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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2011 => Topic started by: Djetset on November 04, 2010, 04:15:16 AM

Title: SOLVED: Djetset #415 - Robert Fèvrier Sophie Coupe
Post by: Djetset on November 04, 2010, 04:15:16 AM
To gain a point please tell me the name of the builder and the car.  Photo now re-sized, thanks to all the fellow Puzzles that rusched to my rescue to reduce the photo size.
Title: Re: Djetset #415
Post by: barrett on November 05, 2010, 12:35:15 PM
Helpful?
Title: Re: Djetset #415
Post by: Allemano on November 05, 2010, 12:37:58 PM
Thanks barrett, that you stepped in this time...
Title: Re: Djetset #415
Post by: Djetset on November 05, 2010, 01:02:09 PM
Thanks to both Barrett and Allemano.  As I don't have Photoshop, and my PC is from the 17th Century, is there a simple way to re-size images that I could try?  Any advise gratefully received.  Thanks.
Title: Re: Djetset #415
Post by: Allemano on November 05, 2010, 01:13:44 PM
only one of various: http://www.faststone.org/
Title: Re: Djetset #415
Post by: Djetset on November 05, 2010, 01:20:50 PM
Vielen Danke :D
Title: Re: Djetset #415
Post by: Carnut on November 06, 2010, 02:30:00 PM
Quote from: Djetset on November 05, 2010, 01:02:09 PM
Thanks to both Barrett and Allemano.  As I don't have Photoshop, and my PC is from the 17th Century, is there a simple way to re-size images that I could try?  Any advise gratefully received.  Thanks.

New PC perhaps?!
I also sent you a re-sized one within minutes of your original post but to the e-mail in your profile.
Do you get those mails?!
Title: Re: Djetset #415
Post by: Djetset on November 15, 2010, 04:29:00 PM
The Rookies section is looking a little over-crowded these days, so let's clear some space and move this up one...
Title: Re: Djetset #415
Post by: Djetset on November 20, 2010, 06:34:19 AM
Experts now have plenty to keep them occupied by too, so up to the Pros...
Title: Re: Djetset #415
Post by: Paul Jaray on December 01, 2010, 12:28:10 PM
Cannon Mk4?
Title: Re: Djetset #415
Post by: Djetset on December 01, 2010, 12:59:32 PM
No, not that.
Title: Re: Djetset #415
Post by: Allemano on December 01, 2010, 01:47:14 PM
From the UK France?
Title: Re: Djetset #415
Post by: Djetset on December 01, 2010, 03:05:37 PM
Oui, c'est francaise :D
Title: Re: Djetset #415
Post by: woodinsight on December 01, 2010, 03:09:54 PM
Should have guessed with the Gauloise/Gitanes dans sa bouche (ou nez!)
Title: Re: Djetset #415
Post by: barrett on December 01, 2010, 04:22:59 PM
Based on a Citroen 2CV?
Title: Re: Djetset #415
Post by: Djetset on December 01, 2010, 04:24:04 PM
Yes.
Title: Re: Djetset #415
Post by: woodinsight on December 01, 2010, 04:37:50 PM
Clauzet?
Title: Re: Djetset #415
Post by: Djetset on December 01, 2010, 04:46:01 PM
No.
Title: Re: Djetset #415
Post by: Djetset on May 26, 2011, 04:09:39 PM
No response so far this year for this car, so going into the Black Hole soon, unless anyone can save it.
Title: Re: Djetset #415
Post by: Djetset on May 27, 2011, 04:36:59 AM
Into the Black Hole...
Title: Re: Djetset #415
Post by: Captain Slow on May 30, 2011, 07:10:42 PM
Anything to do with UMAP?
Title: Re: Djetset #415
Post by: Djetset on May 31, 2011, 04:22:01 AM
No UMAP connections that I know of.
Title: Re: Djetset #415
Post by: barrett on July 16, 2011, 02:54:00 AM
One of the prettiest cars on this website and it never gets any attention!

Did the person or company who built this also built other cars that we might be aware of?
Title: Re: Djetset #415
Post by: Djetset on July 20, 2011, 11:04:34 AM
Yes, I believe that the person that built this car did also build some others, but they are very obscure as well.
Title: Re: Djetset #415
Post by: Paul Jaray on December 23, 2011, 04:03:31 AM
Frèderick Frèvère built a similar car...
Title: Re: Djetset #415
Post by: Djetset on December 23, 2011, 06:01:38 AM
Based on another recent correct answer, plus you being very close with this 2CV special, I can now see what you have  got as an early Christmas present PJ  ;).  I have a slightly different name for the builder, although your answer is very close so I will accept it, but to complete the puzzle do you have the model name as well?  Now locked for you.
Title: Re: Djetset #415
Post by: Paul Jaray on December 23, 2011, 08:16:09 AM
A very interesting book indeed... ;D
I was so worried about the correct "è" that I mispelled the rest!
Robert Fèvrier built this car in 1962 starting from a wrecked Aronde.
In the book the story is told by his son, Frèdèrick, and the car was named Sophie.
The car remain extant...in pieces but alive.
I can't read the 6 pages article (that is in French) in a short amount of time...I'll post the story in a second time.
...and I'll add more pics, of course!
Title: Re: Djetset #415
Post by: Djetset on December 23, 2011, 08:47:45 AM
Well done PJ: Sophie was the name I was looking for.  There is a second volume edtion of that book due out very soon, which promises to be introduce us to a few new surprises as well!  ;D
Title: Re: SOLVED: Djetset #415 - Robert Fèvrier Sophie Coupe
Post by: barrett on December 23, 2011, 10:06:36 AM
I look forward to seeing more images of this car, it really does look nice
Title: Re: SOLVED: Djetset #415 - Robert Fèvrier Sophie Coupe
Post by: Paul Jaray on December 26, 2011, 04:27:38 PM
Here you are one: