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Title: Solved: PN #158 -- Mátyás Borloy's flashing indicators
Post by: pnegyesi on April 17, 2011, 02:12:04 PM

Here's a tricky one. For a point tell me what is the unique feature of this automobile? You can identify the car very easily, but there's something which makes this particular car exceptional.

You have to guess as there's nothing on this available on the web or in magazines.

Title: Re: PN #158
Post by: olavr on April 19, 2011, 04:49:13 PM

It's a Fiat Ritmo.
What could be special about it? It has a slightly larger grill opening in its bumper
Maybe a Diesel engine?

Title: Re: PN #158
Post by: pnegyesi on April 20, 2011, 01:30:31 AM

Nope

Title: Re: PN #158
Post by: wormzer410 on April 20, 2011, 11:41:53 AM

Turbo Charged by Abarth?

Title: Re: PN #158
Post by: pnegyesi on April 20, 2011, 11:21:36 PM

Nope

Title: Re: PN #158
Post by: magnette on April 22, 2011, 01:29:36 PM

I was going to suggest the Ritmo Strada VSS prototype, but that only works if the frontend has been replaced..

Title: Re: PN #158
Post by: pnegyesi on April 22, 2011, 02:04:25 PM

no, this is a largely standard Ritmo

Title: Re: PN #158
Post by: pnegyesi on April 25, 2011, 05:24:23 AM

Experts?

Title: Re: PN #158
Post by: barrett on April 25, 2011, 05:29:51 AM

Something to do with the country in which it was built?

Title: Re: PN #158
Post by: als15 on April 25, 2011, 05:31:39 AM

In the background there is a Polish 126p (I know, it isn't a great clue), so my first guess is: Bosmal?

Title: Re: PN #158
Post by: pnegyesi on April 25, 2011, 05:42:14 AM

Nothing to do with the country and not a Bosmal.

Study the picture - the car carefully

Title: Re: PN #158
Post by: barrett on April 25, 2011, 05:57:18 AM

The door mirrors?   ???

Title: Re: PN #158
Post by: pnegyesi on April 25, 2011, 07:59:57 AM

Now, we're getting somewhere. You've got 12 hours to find out what's strange about those mirrors?

Title: Re: PN #158
Post by: barrett on April 25, 2011, 08:58:32 PM

 :-\ Do they incorporate flashing indicators?

Title: Re: PN #158
Post by: pnegyesi on April 25, 2011, 10:50:34 PM

And another point for you!

It was constructed by Mátyás Borlóy in Hungary in the mid 1990s. He previously built a one-off, called simply Autó, Magyar Álom (Hungarian Dream) or Mathias, which was featured as a puzzle:
http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=15635.0 (http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=15635.0)

It pre-dated the devices which are being used today by a good 5-7 years

Title: Re: Solved: PN #158 -- Mátyás Borloy's flashing indicators
Post by: Otto Puzzell on April 26, 2011, 04:22:06 AM

...and trailed the invention of poor Keith Taylor (his story is recounted elsewhere on the net) by 10 years.