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Title: Barrett's #304 - Solved - SAM Skoda by Pawel Buchta
Post by: barrett on June 21, 2012, 11:29:46 AM
Another Linea Tesa design?  I want to know the mechanical basis of this car, who built it, where and when.
Title: Re: Barrett's #304
Post by: barrett on July 10, 2012, 10:50:54 AM
Experts?
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Post by: qwaszx on July 10, 2012, 04:27:42 PM
proto Ro80 by Klaus Luthe?
Title: Re: Barrett's #304
Post by: barrett on July 10, 2012, 04:47:19 PM
No, far from that
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Post by: qwaszx on July 11, 2012, 02:37:59 PM
USSR?
Title: Re: Barrett's #304
Post by: barrett on July 11, 2012, 04:22:58 PM
Not quite
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Post by: Otto Puzzell on July 12, 2012, 05:18:05 AM
http://www.autopuzzles.com :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Barrett's #304
Post by: Delorean on July 12, 2012, 05:20:51 AM
In some ways, it reminds me of an 1962 Opel Kadett ...
Title: Re: Barrett's #304
Post by: barrett on July 12, 2012, 07:25:45 AM
Quote from: Otto Puzzell on July 12, 2012, 05:18:05 AM
http://www.autopuzzles.com :thumbsup:

Thanks!



Quote from: Delorean on July 12, 2012, 05:20:51 AM
In some ways, it reminds me of an 1962 Opel Kadett ...

I agree, I think the inspiration for the styling is 1960s Opel... However there are no Opel parts used in this car
Title: Re: Barrett's #304
Post by: richard cuyler on July 12, 2012, 04:51:28 PM
Wartburg?
Title: Re: Barrett's #304
Post by: barrett on July 12, 2012, 06:45:40 PM
No Wartburg bits here
Title: Re: Barrett's #304
Post by: barrett on July 29, 2012, 11:02:33 AM
Right, time to move up I think
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Post by: woodinsight on July 29, 2012, 11:13:16 AM
Trabant based?
Title: Re: Barrett's #304
Post by: barrett on July 29, 2012, 11:23:59 AM
It's not, no
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Post by: woodinsight on July 29, 2012, 11:38:29 AM
Polish?
Title: Re: Barrett's #304
Post by: barrett on July 29, 2012, 11:54:41 AM
Partly!
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Post by: woodinsight on July 29, 2012, 11:56:07 AM
Based on a Syrena?
Title: Re: Barrett's #304
Post by: barrett on July 29, 2012, 04:20:49 PM
Not based on a Polish car
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Post by: pguillem on July 30, 2012, 12:23:20 AM
Based on a French car ?
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Post by: barrett on July 30, 2012, 06:06:09 AM
No
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Post by: Wendax on July 30, 2012, 06:25:49 AM
Based on a Czech car?
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Post by: barrett on July 30, 2012, 08:26:26 AM
Yes!
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Post by: Wendax on July 30, 2012, 08:37:25 AM
Skoda-based?
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Post by: pnegyesi on July 30, 2012, 11:37:25 PM
Is this part of the Skoda S720 development program? Mostly it is mentioned that Skoda wanted to cooperate with Wartburg, but maybe there was also an attempt to cooperate with Polski-Fiat
Title: Re: Barrett's #304
Post by: barrett on July 31, 2012, 05:52:34 AM
It is Skoda-based, but it's not an official project from any manufacturer.
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Post by: pguillem on July 31, 2012, 11:32:51 AM
A one-off ?
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Post by: barrett on July 31, 2012, 01:39:16 PM
yes
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Post by: pnegyesi on August 03, 2012, 04:12:15 AM
was it a movie car?
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Post by: barrett on August 03, 2012, 03:14:50 PM
no
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Post by: Otto Puzzell on August 03, 2012, 03:31:40 PM
Built for a special purpose - i.e., a purpose that could not be fulfilled by an 'ordinary' automobile?
Title: Re: Barrett's #304
Post by: barrett on August 04, 2012, 07:05:10 PM
No, it's an ordinary passenger car
Title: Re: Barrett's #304
Post by: pnegyesi on August 05, 2012, 12:17:32 PM
Built by a Polish guy?
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Post by: barrett on August 05, 2012, 04:47:46 PM
Yes!
Title: Re: Barrett's #304
Post by: woodinsight on August 06, 2012, 01:03:57 AM
Built by Antonin Weiner?
Title: Re: Barrett's #304
Post by: barrett on August 06, 2012, 07:08:29 PM
Not him
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Post by: Carnut on October 09, 2013, 11:02:12 AM
To the Black Hole with this one..
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Post by: Otto Puzzell on October 09, 2013, 11:52:20 AM
It looks like a close relative of this car, one of a series of Zaporozhets-powered cars built by a guy names "Stig". No, not that Stig. This Stig runs a blog, where he say's that's not his real name. I'm not sure what to think of people who post online using pseudonyms, but it is what it is.

