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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2010 => Topic started by: Carnut on March 29, 2010, 10:00:10 AM

Title: Solved - NEH 442: Ghia VW EA53 - 1961
Post by: Carnut on March 29, 2010, 10:00:10 AM
What is this and who built it for 1 point?
Title: Re: NEH 442
Post by: DeAutogids.nl on April 06, 2010, 11:44:37 AM
Built by Ghia, it was a proposal to replace the Beetle. I have it as Volkswagen EA53.
Title: Re: NEH 442
Post by: Carnut on April 06, 2010, 12:01:20 PM
Quote from: DeAutogids.nl on April 06, 2010, 11:44:37 AM
Built by Ghia, it was a proposal to replace the Beetle. I have it as Volkswagen EA53.

It sure is.
Title: Re: Solved - NEH 442: Ghia VW EA53
Post by: Arunas on April 06, 2010, 01:22:09 PM
As far as I understand, Ghia developed not the single example of EA 53, right?
Title: Re: Solved - NEH 442: Ghia VW EA53
Post by: Carnut on April 07, 2010, 06:36:51 AM
Quote from: Arunas on April 06, 2010, 01:22:09 PM
As far as I understand, Ghia developed not the single example of EA 53, right?

As far as I can glean from the very few sites that carry a picture of this car Ghia actually designed 2 versions, one in 1960 and the other (the puzzle picture) in 1961.  The whole idea was canned in 1962 in favour of a much larger car, which went on to reach production as the VW 411.
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