I think this is a tough one, but it won't remain that way for long as I will be writing about it in at least two magazines, so open to all puzzlers for now until my first article is printed in a few months time.
So, for a point, who built this, in which country, and in what year? I will post a photo of the complete car in period and how it looks now once the puzzle is solved.
Was Colani involved ?
Was that a VW Beetle...? :o
Quote from: barrett on March 09, 2016, 11:49:47 AM
Was that a VW Beetle...? :o
There's a little bit of VW Beetle in there (the rear window), but it's not Beetle-based.
Was it built in France?
Made in UK ?
Made in Europe ?
I don't even think that the "split window" came from a VW:
No, the rear window you can see is taken from a later VW.
Citroën 2CV based, rear engine or Sahara with two engines? Bottom of the tailpiece seems to be an early 2CV bonnet split in half and the wheels also look Citroën like.
Quote from: oko94 on March 09, 2016, 12:36:20 PM
Made in Europe ?
Quote from: ropat53 on March 09, 2016, 12:57:55 PM
Citroën 2CV based, rear engine or Sahara with two engines? Bottom of the tailpiece seems to be an early 2CV bonnet split in half and the wheels also look Citroën like.
Quote from: oko94 on March 09, 2016, 12:36:20 PM
Made in Europe ? Yes, it was 2CV-based (but only with one engine) and it was made in Europe.
Made in Benelux ?
Made in Belgium ?
Quote from: Djetset on March 09, 2016, 12:41:32 PM
No, the rear window you can see is taken from a later VW.
Has it actually got a rear window?
Quote from: Carnut on March 10, 2016, 05:42:13 AM
Has it actually got a rear window?
Yes, taken from a Beetle (with the front screen being the rear screen of a Citroen DS!).
Was it built by someone known for other cars ?
Quote from: oko94 on March 10, 2016, 05:44:17 AM
Was it built by someone known for other cars ?
No, not known for cars at all.
Known for other vehicles ?
Quote from: oko94 on March 10, 2016, 07:06:38 AM
Known for other vehicles ?
Not to my (limited) knowledge.
Known for anything else ? ;D
Quote from: oko94 on March 10, 2016, 07:44:27 AM
Known for anything else ? ;D
Yes, quite a bit from what I gather, including acting!
Intriguing.
Was the car built during the sixties ?
This is a 2CV based Special, known as 'De Mosselschuit' ('the Mussel barge')
It was built by Erwin van Snick of Antwerp in 1959 - he was 17 years of age at the time.
The car was featured in a Belgian 1962 movie and a Belgian teenage magazine in 1963.
It's now fully restored.
Quote from: Oswald on March 10, 2016, 10:44:24 AM
This is a 2CV based Special, known as 'De Mosselschuit' ('the Mussel barge')
It was built by Erwin van Snick of Antwerp in 1959 - he was 17 years of age at the time.
The car was featured in a Belgian 1962 movie and a Belgian teenage magazine in 1963.
It's now fully restored.
Very well done Oswald, I thought you might be the man who would know! A well deserved point to you.
This is indeed the 2CV coupe special, built by the versatile Erwin van Snick and featured in his film 'Zomercapriolen', plus the Flemish teenage magazine 'Strip' (as per the front cover illustration below). The car was lost in woodland for many years, and has now been rebuilt after some years (photos of it today also below).
Van Snick's 2CV used components from many other cars of the period, including glass from a Citroen DS and VW Beetle, as previously mention, plus the inner door skins of a Renault 4CV for the front wings/fenders, sections of VW doors for the gullwing doors, a 2CV ripple bonnet for the rear under valence and Citroen HY van side panels cut up for the lower front 'grille' area.
Weird but cool. Needs only a crate small-block and some bigger tires. 8)
Article:
Thanks Carnut. I said it was due to appear in print quite soon! It is also due to be seen in a few more British and French magazine shortly too.