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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2014 => Topic started by: Carnut on January 13, 2014, 07:51:43 AM
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What's this and from when does it date, for 1 point?:
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Is it from Europe?
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Is it from Europe?
Yes.
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Experts?
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I think of A homemade one off ,seeing the backlights and the hood ornaments.?
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I think of A homemade one off ,seeing the backlights and the hood ornaments.?
Well spotted, yes, so it's not quite what it seems.
So it is a bit of a mish-mash - but of what? And from when?
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Skoda Rapid??
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Skoda Rapid??
No.
The base is not a modern car.
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Skoda Rapid is from 1935-38 I dont think its modern ,maybe for that time
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French base?
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Skoda Rapid is from 1935-38 I dont think its modern ,maybe for that time
Sorry, I thought you meant it was some kind of home-built based on the modern Skoda Rapid, though of course that being rear-engined I don't think I had my brain in the right gear!
It's not based on a pre-war Skoda, though it is based on a 1930s car.
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French base?
No.
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British base?
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British base?
No!
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is it based on a BMW 328? the pre war car :D
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is it based on a BMW 328? the pre war car :D
No BMW connection at all!
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Any connection with Italy?
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Any connection with Italy?
None..
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Was this car (body) built in the same country as the base car (chassis & engine) ?
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Was this car (body) built in the same country as the base car (chassis & engine) ?
Yes.
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Pro's'll know...
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Looks like an Aero 30 Roadster, built from 1934 to 1947, with a non-stock convertible roof to me.
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Looks like an Aero 30 Roadster, built from 1934 to 1947, with a non-stock convertible roof to me.
That's the right car, yes, but doesn't solve the puzzle!
I had to be careful what I asked for without giving the game away, hence I only asked 'from when does it date'. The base is from the 1930s, yes, but that's not the whole story; this puzzle is therefore locked for you to look into and come up with the full answer!
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Couldn't find this very car so far. Just a guess: the conversion is from the Sixties.
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Couldn't find this very car so far. Just a guess: the conversion is from the Sixties.
Not from the 1960s, no.
I've been trying to ascertain whether this is actually a restored/converted original 1930s car or a later replica but I'm not quite sure which. I originally thought it was based on an original but now I'm not so sure.
Anyway, the car is out there so the puzzle is still there to solve!
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Is this puzzle still locked?
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You may unlock, Carnut.
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You may unlock, Carnut.
Is this puzzle still locked?
Not any more, no!
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I have found an internet site that says this Czech Aero 30 roadster was built in 1994, on a base dating from about 1936, but the coachbuilder is not identified.
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I have found an internet site that says this Czech Aero 30 roadster was built in 1994, on a base dating from about 1936, but the coachbuilder is not identified.
Yes, it must be the same site I got it from, which says (translated from German):
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The following photo shows a 1994 Aero roadster (built starting about 1936) with a fixed windscreen, external Verdeckspriegeln and special tail shape. This overall design is similar to the Convertible version, which was made by Sodomka (see bottom photo).
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It's not actually clear though whether it's based on a 1936 car or a 1936 design!
I guessed it was a 1936 car otherwise it would have said what modern mechanics it had.
Solved anyway and maybe an Aero expert can enlighten us..
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I have found an internet site that says this Czech Aero 30 roadster was built in 1994, on a base dating from about 1936, but the coachbuilder is not identified.
Yes, it must be the same site I got it from, which says (translated from German):
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The following photo shows a 1994 Aero roadster (built starting about 1936) with a fixed windscreen, external Verdeckspriegeln and special tail shape. This overall design is similar to the Convertible version, which was made by Sodomka (see bottom photo).
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It's not actually clear though whether it's based on a 1936 car or a 1936 design!
Solved anyway and maybe an Aero expert can enlighten us..
I guessed it was a 1936 car otherwise it would have said what modern mechanics it had.
It just says that the photo was taken in 1994, not that the car was built then. The car is based on a Aero 50 Roadster, built in 1936 or later (because of the portholes in the engine cover).
The use of typical Wartburg 311 rear lights makes me think that it was built in the early 60s or before. These rear lights were often to be seen on older cars in East Germany or Czechoslovakia when the original lights were considered to be unsafe.
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Thanks. How should it be captioned then? Simply a 1936 Aero 50 Roadster?
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How about "DHC conversion of an Aero 50 Roadster"?
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How about "DHC conversion of an Aero 50 Roadster"?
OK! I'll change it.