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Title: Solved - NEH 2996: Autotune Mirage
Post by: Carnut on September 17, 2013, 01:12:52 PM
What's this, for 1 point?:

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Title: Re: NEH 2996
Post by: Lofotleif on September 17, 2013, 01:49:34 PM
The Marcos Mantis M70 ?
Title: Re: NEH 2996
Post by: Carnut on September 17, 2013, 07:05:40 PM
Quote from: Lofotleif on September 17, 2013, 01:49:34 PM
The Marcos Mantis M70 ?

It's not a Marcos (despite appearances..)
Title: Re: NEH 2996
Post by: Lofotleif on September 18, 2013, 04:40:55 AM
Of course it is not - nothing is quite as it seems. It's the carnuts equivalent to QI ;-)
Title: Re: NEH 2996
Post by: Carnut on September 18, 2013, 06:01:05 AM
Quote from: Lofotleif on September 18, 2013, 04:40:55 AM
Of course it is not - nothing is quite as it seems. It's the carnuts equivalent to QI ;-)

You've got it!  Don't forget this is AutoPuzzles, where things are rarely quite what they seem to be!
Title: Re: NEH 2996
Post by: Carnut on September 25, 2013, 05:56:10 AM
Experts?
Title: Re: NEH 2996
Post by: WayneB on September 25, 2013, 09:55:05 AM
Autotune Mirage
Title: Re: NEH 2996
Post by: Carnut on September 25, 2013, 10:20:11 AM
Quote from: WayneB on September 25, 2013, 09:55:05 AM
Autotune Mirage

That's it, yes.
Why anyone would want to take this ugly duckling on is anyone's guess.
I always thought of the Mantis as a dismal failure, but when researching this one I found a website which refuted that, saying that is popular folklore but untrue.  I don't believe it.  And I don't think the Autotune Mirage did any better either..
Incidentally it was a kit-car, whereas Marcos had sold (or rather tired to sell..) the Mantis as a fully-built car.

Title: Re: Solved - NEH 2996: Autotune Mirage
Post by: WayneB on September 25, 2013, 12:24:58 PM
Dennis Adams was never afraid of taking a different route when designing cars, his designs were somewhat ahead of their times, I guess Autotune thought the world was finally ready for the Mantis in the mid/late 80's.

Not my cup of tea styling wise, but the fellows that own a Marcos Mantis seem to love them with a passion.

Maybe they will look  better in 20 years time?
Title: Re: Solved - NEH 2996: Autotune Mirage
Post by: Carnut on September 25, 2013, 03:30:06 PM
Quote from: WayneB on September 25, 2013, 12:24:58 PM
Maybe they will look  better in 20 years time?

It's true they don't look quite as outrageously weird as I remember them 30 or 40 years ago!  I knew a guy had one and I thought he was totally nuts..