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SOLVED: Djetset 1008 - Jefa Pilot Formula Renault 72
« on: February 15, 2020, 06:13:20 AM »
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Re: Djetset 1008
« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2020, 04:41:36 AM »
Moving up.
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Re: Djetset 1008
« Reply #2 on: February 27, 2020, 12:30:38 PM »
French

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Re: Djetset 1008
« Reply #3 on: February 27, 2020, 12:43:08 PM »
A car is for life, not just for Christmas.

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Re: Djetset 1008
« Reply #4 on: February 27, 2020, 05:35:02 PM »
Matra MS 7

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Re: Djetset 1008
« Reply #5 on: February 27, 2020, 05:51:19 PM »
A car is for life, not just for Christmas.

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Re: Djetset 1008
« Reply #6 on: March 08, 2020, 03:51:13 PM »
Pros?
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Re: Djetset 1008
« Reply #7 on: March 08, 2020, 05:29:17 PM »
French national formula?
I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia

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Re: Djetset 1008
« Reply #8 on: March 08, 2020, 05:34:15 PM »
French national formula?
Yes, I believe so.
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Re: Djetset 1008
« Reply #9 on: March 08, 2020, 06:03:07 PM »
Pygmee of some sort?
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Re: Djetset 1008
« Reply #10 on: March 08, 2020, 06:30:33 PM »
No, not a Pygmee.
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Re: Djetset 1008
« Reply #11 on: March 08, 2020, 11:47:20 PM »
Martini

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Re: Djetset 1008
« Reply #12 on: March 09, 2020, 03:16:25 AM »
GRAC?

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Re: Djetset 1008
« Reply #13 on: March 09, 2020, 04:26:04 AM »
None of the above.
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Re: Djetset 1008
« Reply #14 on: March 09, 2020, 01:25:46 PM »
A one-off?
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Re: Djetset 1008
« Reply #15 on: March 09, 2020, 02:05:35 PM »
A one-off?
Sorry but I'm not 100% sure, although from the limited information available, I think it was a low-volume series production.
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Re: Djetset 1008
« Reply #16 on: March 09, 2020, 05:44:34 PM »
JEFA FR 72

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Re: Djetset 1008
« Reply #17 on: March 09, 2020, 06:06:49 PM »
JEFA FR 72
Not quite the name I have for it, but close enough to earn the point, so well done. I have this as the Jefa Pilote Formula Renault.
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Re: Djetset 1008
« Reply #18 on: March 09, 2020, 07:31:17 PM »
JEFA FR 72
Not quite the name I have for it, but close enough to earn the point, so well done. I have this as the Jefa Pilote Formula Renault.
It looks as though your source has simply provided a more generic description of the car as opposed to an official designation. Jean Faure's JEFA cars from this era were given designations according to formula (FL = Formula Libre; FF = Formula France; FR = Formula Renaut), followed by the year.

Anyway, thanks for the point!

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Re: SOLVED: Djetset 1008 - Jefa Pilot Formula Renault 72
« Reply #19 on: March 09, 2020, 07:34:33 PM »
No, it’s the official model designation as its taken from a Jefa (note lower case) sales leaflet.
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Re: SOLVED: Djetset 1008 - Jefa Pilot Formula Renault 72
« Reply #20 on: March 09, 2020, 07:52:32 PM »
No, it’s the official model designation as its taken from a Jefa (note lower case) sales leaflet.
Interesting! By the way, Faure's logos were almost always in all lowercase (including the 'j') or all uppercase. Every publication I've seen has used all uppercase. Did the sales leaflet use a capitalized 'J' followed by lowercase letters?