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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2010 => Topic started by: als15 on November 21, 2009, 11:48:24 AM

Title: Solved - als_019 - Fiat 510 Torpedo D'Ieteren
Post by: als15 on November 21, 2009, 11:48:24 AM
An old and hard one this time.  ;D
Make of the base and name of the coachbuilder are enough for one point. The exact model would eventually worth a second point.
Title: Re: als_019
Post by: als15 on November 25, 2009, 06:40:44 AM
Ok, actually it's very hard.  ;D
Up to Experts!
Title: Re: als_019
Post by: João on November 25, 2009, 06:57:28 AM
It´s a Diatto with Castagna body?
Title: Re: als_019
Post by: als15 on November 25, 2009, 07:33:58 AM
 :shakehead: None of the two guesses is correct, sorry.
Title: Re: als_019
Post by: als15 on November 28, 2009, 04:33:59 AM
Time for the Professionals. Hoping somebody could solve it...  ;D
Title: Re: als_019
Post by: als15 on 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...
Title: Re: als_019
Post by: DynaMike on December 12, 2009, 07:42:01 AM
The base is as easy and well known as a Fiat 501 ?
Title: Re: als_019
Post by: als15 on 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!
Title: Re: als_019
Post by: Paul Jaray on February 05, 2010, 11:08:29 AM
Is this coachbuilder Italian?
Title: Re: als_019
Post by: als15 on February 05, 2010, 01:05:56 PM
No.  :shakehead:
Title: Re: als_019
Post by: Paul Jaray on February 05, 2010, 01:36:52 PM
From UK?
Title: Re: als_019
Post by: als15 on February 05, 2010, 01:42:39 PM
No... somewhere less usual for cars...
Title: Re: als_019
Post by: guido66 on February 06, 2010, 10:30:47 AM
Africa?
Title: Re: als_019
Post by: als15 on February 07, 2010, 06:32:59 AM
No... it's European.
Title: Re: als_019
Post by: DynaMike on February 07, 2010, 07:22:05 AM
Dutch?
Title: Re: als_019
Post by: als15 on February 07, 2010, 07:27:24 AM
No, but you are close.
Title: Re: als_019
Post by: DynaMike on February 07, 2010, 07:45:52 AM
Belgian, then ?
Title: Re: als_019
Post by: als15 on February 07, 2010, 07:49:44 AM
Indeed!  :nod:
Title: Re: als_019
Post by: guido66 on February 07, 2010, 08:00:41 AM
Nagant?
Title: Re: als_019
Post by: als15 on February 07, 2010, 08:02:35 AM
 :shakehead:
Title: Re: als_019
Post by: DynaMike on February 07, 2010, 08:04:01 AM
D'Ieteren would be my wild guess...
Title: Re: als_019
Post by: als15 on February 07, 2010, 08:05:03 AM
Wild... but right!

:applause: :applause: :applause:
Title: Re: Solved - als_019 - Fiat 510 Torpedo D'Ieteren
Post by: guido66 on February 07, 2010, 08:25:15 AM
 :o I was looking at a D'Ieteren Nagant Tourer, when I decided that it looked like the car from this puzzle !
Title: Re: Solved - als_019 - Fiat 510 Torpedo D'Ieteren
Post by: Paul Jaray on 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...)