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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2013 => Topic started by: Carnut on January 03, 2013, 08:01:55 AM

Title: Solved - NEH 2349: Simca 1200S prototype
Post by: Carnut on January 03, 2013, 08:01:55 AM
Identify what this car is, for 1 point:


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Title: Re: NEH 2349
Post by: Carnut on January 10, 2013, 05:17:13 AM
Experts?
Title: Re: NEH 2349
Post by: thorax on January 10, 2013, 05:26:20 AM
based on a Trabant?
Title: Re: NEH 2349
Post by: Carnut on January 10, 2013, 05:34:58 AM
Quote from: thorax on January 10, 2013, 05:26:20 AM
based on a Trabant?

No.
Title: Re: NEH 2349
Post by: frederick59 on January 10, 2013, 07:55:17 AM
Fiat 130?
Title: Re: NEH 2349
Post by: sixtee5cuda on January 10, 2013, 08:32:47 AM
Group B Rally car chassis?
Title: Re: NEH 2349
Post by: Carnut on January 10, 2013, 11:22:50 AM
Neither a Fiat nor a Group B rally car!
Title: Re: NEH 2349
Post by: Zerk on January 13, 2013, 10:48:23 AM
Bodywork looks vaguely Ford Escort...ish.
Title: Re: NEH 2349
Post by: nicanary on January 13, 2013, 11:05:58 AM
Anything to do with DAF?
Title: Re: NEH 2349
Post by: Carnut on January 13, 2013, 11:31:27 AM
Nothing to do with either Ford or DAF..
Title: Re: NEH 2349
Post by: nicanary on January 13, 2013, 11:37:06 AM
Was it built for Rallycross?
Title: Re: NEH 2349
Post by: Carnut on January 13, 2013, 11:59:47 AM
Quote from: nicanary on January 13, 2013, 11:37:06 AM
Was it built for Rallycross?

I don't know.  I haven't been able to find anywhere that describes its purpose, but it sure looks like a Group B or something.
Title: Re: NEH 2349
Post by: nicanary on January 13, 2013, 12:41:04 PM
That body looks familiar - is it a Simca 1000 Coupe?
Title: Re: NEH 2349
Post by: Carnut on January 13, 2013, 01:07:34 PM
Quote from: nicanary on January 13, 2013, 12:41:04 PM
That body looks familiar - is it a Simca 1000 Coupe?

Close enough that I think I'll give you that; actually it's a 1200S.
I haven't really been able to find out much more than that about it; it's just described as a Simca 1200S prototype, but whether it was a factory rally car or what I don't know.
Maybe one of our French members can fill us in?
Title: Re: Solved - NEH 2349: Simca 1200S prototype
Post by: Wendax on January 13, 2013, 01:46:36 PM
It looks as if it has moved quite a distance from being a Simca 1200 S Coupé. At least the rear half appears as a tubular frame with mid-engine layout following loosely the Simca looks.
Title: Re: Solved - NEH 2349: Simca 1200S prototype
Post by: nicanary on January 13, 2013, 01:58:31 PM
Which makes me think it's built for competition. A prototype for rallying or rallycross. Thanks for the point.
Title: Re: Solved - NEH 2349: Simca 1200S prototype
Post by: dzima1985 on November 25, 2014, 04:07:14 AM
other views -
Title: Re: Solved - NEH 2349: Simca 1200S prototype
Post by: thorax on November 26, 2014, 02:58:02 PM
sorry but seems not the same car
Title: Re: Solved - NEH 2349: Simca 1200S prototype
Post by: Carnut on November 27, 2014, 04:43:35 AM
Same wheels and flip-up rear but the car in dzima's pictures have a swage line all the way from front to rear, which the puzzle car doesn't seem to have..
So it looks like you're right thorax, although it could of course be a development of the same car..
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