzle !

Paul Jaray · March 29, 2010, 04:45:27 PM

D'Ieteren took out patents from Gustave Baehr to make all-weather tourer bodies which, when raised, were said to be as snug as a saloon. They applied these bodies to Fiat, but also Lancia, Minerva, Delahaye and Voisin.

(I know, I know, nobody asked, but...)

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Solved - als_019 - Fiat 510 Torpedo D'Ieteren