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Re: MJW #066
« Reply #25 on: December 20, 2010, 02:33:49 PM »
Starting from G and 4 letters?

I have two such names in my list, both don't sound Italian (you said this does). Let's try Goux, though.

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Re: MJW #066
« Reply #26 on: December 20, 2010, 03:19:46 PM »
Not that - try your other one

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Re: MJW #066
« Reply #27 on: December 21, 2010, 10:58:42 AM »
It's nearly impossible, because my other one is Grac, and I don't think it has any relation to Grac...

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Re: MJW #066
« Reply #28 on: December 21, 2010, 11:18:17 AM »
Time for another clue - GxxI (the missing two letters are vowels)

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Re: MJW #066
« Reply #29 on: December 21, 2010, 11:20:00 AM »
Guai?
(It meas 'troubles' in italian)

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Re: MJW #066
« Reply #30 on: December 21, 2010, 11:29:28 AM »
Giai?

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Re: MJW #066
« Reply #31 on: December 21, 2010, 11:40:16 AM »
Giai is correct.
I just need to know who the coachbuilder is for the point.
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Re: MJW #066
« Reply #32 on: December 21, 2010, 12:18:20 PM »
Famous like Pourtout or obscure?

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Re: MJW #066
« Reply #33 on: December 21, 2010, 01:50:34 PM »
Not Pourtout
It's not famous, famous if you know what I mean but not unknown either.
Okay - open to all again

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Re: MJW #066
« Reply #34 on: December 21, 2010, 01:53:46 PM »
:scratch:
I found the car mentioning that it's from 1937 and Peugeot 202 based. Not a word about the coachbuilder, though.  :-\
« Last Edit: December 21, 2010, 02:00:38 PM by Allemano »

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Re: MJW #066
« Reply #35 on: December 21, 2010, 02:13:05 PM »
:scratch:
I found the car mentioning that it's from 1937 and Peugeot 202 based. Not a word about the coachbuilder, though.  :-\

The same problem here  :-\

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Re: MJW #066
« Reply #36 on: December 21, 2010, 02:26:06 PM »
On my reply #20 you will see a bodybuilders plate (obscured) but I can offer you another clue - it is 5 letters long.

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Re: MJW #066
« Reply #37 on: December 21, 2010, 02:36:14 PM »
Antem? It's Ottin?
« Last Edit: December 21, 2010, 02:47:54 PM by João »

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Re: MJW #066
« Reply #38 on: December 21, 2010, 02:54:02 PM »
Ottin no, Antem no

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Re: MJW #066
« Reply #39 on: December 21, 2010, 02:56:43 PM »
Dubos?

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Re: MJW #066
« Reply #40 on: December 21, 2010, 03:00:36 PM »
Not Dubos.
This builder constructed a body on a well-known British sports car

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Re: MJW #066
« Reply #41 on: December 21, 2010, 03:13:26 PM »
Barou!

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Re: MJW #066
« Reply #42 on: December 21, 2010, 03:21:06 PM »
Barou it is - well done, that was a hard-earned point.
I'll add some more information on this car in the near future