Perhaps this will guide this someone to the answer.

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Post by: Allemano on October 09, 2013, 11:57:08 AM
I don't think so. Barrett said it's Skoda based, so it's most likely not a Zaporozhets underneath.
Title: Re: Barrett's #304
Post by: Otto Puzzell on October 09, 2013, 01:08:14 PM
With Barrett going AWOL, I figured maybe we could strike his comments from the record.  :D

Or, perhaps he, and/or I, found wrong info.  :o

Stig's cars are pretty cool, in a way. One almost looks like an origami SAAB 900
Title: Re: Barrett's #304
Post by: Carnut on October 10, 2013, 05:59:58 AM
Quote from: Otto Puzzell on October 09, 2013, 11:52:20 AM
It looks like a close relative of this car, one of a series of Zaporozhets-powered cars built by a guy names "Stig". No, not that Stig. This Stig runs a blog, where he say's that's not his real name. I'm not sure what to think of people who post online using pseudonyms, but it is what it is.

Perhaps this will guide this someone to the answer.


He's the same guy who built this one:

http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=21688.msg229060#msg229060
Title: Re: Barrett's #304
Post by: Otto Puzzell on October 10, 2013, 10:33:20 AM
Yep - that's him.
Title: Re: Barrett's #304
Post by: barrett on December 21, 2013, 12:50:50 PM
No connection to Stig or his cars, this was Skoda-based and built in Poland. the information about this car is available online but I don't know how I can find it again because I lost my bookmarks.

His first name is incredibly common, his Surname is similar (but not identical) to an Austrian motoring magazine editor..!

Another view:
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Post by: pnegyesi on December 23, 2013, 02:05:09 PM
Based on an 1000 MB?
Title: Re: Barrett's #304
Post by: barrett on August 24, 2014, 09:46:18 AM
I believe that it is based on a front engined car, most probably a 440/Felicia or perhaps a 1200

I think the best way to find the name is to guess on my last clue!
Title: Re: Barrett's #304
Post by: grobmotorix on August 24, 2014, 10:00:39 AM
First name Vaclav?
Title: Re: Barrett's #304
Post by: barrett on August 24, 2014, 10:01:52 AM
No, it's the Polish version of one of the most common names in any language
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Post by: pnegyesi on August 24, 2014, 10:33:34 AM
Jan Buchtow?
Title: Re: Barrett's #304
Post by: barrett on August 24, 2014, 10:51:49 AM
Not Jan, the other one!

Buchtow is very close. Fewer letters though.
Title: Re: Barrett's #304
Post by: pnegyesi on August 24, 2014, 10:53:14 AM
Piotr Bucht?
Title: Re: Barrett's #304
Post by: barrett on August 24, 2014, 10:59:53 AM
Not Peter or John....

Surname is Bucxx
Title: Re: Barrett's #304
Post by: Wendax on August 24, 2014, 11:03:17 AM
Andrzej Bucki?
Title: Re: Barrett's #304
Post by: barrett on August 24, 2014, 11:07:57 AM
A more common name! Half the Polish guys I know are called this

Not Bucki, but it does end in a vowel
Title: Re: Barrett's #304
Post by: pnegyesi on August 24, 2014, 11:33:16 AM
Jerzy Bucko?
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Post by: Wendax on August 24, 2014, 11:38:11 AM
Pawel Bucko?
Title: Re: Barrett's #304
Post by: barrett on August 24, 2014, 11:50:11 AM
Quote from: Wendax on August 24, 2014, 11:38:11 AM
Pawel Bucko?

Pawel BucXX !

My first clue about the name should point you in the right direction
Title: Re: Barrett's #304
Post by: Wendax on August 24, 2014, 12:08:29 PM
Pawel Bucta?
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Post by: pnegyesi on August 24, 2014, 12:29:04 PM
Pawel Bucka?
Title: Re: Barrett's #304
Post by: barrett on August 24, 2014, 12:41:03 PM
Quote from: Wendax on August 24, 2014, 12:08:29 PM
Pawel Bucta?

Bingo!

A re-bodied Skoda built by Pawel Bucta. I seem to remember the bodywork was made from some recycled material like reinforced cardboard but I can't be sure. I will try and find the original source for this.

Two points for Wendax
Title: Re: Barrett's #304 - Solved - SAM Skoda by Pawel Buchta
Post by: Wendax on August 24, 2014, 01:10:13 PM
Thank you, sir.  :)