Fellow Autopuzzlers, I celebrate my 333rd puzzle post with a new collection of three-wheelers from all over the world.
Once again, please tell me their names and country of origin, which is different for each one, except that in order to put together another 16 like last time, I've had to bend the rules a little bit: two of them are actually from the same country, but from different areas that used to be separate countries until not very long ago, so there.
Here they are:
2nd batch:
Answers post:
a- Aventor - Switzerland (ChanceHuncha)
b- SunRa One - China (DeAutogids)
c- Gridcars EVE - South Africa (oguerrerob)
d- SynergEthic Tilter - France (oko94)
e- Nobe 100 - Estonia (Wendax)
f- Moto Guzzi Ercole 500 - Italy (Hiawatha)
g- Stiletto Project by Chateau Stillwater Garage - USA (oguerrerob)
h- City Car RC1 - Colombia (oguerrerob)
i- MRide T42 Turbo - Sweden (ChanceHuncha)
j- Kyto e-Spark 3 - Hong Kong (China) (oguerrerob)
k- Poly by Raimo Lievonen - Finland (Wendax)
l- Sunnyclist - Greece (oko94)
m- EcoOne iM3 - South Korea (oko94)
n- Strike by Ken Seeber - Australia (oguerrerob)
o- Tojo Motors Condor - Philippines (oguerrerob)
p- Higgins-Aubé Energya - Canada (ChanceHuncha)
No Rookie takers, so time for the Experts to go for a ride!
b=SunRa One
Quote from: DeAutogids on March 22, 2018, 08:53:30 AM
b=SunRa One
Yes, that is correct. What country is it from please?
P - Higgins-Aube Energya, from Canada
Yes and yes. The first point goes to DeAutogids, and the second to ChanceHuncha.
i - Mride T42 Turbo Trike from Umea, Sweden
Quote from: ChanceHuncha on March 23, 2018, 07:43:18 AM
i - Mride T42 Turbo Trike from Umea, Sweden
Yes! Built by Micke Fredriksson, powered by a Suzuki GSX-R1000 engine. He also built a four-wheeled version, called MRide C42.
No replies since March? Oh dear. The Pros will take care of it then.
e: Nobe 100 from Estonia
Quote from: Wendax on July 29, 2018, 12:10:22 PM
e: Nobe 100 from Estonia
That's right! Tallinn-based designer Roman Muljar is trying to get this electric retro vehicle into the market through crowdfunding. Here's a photo of the full scale model.
f Moto Guzzi Ercole 500, Italy
d: SynergEthic Tilter, France
l: Sunnyclist, Crete
Quote from: Hiawatha on July 29, 2018, 12:21:40 PM
f Moto Guzzi Ercole 500, Italy
Sì, certo!
This one of course not a retro creation, but the genuine article. This unit is probably from the 1950s
Quote from: oko94 on July 29, 2018, 12:38:49 PM
d: SynergEthic Tilter, France
l: Sunnyclist, Crete
Two points for oko94! Both of them electric, the Sunnyclist from Heraklion has pedals and a solar panel added on top, to prolong its range when the battery starts running short; the Tilter, guess what: tilts!. I took the pic of the SynergEthic Tilter at the 2012 Geneva show, below is the unedited version.
h - City Car RC1 Concept by designer Camargo Carlos Andres Rodriguez 2013 Colombia
g - Stiletto Mazda RX-7 Reverse Trike by Frank Taylor 1984 USA
By the way, welcome back
n- Strike by Ken Seeber 1999 Australia
j - E-Trike by Kyto Green Technologies Co. Ltd 2016 Philippines
Quote from: Oguerrerob on July 29, 2018, 01:08:05 PM
h - City Car RC1 Concept by designer Camargo Carlos Andres Rodriguez 2013 Colombia
Quote from: Oguerrerob on July 29, 2018, 01:15:22 PM
g - Stiletto Mazda RX-7 Reverse Trike by Frank Taylor 1984 USA
By the way, welcome back
Thanks!
Quote from: Oguerrerob on July 29, 2018, 01:25:41 PM
n- Strike by Ken Seeber 1999 Australia
Three points for you!
The names I have for the designers of the City Car RC1 are Carlos Andrés Rodríguez and Edwin Mauricio Rodríguez. I guess they are brothers? Though I haven't found it specified anywhere, not even in their official website.
The name of 333-g is indeed Stiletto project, so you win the point, but according to the official website, its creator is Ben Harrison, nicknamed "Stilettoman", owner Chateau Stillwater Garage near Seattle. I think you have mixed in some information from other projects he has also made, he describes in his website the modifications he has made to three 1984 Mazda RX-7s, but they are not related to this project. The Stiletto is powered by a Kawasaki 1300 cc engine and it's much more recent than 1984, he's not very forthcoming with dates in his website but he does mention that the mufflers come from a 2005 Suzuki GSX so the car must have been built after that date (and before 2011, which is when a couple of videos of it were uploaded to Youtube.
