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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2016 => Topic started by: sixtee5cuda on February 21, 2016, 05:30:48 PM

Title: SOLVED: WTH # 449 - 1950 Plymouth by Pininfarina
Post by: sixtee5cuda on February 21, 2016, 05:30:48 PM

Specify the year, make, and coachbuilder of this sleek sedan:

Title: Re: WTH # 449
Post by: sixtee5cuda on March 01, 2016, 10:49:27 AM

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Title: Re: WTH # 449
Post by: Carnut on March 01, 2016, 11:51:19 AM

Monterosa Alfa?

Title: Re: WTH # 449
Post by: sixtee5cuda on March 01, 2016, 11:53:22 AM

Italian coachbuilder, not an Italian chassis.

Not Monterosa or Alfa

Title: Re: WTH # 449
Post by: fyreline on March 01, 2016, 12:30:52 PM

I was going to guess that it was a Ghia design, possibly a Lancia . . . but on second thought it somewhat resembles such early Pininfarina designs as the Bentley Cresta that I'm pretty sure it's their body. What chassis, though? Is it European?

Title: Re: WTH # 449
Post by: sixtee5cuda on March 01, 2016, 12:39:58 PM

So many words in one post...  Just because

LOCKED for fyreline, as this car was created by Pininfarina

Chassis is not from Europe

Title: Re: WTH # 449
Post by: fyreline on March 01, 2016, 05:30:46 PM

OK, not European. I'm going to say it's American . . . probably a Chrysler Corporation chassis. I haven't found the exact one yet, still looking. First guess: Plymouth?

Title: Re: WTH # 449
Post by: sixtee5cuda on March 01, 2016, 06:02:20 PM

It is a Plymouth.  Have you discovered when it was built?

Title: Re: WTH # 449
Post by: fyreline on March 01, 2016, 07:02:08 PM

Just did a quick search using "Pininfarina" & "Plymouth", and although this same photograph shows up numerous times, none of them have a date. The Ghia Plymouth XX-500, which supposedly was the car that the puzzle car was in design competition with, shows up on different web sites dated as either a 1950 or 1951. As these cars took a while to build, even by the speedy Italians, I would say a year or two either side of 1950.

Title: Re: WTH # 449
Post by: sixtee5cuda on March 01, 2016, 07:37:04 PM

And the point goes to fyreline.  The XX-500 is shown in lots of pictures, it is rare to see this one.

Title: Re: SOLVED: WTH # 449 - 1950 Plymouth by Pininfarina
Post by: fyreline on March 01, 2016, 07:44:23 PM

Yes, I agree that this design is rarely seen. The story is that the Ghia XX-500 "won" the design competition. Too bad, in my opinion. The Pininfarina car is quite nice.