An easy Rookie point up for grabs to correctly tell the name of the company that made the car, and its model name please.
Clearly it was too tricky for the Rookies, but an Expert will know...(?)
Is it Italian and rear-engined, or is it designed for sports-car folks who like to tour with a LOT of luggage? :o
Quote from: richard cuyler on October 17, 2017, 11:57:20 AM
Is it Italian and rear-engined, or is it designed for sports-car folks who like to tour with a LOT of luggage? :o
Ha Ha! It's not Italian, although there is an Italian connection.
A fibreglass front and rear on a Fiat Barchetta?
Quote from: neilshouse on October 18, 2017, 08:15:19 AM
A fibreglass front and rear on a Fiat Barchetta?
Yes indeed, very well spotted! Now locked to you to tell me who makes this monstrosity?
I've searched and searched and have run out of time for today.
Please unlock this one.
Quote from: neilshouse on October 19, 2017, 05:35:04 AM
I've searched and searched and have run out of time for today.
Please unlock this one.
OK, thanks for trying. This puzzle is now unlocked and open to all Rookies and Experts again.
Quote from: richard cuyler on October 17, 2017, 11:57:20 AM
Is it Italian and rear-engined, or is it designed for sports-car folks who like to tour with a LOT of luggage? :o
No, I think it must be one of the unsuccessful cars made in that well-known Belgian town, Aarsende. :lmao:
Pro's?
Made in UK ?
Made in France ?
Made in Europe ?
Made in Germany ?
Made in Benelux ?
Made in Austria ?
Made in Switzerland ?
Made in a former Warsaw Pact country ?
Made in Czech Republic ?
Made in Hungary ?
Probably from Poland
Quote from: Wendax on November 02, 2017, 03:16:45 AM
Probably from Poland
Not from Poland, because it's from Hungry!
Made by a coachbuilder ?
(I'm wondering why you thought a Fiat Barchetta modified by some obscure Hungarian company was Rookie material...)
Quote from: oko94 on November 02, 2017, 08:54:21 AM
Made by a coachbuilder ?
(I'm wondering why you thought a Fiat Barchetta modified by some obscure Hungarian company was Rookie material...)
By my usual standards, this one is not particularly obscure and is easy to find., as I've seen a few photos around of this car. It is offered by a 'professional' company, although 'coachbuilder' is too grand a description for them I think!
Is it meant to be a replica of some classic car ?
Quote from: oko94 on November 02, 2017, 09:35:26 AM
Is it meant to be a replica of some classic car ?
Yes.
Ferrari 166 MM replica ?
Replica of an Italian car ?
Porsche Speedster replica ?
Adam Stills / a+a custom cars
Quote from: oko94 on November 02, 2017, 01:20:40 PM
Adam Stills / a+a custom cars
No, not the name I have.
Here's what I found in a forum :
"He is now based in Hungary and has just finished a 356 on a fiat barchetta and a 60's merc replica on an slk Adam stills is his name on facebook or a+a custom cars".
How many guys are modifying both an SLK and a Barchetta in Hungary right now ? ;D
I keep on digging...
I'll lock this puzzle for you now as it's the same guy, but this car comes under a different marque name (part of which you've already mentioned in your last answer!).
Attila Galambos & András Finta, AA Custom Cars from Vép
Quote from: oko94 on November 02, 2017, 01:41:05 PM
Attila Galambos & András Finta, AA Custom Cars from Vép
Those are the characters involved, and enough to earn you the point I think, but the marque name for this car is also something else, beginning in three letters (as a big clue!).
SLK Classic
Quote from: oko94 on November 02, 2017, 01:46:37 PM
SLK Classic
Hey, yes! Well done, another point to you Oko, with the full name of this Hungarian Fiat-based Porsche replica being the SLK Classics 356 Barchetta.
slkclassic is the name of their website (as well as the name of their modified SLK), but I reckon the company is actually A&A Custom Cars (see their Facebook or Youtube pages with the same name). Therefore I think the name should be A&A Custom Cars Barchetta 356.
Quote from: oko94 on November 02, 2017, 07:01:54 PM
slkclassic is the name of their website (as well as the name of their modified SLK), but I reckon the company is actually A&A Custom Cars (see their Facebook or Youtube pages with the same name). Therefore I think the name should be A&A Custom Cars Barchetta 356.
I agree it's confusing, but I disagree about the marque name, as the 356 Barchetta appears in at least two car magazines as SLK Classics (where I discovered this machine) as well as their own design concept sketches. Even they can't seem to agree on their other names, as A&A Custom Cars is also written as AA and A+A! You got the point anyway, but to keep you happy I will add A+A (as it's most frequently written) to the subject heading as well!