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Title: Solved - als_065 - Lancia Eptajota bus by Viotti
Post by: als15 on June 10, 2012, 05:20:35 PM
What, who and when?
Title: Re: als_065
Post by: als15 on June 21, 2012, 07:07:03 AM
Up!
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Post by: thorax on June 21, 2012, 05:46:23 PM
maybe a Fiat 621 RN?
Title: Re: als_065
Post by: als15 on June 22, 2012, 09:03:46 AM
Not a Fiat this time!
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Post by: RayTheRat on June 22, 2012, 11:55:25 AM
OM circa 1933?
Title: Re: als_065
Post by: als15 on June 22, 2012, 01:02:29 PM
Not OM and a little bit older.
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Post by: RayTheRat on June 22, 2012, 01:37:08 PM
How about a Lancia from around 1927?
Title: Re: als_065
Post by: als15 on June 22, 2012, 03:10:45 PM
Lancia: yes!
1927: too early, this time...

Locked for you until your next reply for model and coachbuilder.
Title: Re: als_065
Post by: RayTheRat on June 22, 2012, 07:50:39 PM
About all I can come up with is that it's probably a Lancia Omicron circa 1930-1932.  I can't find anything on the coachbuilder, so you might as well unlock it and let someone else have a shot at it.

RtR
Title: Re: als_065
Post by: als15 on June 23, 2012, 04:13:12 AM
Not an Omicron, although the year is correct.

So, unlocked.  ;)
Title: Re: als_065
Post by: Craig Gillingham on June 28, 2012, 08:25:45 PM
Is it a Pentaiota?
Title: Re: als_065
Post by: als15 on June 29, 2012, 03:17:19 AM
No, but you are in the right pattern...  ;)
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Post by: thorax on July 02, 2012, 06:08:50 PM
RO?
Title: Re: als_065
Post by: als15 on July 02, 2012, 06:22:39 PM
No longer in the rigth pattern. ;) I said it's a #jota.
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Post by: Craig Gillingham on July 04, 2012, 02:19:03 AM
The next model Lancia was the Esaiota, so I'll try that.
Title: Re: als_065
Post by: als15 on July 04, 2012, 03:03:08 AM
Closer... but not that.  ;)

And remember that to get the point you should also find the coachbuilder. And this is the hardest part...
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Post by: Craig Gillingham on July 04, 2012, 03:05:03 AM
Eptaiota?
Title: Re: als_065
Post by: als15 on July 04, 2012, 03:45:01 AM
 :applause:
But who made the body?
First guess locked for you.
Title: Re: als_065
Post by: Craig Gillingham on July 04, 2012, 03:48:06 AM
This is going to be a lot of guess work. I'll assume it's Italian, and that they probably also built car bodies as well. It's a stylish looking bus by the look of the side windows and with those wheel covers.

How about Pininfarina? I know they done buses, but later on.
Title: Re: als_065
Post by: als15 on July 04, 2012, 03:55:06 AM
Not Pininfarina, but you are on the right way... It's indeed a famous Italian name for cars, only rarely involved in buses.
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Post by: Craig Gillingham on July 04, 2012, 03:57:44 AM
Boneschi?
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Post by: als15 on July 04, 2012, 04:02:15 AM
 :shakehead:
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Post by: Craig Gillingham on July 04, 2012, 04:05:26 AM
Castagna?
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Post by: als15 on July 04, 2012, 04:09:56 AM
 :shakehead:
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Post by: Craig Gillingham on July 04, 2012, 04:12:41 AM
This could take a while. I think Casaro built buses.
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Post by: als15 on July 04, 2012, 04:18:43 AM
I think so, but this is not by Casaro.
A clue: it's a very famous coachbuilder.
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Post by: Craig Gillingham on July 04, 2012, 04:20:23 AM
The most well known I can think of is Bertone?
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Post by: als15 on July 04, 2012, 04:28:05 AM
Not that...
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Post by: Craig Gillingham on July 04, 2012, 04:40:03 AM
I think I've got it, Zagato.
Title: Re: als_065
Post by: als15 on July 04, 2012, 04:45:26 AM
No, not even Zagato.

But now only a few big names working around 1930 are left...  ;)
Title: Re: als_065
Post by: Craig Gillingham on July 04, 2012, 04:47:44 AM
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But now only a few big names working around 1930 are left...
Yes, I'm narrowing it down..Stabilimenti Farina?
Title: Re: als_065
Post by: als15 on July 04, 2012, 05:41:29 AM
 :shakehead:
Title: Re: als_065
Post by: Craig Gillingham on July 04, 2012, 05:54:27 AM
The next biggest I can think of is Ghia?

Theres only a couple of other possible choices.
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Post by: als15 on July 04, 2012, 05:58:33 AM
Quote from: Craig Gillingham on July 04, 2012, 05:54:27 AM
Theres only a couple of other possible choices.

And it is one of them...  ;)
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Post by: Craig Gillingham on July 04, 2012, 06:01:02 AM
Touring?
Title: Re: als_065
Post by: als15 on July 04, 2012, 06:11:54 AM
No, sorry...
Title: Re: als_065
Post by: Craig Gillingham on July 04, 2012, 06:48:42 AM
Fissore?
Title: Re: als_065
Post by: als15 on July 04, 2012, 06:54:24 AM
Somebody else made it...
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Post by: Craig Gillingham on July 04, 2012, 06:55:36 AM
Viotti?
Title: Re: als_065
Post by: als15 on July 04, 2012, 08:16:36 AM
And this is the solution!  :applause: :applause: :applause:

One of the very few buses made by Viotti (actually, still by Carrozzeria Viotti & Tolfo): a 1930 Lancia Eptajota.
Title: Re: Solved - als_065 - Lancia Eptajota bus by Viotti
Post by: Craig Gillingham on July 04, 2012, 08:21:22 AM
Wow, thank you. I only have a very, very basic knowledge of coachbuilders. I should have paid more attention to your clue;
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A clue: it's a very famous coachbuilder.