Finally, we agree on all the data about the Strike. Seeber was an engineer working for the Orbital Corporation, based near Perth, which developed a series of fuel efficient, two-stroke engines for a limited Ford Festiva edition, called the Festiva Genesis. He used one of the stock Festiva engines that were left behind after the swap to power his creation.
Quote from: Oguerrerob on July 29, 2018, 01:47:50 PM
j - E-Trike by Kyto Green Technologies Co. Ltd 2016 Philippines
You get another point for this one, as it is indeeed by Kyto Green Technologies, but the model name is e-Spark 3, and the company is based in Hong Kong, not the Philippines, though it sells its vehicles there. This is the instance I was referring to when I said "two of them are actually from the same country, but from different areas that used to be separate countries until not very long ago", the country being China, of course.
A scanned article about the Strike.
a: made in Europe ?
c: made in South America ?
k: made in Germany ?
m: made in Asia ?
o: made in Asia ?
Thanks for the points, I'll correct them
Quote from: oko94 on July 29, 2018, 03:23:00 PM
a: made in Europe ? YES
c: made in South America ? NO
k: made in Germany ? NO
m: made in Asia ? YES
o: made in Asia ? YES
a: made in a Mediterranean country ?
c: made in North America ?
k: made in Europe ?
m: made in Southeast Asia ?
o: made in Southeast Asia ?
Quote from: oko94 on July 29, 2018, 04:57:58 PM
a: made in a Mediterranean country ? NO
c: made in North America ? NO
k: made in Europe ? YES
m: made in Southeast Asia ? NO
o: made in Southeast Asia ? YES
o - Condor Trike E-Vehicles by Tojo Motors Philippines
Quote from: Oguerrerob on July 30, 2018, 05:05:59 AM
o - Condor Trike E-Vehicles by Tojo Motors Philippines
Correct, another point!
a: made in Scandinavia ?
c: made in Australasia ?
k: made in a Mediterranean country ?
m: made in East Asia ?
Quote from: oko94 on July 30, 2018, 07:52:51 AM
a: made in Scandinavia ? NO
c: made in Australasia ? NO
k: made in a Mediterranean country ? NO
m: made in East Asia ? YES
a: made in a former Warsaw Pact country ?
c: made in Europe ?
k: made in a UK ?
m: Eco One iM3, South Korea.
c- Africa?
A - Aventor by Softcar in Switzerland. I found this car while looking at some old entries for the Geneva Motor Show. Apparently, this car is 'fully recyclable' and in the event that it destroyed, it could be turned into completely reuseable compost. Talk about changing the world!
Quote from: ChanceHuncha on July 30, 2018, 06:37:22 PM
A - Aventor by Softcar in Switzerland. I found this car while looking at some old entries for the Geneva Motor Show. Apparently, this car is 'fully recyclable' and in the event that it destroyed, it could be turned into completely reuseable compost. Talk about changing the world!
Yes! Presented at the 2015 Geneva show.
Quote from: oko94 on July 30, 2018, 09:59:03 AM
a: made in a former Warsaw Pact country ? (already solved)
c: made in Europe ? NO
k: made in a UK ? NO
Quote from: Oguerrerob on July 30, 2018, 10:53:40 AM
c- Africa? YES
c: made in Maghreb ?
k: made in a former Warsaw Pact country ?
k: Any relation to the Meister Kabine from Austria?
C - Acumen EVE by Gridcars Pretoria, South Africa
Quote from: Oguerrerob on July 31, 2018, 05:13:04 AM
C - Acumen EVE by Gridcars Pretoria, South Africa
That's right. This is a working prototype shown in 2015, a full bodywork was projected (below) but has not been built, and Gridcars now seems concentrated on its core business of installing charging points, the EVE project does not show up on their website.
Quote from: oko94 on July 31, 2018, 04:25:35 AM
c: made in Maghreb ? (solved)
k: made in a former Warsaw Pact country ? NO
Quote from: Wendax on July 31, 2018, 04:34:03 AM
k: Any relation to the Meister Kabine from Austria?
I have no idea. I don't think so, but I can't say for sure because I know very little about this car. It's not from Austria, though.
k: made in Portugal ?
k: from Switzerland?
Quote from: oko94 on July 31, 2018, 08:46:41 AM
k: made in Portugal ?
No.
Quote from: Wendax on July 31, 2018, 09:20:52 AM
k: from Switzerland?
Well it can't be, because a Swiss one has already been identified
k: made in Scandinavia ?
k: From the Benelux countries?
k: made in Finland ?
1994 Poly, located in the Turku automuseum
Quote from: Wendax on August 01, 2018, 04:25:32 AM
1994 Poly, located in the Turku automuseum
Yes! Wendax found it. It's apparently a vehicle for disabled people and was built by one Raimo Lievonen in Ylöjärvi, near Tampere.
This ends this group puzzle with a final tally of 6 points for Oguerrerob, 3 each for oko94 and ChanceHuncha, 2 for Wendax and 1 each for DeAutogids and Hiawatha. Thanks for playing!