Solved - NEH 1200: Frua Lloyd Arabella Coupe - 1959

[Carnut]

For 1 point - what is this car, who built it and when?

[qwaszx]

Looks like Florida by Ghia –or eventually its Hansa alter ego.

[Carnut]

Looks like Florida by Ghia –or eventually its Hansa alter ego.

Not Ghia.
Not Hansa, but close.

[qwaszx]

So probabely the Lloyd Alexander Ghia Aigle Coupé by Pietro Frua, november 1958. Stunning elegant car, critisized for being too much of a Renault Floride sibling (design by the same team). But being white colour this must be the Borgward Arabella Coupé from 59 -same team again...

[Carnut]

Again you've mentioned every word somewhere, if not all together..
It's the right car so this is another one solved!

[Carnut]

Front view:

[woodinsight]

Another view - of the car I posted this morning (it was a repost)

[Otto Puzzell]

Some details differ (bumpers, indicators) - perhaps this is different model year?

[Wendax]

Some details differ (bumpers, indicators) - perhaps this is different model year?

No, the car posted by woodinsight is not the Lloyd Arabella Coupé by Frua, but the Lloyd Alexander Coupé by Frua.

[Otto Puzzell]

It appears others have made the same error, including the site from which I pulled my picture. So, not a re-post at all.

But the internet has returned to a balanced state, as still other sites have presented the white puzzle car as the Alexander

C'est la vie

[woodinsight]

Well that clears up the confusion I guess.......

[Allemano]

Too late... I wanted to clear it up. Got a pic showing both cars on one photo.

[Carnut]

Sorry woodinsight.  I thought they'd done a hasty front-end re-design..

[woodinsight]

No problem - glad to see it cleared up.

[grobmotorix]

Another photo of the Arabella Frua:

[Wendax]

Two more private pictures: