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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2014 => Topic started by: pnegyesi on April 21, 2014, 12:02:56 AM

Title: Solved: PN #635 -- KVN 3500S, 1961
Post by: pnegyesi on April 21, 2014, 12:02:56 AM
Please identify this car for a point
Title: Re: PN #635
Post by: pnegyesi on April 27, 2014, 05:38:48 AM
Experts?
Title: Re: PN #635
Post by: mekubb on April 27, 2014, 07:55:27 AM
From Eastern Europe ?
Title: Re: PN #635
Post by: pnegyesi on April 27, 2014, 08:09:11 AM
yes
Title: Re: PN #635
Post by: matramurena on April 27, 2014, 08:38:14 AM
Polski-Fiat base?
Title: Re: PN #635
Post by: pnegyesi on April 27, 2014, 09:00:49 AM
no
Title: Re: PN #635
Post by: matramurena on April 27, 2014, 01:40:06 PM
From Hungary?
Title: Re: PN #635
Post by: pnegyesi on April 27, 2014, 01:52:29 PM
no
Title: Re: PN #635
Post by: matramurena on April 27, 2014, 02:47:59 PM
Russia? GAZ?
Title: Re: PN #635
Post by: pnegyesi on April 27, 2014, 03:48:14 PM
let's say Soviet Union. Not a GAZ or based on a GAZ
Title: Re: PN #635
Post by: matramurena on April 27, 2014, 03:51:16 PM
It isn't a KVN?
Title: Re: PN #635
Post by: pnegyesi on April 28, 2014, 03:14:15 AM
Yes, it is a KVN. Locked for you for a model designation
Title: Re: PN #635
Post by: matramurena on April 28, 2014, 04:59:31 AM
KVN-2500C.
Title: Re: PN #635
Post by: pnegyesi on April 28, 2014, 05:27:03 AM
Russian C is an S, and as I mixed up my answers - the car has a GAZ Volga engine, I don't torture you any longer.

According to my source this is the KVN 3500S from 1961. A point for you
Title: Re: Solved: PN #635 -- KVN 3500S, 1961
Post by: faksta on April 28, 2014, 10:34:44 AM
In fact, KVN 3500S had a bigger engine from GAZ 12 ZIM - 3.5-liter inline six, hence '3500' in the name, as opposed to the earlier design with 2.5 Volga engine, being referred to as 2500S. Still, the car is basically the same as 2500S.

The history of those Kosenkov's sportscars is rather complicated and quite foggy at the moment, at least to me, due to a certain lack of information on that period. For example, together with the cars which are usually referred to as KVN 2500S/3500S there has apparently been another one built in Moscow on Kosenkov's blueprints. Moreover, those cars have been rebuilt during their life. I hope it will be possible to trace the life of each chassis one day.
Title: Re: Solved: PN #635 -- KVN 3500S, 1961
Post by: Carnut on April 28, 2014, 10:58:00 AM
I've had this picture of a 2500S to post as a puzzle for some time but I was never happy I had enough information about it:
Title: Re: Solved: PN #635 -- KVN 3500S, 1961
Post by: faksta on April 28, 2014, 11:03:37 AM
Even here you can see the difference in the bodywork design :)