Solved - NEH 1868: Omega Brio - 1979

[Carnut]

This car has featured on AP before but AFAIK has not actually been a puzzle.  So, for 1 point, what is it?

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[dzima1985]

Omega Brio 1980 by Omega Electric Motors Corporation (but the car is similar to SIE Triad).

[Carnut]

That's it, yes.
It seems to be the same car marketed under a different name.

[Otto Puzzell]

Ah - another "automobile manufacturer" equipping a Beetle chassis with a kit-car body and surplus electrical bits affixed to plywood with drywall screws and duct tape. 

[Wendax]

It had an ephemeral appearance here before (together with the SIE Triad):
http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=8874.msg82323#msg82323

[Carnut]

It had an ephemeral appearance here before (together with the SIE Triad):
http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=8874.msg82323#msg82323

Yes - that's what I was referring to when I first posted the puzzle, but of course couldn't post the link!!

[Carnut]

Ah - another "automobile manufacturer" equipping a Beetle chassis with a kit-car body and surplus electrical bits affixed to plywood with drywall screws and duct tape. 

All the windows look like Datsun 240Z to me, but whether they just copied it in fiberglass and used the same glass I have no idea.

[Otto Puzzell]

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