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Well it looks Mini-based
Not Mini based, I'm sorry!
:whip:
Maybe a fresh view will drop the penny!
Right hand drive suggests a Commonwealth country. Unlikely to be the UK as the sun never shines long enough for anyone to risk going out with no doors or roof... Somewhere like Australia?
Fiat 126-based?
Quote from: Quiller on January 10, 2009, 03:06:27 PM
Right hand drive suggests a Commonwealth country. Unlikely to be the UK as the sun never shines long enough for anyone to risk going out with no doors or roof... Somewhere like Australia?
Goethe said: "Warum in die Ferne schweifen, wenn das Gute liegt so nah?" Maybe you find a proper translation!
Quote from: ImpishGrin on January 10, 2009, 03:25:55 PM
Fiat 126-based?
No, the land of production is within Quiller's post.
Quote from: Allemano on January 10, 2009, 03:26:21 PM
Quote from: Quiller on January 10, 2009, 03:06:27 PM
Right hand drive suggests a Commonwealth country. Unlikely to be the UK as the sun never shines long enough for anyone to risk going out with no doors or roof... Somewhere like Australia?
Goethe said: "Warum in die Ferne schweifen, wenn das Gute liegt so nah?" Maybe you find a proper translation!
Douglas Adams may turn in his grave at this, but Babel Fish comes up with "Why into the distance curve, if is appropriate for property so near?" Out of that broth, may I presume that this is a British vehicle?
Yes it is!
Could this be the REVE (Recreational Electric Vehilce), put together by an ex-Diva team of enginers, at the request of the Greek gentleman John Goulandris, the guy who later became associated with Enfield?
I'm sorry but I have to match it first with the infos I unfortunately have at home. :-[
What I can tell you for sure is that you're very close if not hit the target. I lock this puzzle for you till the next weekend.
Of course you can verify your suspicion if you like! ;)
You're close but you haven't crossed the finish line...
Come on! Let's execute this!
Was the yacht designer Ron Holland involved in this car?
not that I'm aware of!
Quote from: Djetset on February 23, 2009, 02:50:31 PM
Could this be the REVE (Recreational Electric Vehilce), put together by an ex-Diva team of enginers, at the request of the Greek gentleman John Goulandris, the guy who later became associated with Enfield?
There are some infos in this comment which directly guides you to the solution of this puzzle, come on!
I know I'm almost there with this one, but sadly I think i will have to admit defeat on this one, as all of the information I have and know was contained in my original answer.
I know about the pre-Enfield 8000 electric car link, that Diva and Greek connections, and the fact that the REVE helped pave the way for the later Enfield Bikini, but I can't find out anything more on the REVE itself, apart from it being electric, and built on the Isle of Wight, England. Shame!
Ever tried other sources than 'Google'?? ;)
I've found it in the biggest internet dictionary I can imagine..... And all infos I have can be found there!
Well, I don't know what was the name of the car given to it by its creators, but it's a moke-like version of the Enfield 8000, planned to be sold under the name Olympic Enfield.
Correct! It was usually only called the 'summer version' of the Enfield 8000.
Believe me, I didn't use Google, as I find the good old fashioned printed word in books and magazines is usually a more reliable source of information. Certainly in print this car was more commonly known as the REVE., and sometimes the Enfield Bikini as I'd already mentioned. I've learned something now though, as I've never seen it refered to as either the Enfield Olympic or 'summer version'!
The Enfield-Neorion Bicini (yes, Bicini!) was a different car. Developed when the company moved to Greece.
I only have the name, year and nationality of this vehicle.
What it was based on I have no idea so any further information is of course welcome.
I think it's a re-run: http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=5388.0
and in the background we see this one ;D: http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=11786.0
Yes, you're right.
I had it under the name REVE but didn't find it on a search.
I'll change it shortly for a new one......
Actually I never was sure if it was IDd correctly. If you have another name for it I'll change it.
Personally I think it should be REVE built for John Goulandris and later intended to be marketed under the Enfield marque.
I think Djetset was correct in his original guess and as far as I know the car only ever appeared in print as the REVE. It was registered in the UK in 1971.
Rather than replacing it with a new puzzle perhaps it should be merged?
Does this mean I get a point? ;D