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Wendax

#50
June 16, 2016, 06:57:22 AM
The actual car was never built, but that what finally became of it was built many, many times.

Carnut

#51
June 16, 2016, 07:28:04 AM
Quote from: Wendax on June 16, 2016, 06:57:22 AM
The actual car was never built, but that what finally became of it was built many, many times.

But not by a car manufacturer (which sounds like a repeat question...); so did it have another purpose, like a fairground ride?
Interests in life:  Cars, cars, cars - oh and ..er..cars

Wendax

#52
June 16, 2016, 09:49:43 AM
Yes, it did have another purpose. It was not a fairground ride, although that guess is not completely off target, as it was meant to produce fun, too.

Carnut

#53
June 16, 2016, 10:09:31 AM
Quote from: Wendax on June 16, 2016, 09:49:43 AM
Yes, it did have another purpose. It was not a fairground ride, although that guess is not completely off target, as it was meant to produce fun, too.

A boat?
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el_monty

#54
June 16, 2016, 10:15:09 AM
Is the company Matchbox?
"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans" - John Lennon

el_monty

#55
June 16, 2016, 10:18:14 AM Last Edit: June 16, 2016, 10:20:34 AM by el_monty
Yes it is, I just found it. It's the Matchbox Freeman Inter City Commuter from the early 70s. Designed by Peter F. Freeman
"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans" - John Lennon

Carnut

#56
June 16, 2016, 10:21:06 AM
Brilliant!  I knew you were right as soon as you said Matchbox!

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el_monty

#57
June 16, 2016, 10:25:49 AM
"Peter F. Freeman, designed the Intercity Commuter for a 1965 Weekend Telegraph competition to design a city car"
The Matchbox car entered production in 1970.
"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans" - John Lennon

el_monty

#58
June 16, 2016, 10:30:29 AM
That was a good puzzle!  :thumbsup:
"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans" - John Lennon

Wendax

#59
June 16, 2016, 12:06:35 PM
Tatataaah! This correct answer earns you point number 100!

I have been owning a Matchbox Freeman Intercity Commuter since childhood days. I just recently read that it was in fact modeled after a design for a real car that never was built. I've had my share of fun with this puzzle, too!  ;D

Carnut

#60
June 16, 2016, 01:53:56 PM
Me too!
As soon as el_monty posted "Matchbox" I pictured it straight away in my mind's eye.
I knew I knew it from somehere but just couldn't put my finger on where...
Interests in life:  Cars, cars, cars - oh and ..er..cars
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