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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2013 => Topic started by: Carnut on March 05, 2013, 07:40:46 AM

Title: Solved - NEH 2505: BL ECV-3 - 1983
Post by: Carnut on March 05, 2013, 07:40:46 AM
Identify this car correctly for 1 point:

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Title: Re: NEH 2505
Post by: Carnut on March 12, 2013, 05:37:29 AM
Easy Expert point...
Title: Re: NEH 2505
Post by: del78 on March 12, 2013, 05:41:35 AM
Citroen concept?
Title: Re: NEH 2505
Post by: Carnut on March 12, 2013, 05:42:46 AM
Quote from: del78 on March 12, 2013, 05:41:35 AM
Citroen concept?

Not a Citroen..
Title: Re: NEH 2505
Post by: del78 on March 12, 2013, 05:49:03 AM
ECV programm from BMC called ECV 3
Title: Re: NEH 2505
Post by: Carnut on March 12, 2013, 08:12:25 AM
Quote from: del78 on March 12, 2013, 05:49:03 AM
ECV programm from BMC called ECV 3

Yes, it's the ECV 3 dating from 1982/3, although BMC had been long dead by then of course..
It was a joint project between British Leyland and Alcan Industries as it was bodied in aluminium, and it had an experimental 1600cc 3-cylinder engine.
It was only intended as an experimental car, and BL went on to produce their usual old rubbish instead of what might have been interesting and up-to-the-mintue.  Who knows, the British motor industry might have even survived if anyone had actually had the foresight or courage to go ahead with cars like this!

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