What's this and what's unusual about it - for 1 point?:
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Experts?
Is this a-type of Dalnik car?
Child's car?
Is it somehow inspired from aircraft,to build this?
No to all three!
was it a 1970.s hybrid car?
Quote from: kwgibbs on August 28, 2013, 02:52:00 PM
was it a 1970.s hybrid car?
It's not a hybrid but it is from the 1960s/70s
is it a French microcar prototype?
Is this car European?
Is it german?
is it Swedish?
let,s try Italy?
maybe eastern bloc nation?
Poland?
how about the Netherlands?
The usual summary
European
France
Germany
Sweden
Italy
Eastern Bloc
Netherlands
Spain?
Quote from: D-type on August 31, 2013, 06:51:31 AM
The usual summary
European
France
Germany
Sweden
Italy
Eastern Bloc
Netherlands
Spain?
Neither Spain nor the Netherlands..
Switzerland?
how about Czechoslovakia,they made quite a slew of assorted microcars?
Quote from: kwgibbs on September 01, 2013, 08:47:30 AM
how about Czechoslovakia,they made quite a slew of assorted microcars?
Not Czechoslovakia or either of its separate constituents..
I wonder if Portugal could the country?
Quote from: kwgibbs on September 01, 2013, 11:26:38 AM
I wonder if Portugal could the country?
I'm afraid it isn't..
I guess Im not good at guessing,but what about Belgium?
Quote from: kwgibbs on September 01, 2013, 07:34:50 PM
I guess Im not good at guessing,but what about Belgium?
Not Belgium!
Summarising to save paging back
European
France
Germany
Sweden
Italy
Eastern Bloc
Netherlands
Spain
Switzerland
Portugal
Belgium
Czechoslovakia ( I thought that wasalready out as part of the 'eastern bloc'!)
Austria?
Lichtenstein?
Ireland,perhaps?
Quote from: kwgibbs on September 02, 2013, 03:45:07 PM
Ireland,perhaps?
Progress!
Northern Ireland to be precise..
by chance,was it called timerie?
Is it possible,its name is Leprechaun?
Quote from: D-type on September 03, 2013, 04:05:43 PM
Now, why do I keep thinking "Paddy Power" ;)
Perhaps you're thirsty?!
Quote from: kwgibbs on September 03, 2013, 04:40:17 PM
Is it possible,its name is Leprechaun?
Er, good guess but No!
Is the name of this car ,an Irish name though?
Quote from: kwgibbs on September 03, 2013, 06:52:29 PM
Is the name of this car ,an Irish name though?
No, it's just named after its builder.
I'm sure there's a Pro who'll know..
This reminds me greatly of that Triang (?) toy car in the Jag D-type style that was around in the 60s, which I think was a pedal car. Now, as I live in Northern Ireland, I really ought to get this one, but I haven't a clue.
Does it reside in the Ulster Transport Museum?
Any connection to the Nobel?
Quote from: sixtee5cuda on September 10, 2013, 08:13:29 AM
Any connection to the Nobel?
None.
Quote from: nicanary on September 10, 2013, 07:46:51 AM
This reminds me greatly of that Triang (?) toy car in the Jag D-type style that was around in the 60s, which I think was a pedal car. Now, as I live in Northern Ireland, I really ought to get this one, but I haven't a clue.
Does it reside in the Ulster Transport Museum?
I don't think so but I might be wrong.
;)
Crikey, I know policemen used to be tall but...!
I wonder if that car is related? I can't say I know whether it is or not, but the puzzle car is not pedal-powered!
The photo used by Wendax shows the pedal car I was thinking about in my previous post. It's even got the spinners on the wheels. Spooky.
Is this puzzle image available on the net, or is it something found by the Ulster side of your family to torment us?
Quote from: nicanary on September 12, 2013, 06:43:58 PM
The photo used by Wendax shows the pedal car I was thinking about in my previous post. It's even got the spinners on the wheels. Spooky.
Is this puzzle image available on the net, or is it something found by the Ulster side of your family to torment us?
Yes, Wendax's picture looks awfully similar so there could be some connection..
I got the picture (and another) from the'Net.
Is this the elusive Watsonian Cheetah Cub? From the 1960s, powered by a single-cylinder 75cc 4-stroke engine, intended for children to use.
Unusual about it: The windscreen is taller than stock, perhaps indicating this unit was customized for adult use.
More: Customized for famous person of lesser stature, Davy Jones of Lisburn.
Quote from: sixtee5cuda on September 18, 2013, 08:18:26 AM
Unusual about it: The windscreen is taller than stock, perhaps indicating this unit was customized for adult use.
More: Customized for famous person of lesser stature, Davy Jones of Lisburn.
You've found it!
I just had it as Davy Jones's Wee Car, but is it a Watsonian Cheetah?
It looks remarkably like the car Wendax posted so I was pretty sure it was one of those but adapted for use by Davy Jones, who was somewhat diminutive in size. The screen is of course very tall, but all I wanted was some reference to the size of this road-going car!
Here's another picture of Davy with his car together with the original puzzle photo before cropping:
Quote from: nicanary on September 10, 2013, 07:46:51 AM
This reminds me greatly of that Triang (?) toy car in the Jag D-type style that was around in the 60s, which I think was a pedal car. Now, as I live in Northern Ireland, I really ought to get this one, but I haven't a clue.
Does it reside in the Ulster Transport Museum?
QuoteI don't think so but I might be wrong.
Jones' car at Ulster Transport Museum ;D
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He adapted this child's Cheetah car for himself, by adding a lawnmower's petrol engine