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a TVR prototype ?
Not so easy...
This car was a personal project of a man involved in another company. Look for this company and you'll find this.
looking at the wheels... is it German?
Not German.
let's widen a bit... European?
Yes... and not italian.
British?
Not British or Spanish...
French..?
Oui!
Hello. Can it be a Monica prototype?
Wellcome to Autopuzzles P132!
not a Monica...
from the nineties?
Not from the 90s...
earlier?
:nod:
time for another view:
ever finished?
not completely, I suppose.
Renault?
Not Renault or any known builder.
Stupid question, but I don't feel ashamed...
some relation to err!....Colani?
Nothing to do with him, but you can find him following the story of another company....
Giveaway week:
This french man worked for a well know company, not in the car-business, but not so far.
Does it have any connection with Alemeras?
Not that I'm aware of...but the other company is a known one...not in the 4-wheel field ;)
MBK Motobecane?
Not MBK, but you got the clue right.
BFG perhaps?
Not BFG...
This is the project of a man, pilot and constructor, who is connected to a well known brand.
This brand is not a motorcycle constructor, but absolutely close to them.
There are few sites about this brand, and there you'll find this project car.
This brand and this pilot is closely connected with a famous race.
bicycles?
Not bicycles...can't be that! ;)
Rallye Dakar?
Not that race...
It's a supplier for motorcycle parts?
Quote from: Paul Jaray on February 10, 2010, 07:42:46 AM
Not bicycles...can't be that! ;)
Yes...the above is a big hint...
Exhausts? Like Devil?
Not exhausts...that can't be present on a bicycle.
But why there should be exhausts?
You've said NO bicycles. I'm a little confused...???
In one of the pics there are "Tour de France" posters on the wall...
Sorry if I'm not clear.
You are right, they can't be bicycles and your next guess was a solid one.
I don't want you to go through the whole catalog of parts accessoires, that's why I was pointing to the right direction...let's say it should be the main part of the vehicle.
Quote from: Paul Jaray on February 10, 2010, 08:12:53 AM
let's say it should be the main part of the vehicle.
engines or wheels? ;D
and here's the previous confusing reply...no need to have an exhaust on a bicycle, cause a bicycle has no-engine.
This man can be found in the few official sites of a well know engine manufacturer...(actually some microcars were equipped with those engines).
Still some open questions: (maybe I'm a little dumb today...)
This close related French brand made engines for motorcycles?
They built engines under their own name or do they mainly modified/tuned engines?
This company is associated to a famous race?
I've found only two well known French motorbike companies... they had been already mentioned
I know very little about motorbykes, that's why my clues may be imprecise.
#1: Yes
#2: Under their (well known) name
#3: Each time I google this name it shows up together with the name of a famous race.
You found well known motorbyke companies...this is an engine company.
Is the company still alive?
I do believe it's not...but can't be sure.
I believe it closed in the 80s.
Maybe I have a different attitude about famous makes, but I couldn't find anything matching your previous infos.
As I'm stuck and have to leave the PC now, someone else should disclose this mess... ;D
Last clue:
This engine is used in many microcars.
I won't lock this puzzle, since the answer is really there.
Ydral it is (I have to admit I've never heard about before)!
And this was a 1970 1:5 scaled prototype made by Louis Schoon with support from Fernand Vanhoutte.
The race you've mentioned should be the famous French Bol d'Or.
All correct!
I'm sorry, but I've meet the Ydral name a lot of times only in the microcar field (Air Tourist, CM Mochet, Decolon, DS Malterre, France Jet, Galy, Inter, P.Vallee, PB, Poirier, Reyonnah, Rolux,...) that I took for granted that it was a well known firm.
Well done!
Quote from: Paul Jaray on February 10, 2010, 11:17:31 AM
I'm sorry, but I've meet the Ydral name a lot of times only in the microcar field
I use to forget pretty much of what I've read before, esp. things on which I'm not that much interested in...
So, it's probably my fault and not yours
I've checked some of my books, focused on French microcars and recognized that "Ydral" was quite frequently mentioned.
I'm glad you did it! :thumbsup:
Quote from: Paul Jaray on February 10, 2010, 11:17:31 AM
I'm sorry, but I've meet the Ydral name a lot of times only in the microcar field (Air Tourist, CM Mochet, Decolon, DS Malterre, France Jet, Galy, Inter, P.Vallee, PB, Poirier, Reyonnah, Rolux,...) that I took for granted that it was a well known firm.
I have a 1957 motorcycle from the very unknown French brand 'Mercier' which has a 125 cc Ydral engine
Series production was planned and a mold was made for the body. It was to have a DAF CVT and a Renault Gordini engine.