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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2014 => Topic started by: Djetset on May 29, 2014, 04:15:55 PM

Title: SOLVED: Djetset 674 - 1976 Delta Design Delta 8
Post by: Djetset on May 29, 2014, 04:15:55 PM

Make, model and year for a point please, and sorry for the poor quality of the image.

Title: Re: Djetset 674
Post by: Djetset on June 06, 2014, 04:04:32 PM

On the move...

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Post by: exekiel on June 06, 2014, 10:47:11 PM

european?

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Post by: Djetset on June 07, 2014, 05:49:30 AM

European?  Yes.

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Post by: wingroad on June 07, 2014, 11:14:28 AM

Peugeot ?

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Post by: Majeko on June 07, 2014, 02:58:17 PM

Renault Espace?

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Post by: Djetset on June 10, 2014, 06:28:07 AM

Neither a Peugeot nor Renault Espace.

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Post by: Majeko on June 10, 2014, 07:59:46 AM

Matra?

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Post by: Djetset on June 10, 2014, 08:01:22 AM

I can see what you are thinking, but it is not a Matra.

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Post by: exekiel on June 10, 2014, 08:57:49 AM

is it french?

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Post by: Djetset on June 10, 2014, 09:02:29 AM

No, not French.

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Post by: oko94 on June 10, 2014, 12:30:31 PM

Italian ?

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Post by: Djetset on June 10, 2014, 12:37:25 PM

Not Italian.

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Post by: wingroad on June 10, 2014, 02:36:50 PM

Japanese ?

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Post by: Djetset on June 10, 2014, 02:53:52 PM

Not Japanese.

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Post by: Majeko on June 10, 2014, 02:57:14 PM

German?

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Post by: Djetset on June 10, 2014, 02:58:26 PM

Ja!

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Post by: Majeko on June 10, 2014, 03:05:24 PM

VW?

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Post by: Djetset on June 10, 2014, 03:26:43 PM

Less mainstream than VW.

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Post by: exekiel on June 14, 2014, 10:35:30 PM

Opel?

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Post by: wingroad on June 15, 2014, 01:55:23 PM

Mercedes?

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Post by: Djetset on June 15, 2014, 02:38:29 PM

Not Opel nor Mercedes-Benz.

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Post by: exekiel on June 15, 2014, 07:10:54 PM

bmw?

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Post by: Djetset on June 16, 2014, 02:35:14 AM

It's not a BMW.

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Post by: exekiel on June 16, 2014, 10:00:51 AM

nsu?

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Post by: Djetset on June 16, 2014, 10:07:16 AM

Not NSU.

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Post by: oko94 on June 16, 2014, 10:19:35 AM

Was it made by a coachbuilder rather than a manufacturer ?

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Post by: Djetset on June 16, 2014, 10:34:27 AM

Hmmm, a tricky one to answer as the company behind this was neither really a coachbuilder nor manufacturer.

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Post by: oko94 on June 16, 2014, 11:07:56 AM

A design studio / independent designer ?

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Post by: Djetset on June 16, 2014, 11:19:38 AM

Yes, that's a better description of their activities.

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Post by: oko94 on June 16, 2014, 11:42:07 AM

Is it a project by Pollmann ?

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Post by: Djetset on June 16, 2014, 11:45:43 AM

Not a Pollmann project.

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Post by: Djetset on August 21, 2014, 05:55:56 PM

Moving on up.

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Post by: SeaLion on August 23, 2014, 09:58:42 AM

Karmann?

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Post by: Djetset on August 23, 2014, 10:11:03 AM

Not Karmann.

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Post by: pnegyesi on August 23, 2014, 10:57:29 AM

Bertrandt?

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Post by: Djetset on August 23, 2014, 12:19:10 PM

Not Bertrandt.

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Post by: oko94 on August 23, 2014, 02:47:16 PM

Has the designer of this project ever designed any other car that has been built ?

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Post by: Djetset on August 23, 2014, 07:10:19 PM

Yes, the designer has worked on other automotive projects.

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Post by: oko94 on October 26, 2014, 05:39:59 AM

Does the company still exist ?

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Post by: Djetset on October 29, 2014, 10:39:21 AM

To the best of my knowledge, the company no longer exists AFAIK.

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Post by: oko94 on November 03, 2014, 09:52:25 AM

Was the puzzle car designed in the eighties ?

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Post by: Djetset on November 03, 2014, 11:03:38 AM

Despite its 1980s style, this sketch is actually older than the decade of shoulder pads, Quattros and Boy George!

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Post by: oko94 on November 03, 2014, 11:10:06 AM

So from the late seventies ?

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Post by: Djetset on November 03, 2014, 12:26:43 PM

Hmm yes, late-ish, but I won't say the precise year, as that is part of the original question to gain a point!

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Post by: Wendax on November 07, 2014, 12:22:38 PM

Achim Adlfinger?

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Post by: Djetset on November 07, 2014, 12:28:06 PM

Not Achim Adlfinger.

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Post by: oko94 on November 16, 2014, 01:19:46 PM

Ludwig Aper ?

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Post by: Djetset on November 17, 2014, 07:57:28 AM

Not Ludwig Aper.

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Post by: Arunas on November 20, 2014, 02:11:34 AM

Did this design studio make any other concepts prototypes which were shown at some major motorshow?

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Post by: Djetset on November 20, 2014, 05:15:37 AM

Yes

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Post by: Allemano on December 01, 2014, 04:10:04 AM

Any relation to Delta/Durocar?

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Post by: Djetset on December 01, 2014, 07:08:45 AM

Quote from: Allemano on December 01, 2014, 04:10:04 AM

Any relation to Delta/Durocar?

Yes!  Now locked to you until your next reply to tell me more (model name and year, for which I've already given a big clue!).

Title: Re: Djetset 674
Post by: Allemano on December 01, 2014, 07:46:10 AM

Yep that strong Bauhaus-style reminded me on Delta, but in fact I'm a litte stuck here.
My (contradictory) source reports Delta was closed down in 1971 after all attempts to get into production were fruitless.
On the other hand there are pics featured which date from 1975... ???
So, I'm guessing it's a 1976/77 module van design based on old Delta 6/Durocar 1 concepts.

Title: Re: Djetset 674
Post by: Djetset on December 01, 2014, 09:35:38 AM

Oh, you are getting so close Allemano!  I will keep this locked for you, as you have mentioned the correct year (which I will confirm once fully resolved), but your model numbering is not quite there as yet  ;)

Title: Re: Djetset 674
Post by: Allemano on December 01, 2014, 10:36:43 AM

hmmm... following their nomenclature I guess it could be Durocar 2 from ... wait ... 1977?

Title: Re: Djetset 674
Post by: Allemano on December 01, 2014, 10:37:23 AM

Or is it the Delta 7 from 1976? :D

Title: Re: Djetset 674
Post by: Djetset on December 01, 2014, 10:38:49 AM

Have one more try, as you are on the right road!

Title: Re: Djetset 674
Post by: Allemano on December 01, 2014, 10:41:27 AM

I actually walked on two roads..  :-\
Delta 8?

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Post by: Djetset on December 03, 2014, 06:31:16 AM

Well done Allemano, you finally chose the right road, so another point to you  ;)

This is the Delta 8 from Delta Design, dating from 1976.
 
I don't know much about this pre-Matra/Renault Espace proposal, but I found it in an obscure late-1970s German book about industrial design some years back.  I don't think the car ever got built sadly.

Title: Re: SOLVED: Djetset 674 - 1976 Delta Design Delta 8
Post by: Allemano on December 03, 2014, 01:24:51 PM

way ahead of its time, but maybe a little unemotional...

Title: Re: SOLVED: Djetset 674 - 1976 Delta Design Delta 8
Post by: Djetset on December 03, 2014, 01:44:48 PM

Quote from: Allemano on December 03, 2014, 01:24:51 PM

way ahead of its time, but maybe a little unemotional...

  I agree.  So, I wonder when Delta Design finally closed its doors and ceased business, because most reports suggest that it was not doing much by 1976 when this car was conceived?  Does anyone know for certain?