Solved: PN #276: Luciano and Dante Saletnik's one-off

woodinsight · February 09, 2012, 01:00:05 PM

Tatra from the 1960s?

pnegyesi · February 10, 2012, 06:00:36 AM

The donor came from another region. And please differentiate when you ask about the donor and about the completed car. Neither the donor, nor the car was built in the 1950s or 1960s

woodinsight · February 10, 2012, 08:53:02 AM

The base car from the 1940s?

Allemano · February 10, 2012, 09:38:28 AM

..and it was built not before 1970?

pnegyesi · February 10, 2012, 10:12:47 AM

the base car is probably older and I believe my source is wrong and the car was built in the 1950s

woodinsight · February 10, 2012, 10:49:12 AM

Was the base car German?

pnegyesi · February 10, 2012, 11:43:07 AM

No

pnegyesi · April 01, 2012, 03:56:06 AM

Soon this will go to a dark place

Otto Puzzell · April 01, 2012, 04:12:49 AM

Weird camber on the rear tire. Based on a Renault Dauphine?

pnegyesi · April 01, 2012, 04:15:25 AM

Nope

Otto Puzzell · April 01, 2012, 04:16:33 AM

Does it have swing-axles in the rear?

pnegyesi · April 01, 2012, 06:13:11 AM

live axle rear suspension

Otto Puzzell · April 01, 2012, 08:44:42 AM

Well, that narrows the possibilities!

woodinsight · April 05, 2012, 09:36:39 AM

Was the base car a Citroen?

pnegyesi · April 05, 2012, 02:06:44 PM

No

RayTheRat · April 05, 2012, 09:28:42 PM

Base car Peugeot?

pnegyesi · April 06, 2012, 12:42:41 AM

No

woodinsight · April 06, 2012, 01:25:01 AM

Donor car a Fiat?
The car looks as though it's pretending to be a Mercedes with the logo on the front.......

pnegyesi · April 06, 2012, 02:59:03 AM

Yes, donor is a Fiat. And yes, it looks like it's a wannabe Mercedes. We're getting somewhere here. Woodinsight: let me give you 16-hours to come up with the donor's model name and the builders' name. It is locked

woodinsight · April 06, 2012, 02:49:32 PM

Wow, that was the hardest puzzle I've tried to solve so far.......

I think I have the answer you need but only because I had downloaded a motorsport site some time ago dealing with the Rijeka/Opatija region circuits in Croatia and I eventually found the car on this site.

I don't speak Croatian and in my research was surprised to find that Fiat is Fiata in Croatian!
Anyway to cut a long story short, I believe this car was based on a Fiat Ballila (or Fiata Ballile in Croatian) and built by Dante & Luciano Saletnig of Rijeka. If I understand correctly the car was first registered in 1961.

That's enough for today and I'm going to put my feet up now and relax with a glass of wine!

pnegyesi · April 06, 2012, 11:27:24 PM

You deserved that glass of wine

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Luciano Saletnik was a famous motorcycle racer in Croatia (Yugoslavia). He built this car on the basis of a Fiat Balilla 1100 together with Dante Saletnik. Sources differ on when this was built. The photo was taken around 1961, but the car is believed to be much older.

Otto Puzzell · April 07, 2012, 04:14:56 AM

OK - somebody has to ask, so here goes: Is there another view of the car available?

pnegyesi · April 07, 2012, 05:07:05 AM

I've only seen this photo

pnegyesi · May 05, 2023, 12:07:30 AM

Another photo

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Solved: PN #276: Luciano and Dante Saletnik's one-off

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