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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2012 => Topic started by: pnegyesi on January 10, 2012, 03:28:20 AM

Title: Solved: PN #274 -- Teza Kentaur /Centaur
Post by: pnegyesi on January 10, 2012, 03:28:20 AM
Please identify this automobile for a point.
Title: Re: PN #274
Post by: pnegyesi on January 18, 2012, 01:35:18 AM
Experts?
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Post by: del78 on January 18, 2012, 08:33:59 AM
Mercedes G conversion?
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Post by: pnegyesi on January 18, 2012, 10:49:10 AM
Absolutely not
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Post by: del78 on January 18, 2012, 06:12:57 PM
ARO based?
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Post by: pnegyesi on January 19, 2012, 12:18:31 AM
No
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Post by: darkface on January 19, 2012, 12:30:19 AM
russian?
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Post by: pnegyesi on January 20, 2012, 05:56:30 AM
Yes
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Post by: pnegyesi on January 26, 2012, 11:30:37 PM
Professionals?
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Post by: Oguerrerob on January 27, 2012, 03:21:57 AM
LUAZ 1301 1984?
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Post by: pnegyesi on January 27, 2012, 09:46:45 AM
Absolutely not
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Post by: mymokke on January 28, 2012, 07:32:06 PM
Looks like a LADA Niva with an updated front facia.
Title: Re: PN #274
Post by: pnegyesi on January 28, 2012, 11:57:10 PM
It was based on a Lada Niva with an enlarged cargo compartment and a partly plastic body. It had a proper name too.
Title: Re: PN #274
Post by: Oguerrerob on February 23, 2012, 04:38:08 PM
NAMI?
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Post by: pnegyesi on February 23, 2012, 11:28:29 PM
In Hungarian "na mi?" means "so, what's this?".
So this is not related to NAMI
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Post by: Arunas on February 24, 2012, 12:58:57 AM
Some modified version or original design?
Title: Re: PN #274
Post by: pnegyesi on February 25, 2012, 12:13:20 AM
It is a modified Lada Niva, but had its own designation. Like the VIS 2348 - it is a Lada Samara pickup, but it's got its own brand and model name
Title: Re: PN #274
Post by: Oguerrerob on March 21, 2012, 01:29:39 PM
UAZ 3171?
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Post by: pnegyesi on March 21, 2012, 02:27:39 PM
UAZ never produced modified Lada Niva off-roaders
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Post by: Oguerrerob on April 09, 2012, 09:49:16 PM
VAZ 21218?
Title: Re: PN #274
Post by: pnegyesi on April 09, 2012, 11:01:17 PM
It is a modified Lada so it is not a VAZ
Title: Re: PN #274
Post by: pnegyesi on May 16, 2012, 01:14:28 AM
To the Black Hole
Title: Re: PN #274
Post by: ImpishGrin on May 29, 2012, 09:10:19 AM
It may be the Теза Кентавр (Tyeza Kyentavr or Tesa Centaur as it is sometimes described), a project of Теза-Автокам (Tyeza-Avtokam) company from Russian city Шуя (Shuya). They tried to start mass production of this car, which was an amalgam of many VAZ and GAZ parts. It was first shown in 1993 and was supposed to go into production in 1995, but the project failed with only some cars produced.

The reason I think it may be the Кентавр is it looks somewhat similar to the British Ranger and Avtokam made some Rangers in Russia in the early 90s, so they may have looked at it for inspiration for their own design. That said, you insist this here is Ukrainian, so I may be totally wrong ;)
Title: Re: PN #274
Post by: pnegyesi on May 29, 2012, 09:34:35 AM
Did I say Ukrainian? No, not in this puzzle. I said this is Russian and it is the Tesa Centaur!! Two points for you - congratulations
Title: Re: Solved: PN #274 -- Teza Kentaur /Centaur
Post by: ImpishGrin on May 29, 2012, 10:06:21 AM
Right, I got confused with so many tabs and puzzles open at once. Of course you never said this was Ukrainian, sorry :D

Some better views of the car: