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Title: Solved - MJW #1016 - Maral 1999 (Turkish Morgan 4/4 replica)
Post by: woodinsight on October 25, 2012, 02:10:33 AM
Make, country and year please....
Title: Re: MJW #1016
Post by: BERTRAND on October 25, 2012, 04:25:44 PM
Tilbury, from France, 1985 to 1996
Title: Re: MJW #1016
Post by: woodinsight on October 25, 2012, 04:52:08 PM
Quote from: BERTRAND on October 25, 2012, 04:25:44 PM
Tilbury, from France, 1985 to 1996

Good guess BERTRAND but not a Tilbury and not French.
Title: Re: MJW #1016
Post by: woodinsight on November 01, 2012, 04:26:13 PM
An easy Expert point?
Title: Re: MJW #1016
Post by: sixtee5cuda on November 01, 2012, 07:04:38 PM
Bridson?
Title: Re: MJW #1016
Post by: D-type on November 01, 2012, 07:41:30 PM
1973 Dorian from Germany
2003 REPLICA-MOTORS-Cosworth Roadster PERFETTA from Italy
Title: Re: MJW #1016
Post by: woodinsight on November 02, 2012, 02:10:02 AM
Not Bridson, Dorian or Perfetta......
Title: Re: MJW #1016
Post by: gilescooperuk on November 03, 2012, 03:08:21 PM
GCS / Tiger Hawke
Title: Re: MJW #1016
Post by: woodinsight on November 03, 2012, 04:09:55 PM
Quote from: gilescooperuk on November 03, 2012, 03:08:21 PM
GCS / Tiger Hawke
Not that either I'm afraid......
If you guess the country correctly then that should lead to the solution.
Title: Re: MJW #1016
Post by: sixtee5cuda on November 03, 2012, 04:42:07 PM
German?
Title: Re: MJW #1016
Post by: woodinsight on November 04, 2012, 05:07:07 PM
Not German.....
Title: Re: MJW #1016
Post by: del78 on November 05, 2012, 07:08:13 PM
Gordon?
Title: Re: MJW #1016
Post by: sixtee5cuda on November 05, 2012, 10:09:19 PM
From Europe?
Title: Re: MJW #1016
Post by: woodinsight on November 06, 2012, 12:52:34 AM
Quote from: del78 on November 05, 2012, 07:08:13 PM
Gordon?
Not a Gordon
Title: Re: MJW #1016
Post by: woodinsight on November 06, 2012, 12:54:38 AM
Quote from: sixtee5cuda on November 05, 2012, 10:09:19 PM
From Europe?
On the outer limits!
Title: Re: MJW #1016
Post by: gilescooperuk on November 07, 2012, 04:13:14 AM
Middle East?
Title: Re: MJW #1016
Post by: Delorean on November 07, 2012, 04:29:04 AM
1981 Roadster Victoria, from Brasil and based on a VW Golf 1.6 ?
Title: Re: MJW #1016
Post by: woodinsight on November 07, 2012, 10:49:42 AM
Quote from: Delorean on November 07, 2012, 04:29:04 AM
1981 Roadster Victoria, from Brasil and based on a VW Golf 1.6 ?
Not that one....
Title: Re: MJW #1016
Post by: woodinsight on November 07, 2012, 10:50:25 AM
Quote from: gilescooperuk on November 07, 2012, 04:13:14 AM
Middle East?
Nearly!     ;)
Title: Re: MJW #1016
Post by: D-type on November 07, 2012, 06:20:34 PM
non-Petrol engine?
Title: Re: MJW #1016
Post by: woodinsight on November 08, 2012, 06:22:25 AM
Quote from: D-type on November 07, 2012, 06:20:34 PM
non-Petrol engine?
I don't have any engine details but I think it's a normal petrol engine that powers it
Title: Re: MJW #1016
Post by: Delorean on November 08, 2012, 07:12:34 AM
Nobody asked if it was a Morgan?
Title: Re: MJW #1016
Post by: woodinsight on November 08, 2012, 12:09:58 PM
Quote from: Delorean on November 08, 2012, 07:12:34 AM
Nobody asked if it was a Morgan?
It's a Morgan 4/4 replica......
Title: Re: MJW #1016
Post by: Delorean on November 08, 2012, 12:21:50 PM
Quote from: woodinsight on November 08, 2012, 12:09:58 PM
Quote from: Delorean on November 08, 2012, 07:12:34 AM
Nobody asked if it was a Morgan?
It's a Morgan 4/4 replica......

Just kidding! I knew it wouldn't be that easy ... but nobody had asked.
Title: Re: MJW #1016
Post by: woodinsight on November 08, 2012, 01:34:57 PM
Quote from: Delorean on November 08, 2012, 12:21:50 PM
Quote from: woodinsight on November 08, 2012, 12:09:58 PM
Quote from: Delorean on November 08, 2012, 07:12:34 AM
Nobody asked if it was a Morgan?
It's a Morgan 4/4 replica......

Just kidding! I knew it wouldn't be that easy ... but nobody had asked.
I knew you were kidding  ;)
Find the country it was built in and that may be the catalyst in finding the solution.....
Title: Re: MJW #1016
Post by: woodinsight on November 12, 2012, 10:45:52 AM
Last clue for the experts before I move it.
The make is 5 letters long.
Title: Re: MJW #1016
Post by: del78 on November 12, 2012, 11:37:05 AM
finally found that: Maral?
Title: Re: MJW #1016
Post by: woodinsight on November 12, 2012, 12:14:09 PM
Quote from: del78 on November 12, 2012, 11:37:05 AM
finally found that: Maral?
Yes!
I just need an approximate year and the country the car was constructed in for the point.
LOCKED for you.
Title: Re: MJW #1016
Post by: del78 on November 12, 2012, 12:18:55 PM
i did found this only that I assume it was made in Turkey (on the outer limits of Europe and nearly Middle East)
but i never saw an info about the date it was made
I can dig a little bit deeper

EDIT: year 1994? /i found some article in turkish but I don't understand anything from it/
Title: Re: MJW #1016
Post by: woodinsight on November 12, 2012, 01:00:17 PM
Quote from: del78 on November 12, 2012, 12:18:55 PM
i did found this only that I assume it was made in Turkey (on the outer limits of Europe and nearly Middle East)
but i never saw an info about the date it was made
I can dig a little bit deeper

EDIT: year 1994? /i found some article in turkish but I don't understand anything from it/
Yes it was made in Turkey - by Sports Car Ltd., Istanbul.
They started in 1999 and as you have guessed the correct decade the point is yours.
Any further information is welcome as to engine, etc.
Title: Re: Solved - MJW #1016 - Maral 1999 (Turkish Morgan 4/4 replica)
Post by: Arunas on November 19, 2012, 07:47:09 AM
Quote from: woodinsight on November 12, 2012, 01:00:17 PM
Yes it was made in Turkey - by Sports Car Ltd., Istanbul.
They started in 1999 and as you have guessed the correct decade the point is yours.
Any further information is welcome as to engine, etc.

Here we go:
according to my info, the company was active from 1992 to ~2005 (or still is in very small scale, who knows ???)
Full company name: Spor Oto Tasarim ve Imalat Istanbul Ltd
Models:
- Maral MkI - Ford 2.0
- Maral Mk2 - Fiat 1.6
- Original model Scorpio (http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=9673.0) Ford / Fiat.

Hope this helps ;)
Title: Re: Solved - MJW #1016 - Maral 1999 (Turkish Morgan 4/4 replica)
Post by: woodinsight on November 19, 2012, 11:35:18 AM
Thanks for that extra information Arunas - that's really helpful  :thumbsup: