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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2013 => Topic started by: Carnut on September 27, 2013, 09:17:16 AM

Title: Solved - NEH 3013: Sports car with Golf mechanicals based on Sunpacer blt by Freddy Oosthuizen
Post by: Carnut on September 27, 2013, 09:17:16 AM
What's this, based on what chassis, what mechamicals and built by whom, for 1 point?:

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Title: Re: NEH 3013
Post by: Mazdafreak on September 27, 2013, 04:13:18 PM
I'm thinking its probably based on a Miata, but I can't find anything.
Title: Re: NEH 3013
Post by: Carnut on September 27, 2013, 07:19:19 PM
Quote from: Mazdafreak on September 27, 2013, 04:13:18 PM
I'm thinking its probably based on a Miata, but I can't find anything.

The screen looks like it might be from one and some of the bodywork looks similar too, but this car is not Mazda-based.
Title: Re: NEH 3013
Post by: Carnut on October 04, 2013, 05:46:21 AM
Experts?
Title: Re: NEH 3013
Post by: Carnut on October 18, 2013, 06:02:24 AM
Professionals?
Title: Re: NEH 3013
Post by: Otto Puzzell on October 18, 2013, 06:14:42 AM
Based on a GM product?
Title: Re: NEH 3013
Post by: nicanary on October 18, 2013, 06:15:30 AM
Front wheel drive?
Title: Re: NEH 3013
Post by: Paul Jaray on October 18, 2013, 06:43:38 AM
From South Africa, Pierre Joubert's car, same producer of the Sunpacer.
"...based on the Sunpacer monocoque with Golf mechanicals. The pattern was partly designed by Pierre's boarding school buddy Theo Oosthuizen and built by Theo's son Freddy. It was moth balled under economic pressures with the rest of the Sunpacer tooling, but available for resuscitation"
Title: Re: NEH 3013
Post by: nicanary on October 18, 2013, 06:48:09 AM
Beaten to it - based on a Golf, so it WAS FWD. Designed together with Theo Oosthuizen and built by the latter's son Freddy.

(Ooops - I was typing at the same time as PJ was modifying)
Title: Re: NEH 3013
Post by: Carnut on October 18, 2013, 07:56:50 AM
Quote from: Paul Jaray on October 18, 2013, 06:43:38 AM
From South Africa, Pierre Joubert's car, same producer of the Sunpacer.
"...based on the Sunpacer monocoque with Golf mechanicals. The pattern was partly designed by Pierre's boarding school buddy Theo Oosthuizen and built by Theo's son Freddy. It was moth balled under economic pressures with the rest of the Sunpacer tooling, but available for resuscitation"

That's about the long and the short of it, yes.
Very well done.