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Let's go directly into the black hole.
...another view...
1 point for the engine, I'll post the answer after that.
Vespa?
Not Vespa.
Motorcycle engine?
Yes!
BMW boxer engine?
Not BMW...
Harley Davidson?
Not H-D, a smaller one.
Dnepr?
Not that...
Ural?
Not Ural.
You can find this name also in some cars...
Zundapp?
Peugeot?
Not Zundapp or Peugeot.
JAP?
Not JAP..
Italian? You can see the flag
Velocette?
Quote from: Oguerrerob on November 26, 2010, 06:40:05 AM
Italian? You can see the flag
Yes, this car was built in Italy.
Quote from: Otto Puzzell on November 26, 2010, 06:40:50 AM
Velocette?
Not Velocette...(did they produce a car too?)
Sachs?
Moto Guzzi?
Quote from: Allemano on November 26, 2010, 07:51:18 AM
Sachs?
Not Sachs or Moto Guzzi.
There were also cars with that name.
Quote from: Paul Jaray on November 26, 2010, 08:58:21 AM
Quote from: Allemano on November 26, 2010, 07:51:18 AM
Sachs?
Not Sachs or Moto Guzzi.
There were also cars with that name.
You mean that there were cars with the name Moto Guzzi and Sachs?
The opposite.
The name you are looking for produced cars also, the ones you are suggesting didn't.
Moretti?
Not Moretti.
This car was built in Italy by an artisan in 1958.
It was\is street legal and it is powered by an engine taken from a motorbike.
I don't think it will ever be solved, that's why I'll give a point for who will find the engine and then I'll post the answer myself.
The maker of the engine produced also cars.
Vespa?
Siata?
Benelli?
Not Vespa, Siata or Benelli.
The engine is not Italian.
BMW
CZ Jawa?
Not Jawa.
Not from Germany but not far from there.
Is it Swiss?
Puch?
Quote from: woodinsight on November 26, 2010, 12:00:04 PM
Puch?
:applause:
I think I have to reveal the solution now...
Very nice puzzle PJ! and for sure a very small change for it getting solved.
To bad I do not read Italian. If you can find the time could you please write a short story what it says.
Should you not get a point youre self for revealing this? I'll be happy to award you one.
Quote from: Paul Jaray on November 26, 2010, 06:42:35 AM
Not Velocette...(did they produce a car too?)
Yes - an abortive attempt at a 'nody' car
Glad to see some BH puzzles being solved.
Thanks PJ
My pleasure.
I'll add the point and translate the article later. ;)
Quote from: Paul Jaray on November 26, 2010, 10:21:57 AM
The opposite.
The name you are looking for produced cars also, the ones you are suggesting didn't.
Sachs did make a car (a small citycar, part-developed by Porsche in the seventees), see here (http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=7938.0)
Moto-Guzzi made at least some 3-wheelers, which one could see as a motorcar.
It is so small but not a toy!
A reader discovered a very little car built by an artisan in Piemonte in 1958 and regularly homologated.
One-off, Puch 250cc-engined, it circulates in daily traffic
(...)Mr Pietro Migliorati (aka Pierino Modifica) owner of an electrician workshop in Alba, Cuneo, built this one-off in 1958 and homologated it on the 7th of July 1958 ( chassis #1111458, license plate #CN157300). It can be considered a toy car but is a so efficient toy that you can use it in daily traffic. It is a open 2-seater car, sheet metal handmade body on a tubular steel frame. The engine is mounted centrally, behind the seats and it's RWD. The engine is a 4-stroke 2-cylinder Puch, 250cc, mated with a 4-speed gear plus reverse (like in the 500). Max power is 4CV, wheels are 450x8.
The appearance of this little car (that reminds the Volpe, even being smaller than that) is pleasant even if the carburetor required the presence of a big fin. (...)
Little sporty one.
For one point, please respond and identify this car, the year it was built and the engine used.
You were sure it couldn't be a repost?
Only at Autopuzzles!
http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=9525.0
It definitely is the same car. The funny thing is that it was displayed at the Automotoretrò 2011 in Torino with another name: Perosino.
Could someone please merge these puzzles?
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