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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2011 => Topic started by: jotage21 on May 02, 2011, 08:17:54 PM

Title: SOLVED - Geraldo´s #260 - Steyr Diamant
Post by: jotage21 on May 02, 2011, 08:17:54 PM

Which car is this?

Title: Re: Geraldo´s #260
Post by: jotage21 on May 18, 2011, 07:11:58 AM

Exps

Title: Re: Geraldo´s #260
Post by: DeAutogids on May 18, 2011, 07:40:28 AM

Probably French?

Title: Re: Geraldo´s #260
Post by: jotage21 on May 18, 2011, 09:10:33 AM

no

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Post by: DeAutogids on May 18, 2011, 09:13:18 AM

Eastern Europe?

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Post by: Carnut on May 18, 2011, 09:15:04 AM

Brazilian?

Title: Re: Geraldo´s #260
Post by: jotage21 on May 18, 2011, 09:27:41 AM

no and no

Title: Re: Geraldo´s #260
Post by: cmetisse on May 19, 2011, 09:14:24 AM

For me, it is indeed the Teilhol TLX 325 or 400, a french voiture sans permis launched at the 4WD/voiturette Paris Motorshow in october 1985. Rear engined, Lombardini 325 or 395 cc, built in Courpière, Auvergne...

Title: Re: Geraldo´s #260
Post by: DeAutogids on May 19, 2011, 09:16:45 AM

But that would make it French, something which was said to be not the case.

Title: Re: Geraldo´s #260
Post by: cmetisse on May 19, 2011, 09:19:08 AM

It is absolutely the same shape, without a single difference. So I'm sure this is the Teilhol TLX... With that german plate, perhaps a special version for german disabled... Made for ATW ?

Title: Re: Geraldo´s #260
Post by: jotage21 on May 19, 2011, 09:27:47 AM

maybe a licensed copy

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Post by: DeAutogids on May 19, 2011, 09:36:36 AM

Let's ask: Is it German?

Title: Re: Geraldo´s #260
Post by: jotage21 on May 19, 2011, 02:42:12 PM

no

Title: Re: Geraldo´s #260
Post by: cmetisse on May 19, 2011, 03:27:42 PM

So, was it a licensed version made in Europe ?

Title: Re: Geraldo´s #260
Post by: jotage21 on May 20, 2011, 11:18:23 AM

yes. I don´t know if it was produced in series, as I didn´t find anything in the internet

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Post by: DeAutogids on May 20, 2011, 12:14:50 PM

Spain?

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Post by: cmetisse on May 20, 2011, 02:18:11 PM

The only clue that I have is that there was later a portuguese made version of this body, but with FWD. The original was the Teilhol TXA, the licensed version the Evasao TXA/Sprint 500.
Have I got it ?  ???

Title: Re: Geraldo´s #260
Post by: jotage21 on May 20, 2011, 07:05:41 PM

nor Spain, neither Evasão

Title: Re: Geraldo´s #260
Post by: thorax on May 21, 2011, 03:36:28 AM

the licence plate can help us about the origin of this little car?

Title: Re: Geraldo´s #260
Post by: jotage21 on May 22, 2011, 04:48:44 PM

I don´t understand so much about European license plates, but if you´re refering to the color of the plate, yes, it helps about the origin of the car

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Post by: studhamsmudger on May 23, 2011, 06:56:54 AM

Steyr?

Title: Re: Geraldo´s #260
Post by: thorax on May 23, 2011, 08:36:18 AM

Jehle from Liechtenstein?

Title: Re: Geraldo´s #260
Post by: jotage21 on May 23, 2011, 06:10:34 PM

locked 72 hours to Studhamsmudger, because it´s a Steyr

Title: Re: Geraldo´s #260
Post by: cmetisse on May 23, 2011, 06:14:20 PM

Still, the car it is based on IS the Teilhol TLX for sure. I'll post a picture of this.

Title: Re: Geraldo´s #260
Post by: studhamsmudger on May 25, 2011, 02:08:15 PM

Steyr-Daimler-Puch Diamant

Title: Re: Geraldo´s #260
Post by: DeAutogids on May 26, 2011, 04:35:49 AM

Available from 1988 onwards, from what I understand.

Title: Re: Geraldo´s #260
Post by: jotage21 on May 26, 2011, 10:08:05 AM

I have only as Steyr Diamant, but it´s so obscure that deserves a point. BTW: did you find it on the internet?

Title: Re: SOLVED - Geraldo´s #260 - Steyr Diamant
Post by: Wendax on May 26, 2011, 11:56:04 AM

The only time I have come across it was in the card game "Ökoflitzer" by F.X.Schmid.

It surely used the Teilhol TLX body.

Title: Re: SOLVED - Geraldo´s #260 - Steyr Diamant
Post by: cmetisse on May 27, 2011, 08:14:34 AM

Astonishing ! I've never ever heard of this... Although I have quite good knowledge and archives on french and italian modern microcar ('voiturettes') !

It is quite intriguing, so I'll ask to some ex-bosses of Teilhol to learn a bit more about that austrian version. Anyway, I'm almost sure that it was never really produced in this version.
Anyway, on this site, we learn that it was some kind of swiss subsidiary of Steyr who has made this conversion, with electric engine.

<<< link removed >>>

Just look at 'Steyr'. Now it makes some sense : it was a time when there was quite a lot trying at electrifying our voiturettes. Some has try to do it on the basis of Ligier, JDM (Solec Riva), Erad, Hodgep...
I'll let you know if I learn more with Teilhol people !  ;)

Title: Re: SOLVED - Geraldo´s #260 - Steyr Diamant
Post by: DeAutogids on May 30, 2011, 04:59:14 AM

In fact, you can see the Swiss flag on the picutre of Wendax too!

Title: Re: SOLVED - Geraldo´s #260 - Steyr Diamant
Post by: Wendax on October 01, 2011, 02:18:48 PM

I found a site from a collector of electric cars, where it is stated that 500 Steyr Diamant were built exclusively for the Swiss market.

Title: Re: SOLVED - Geraldo´s #260 - Steyr Diamant
Post by: grobmotorix on December 29, 2012, 08:48:41 AM

A 1988 photo: