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AC3 Vaillante Grand Defi?
Exactly! :)
For all this time I have known this car simply Vaillante and what does the AC3 should mean?
Quote from: Arunas on November 27, 2008, 04:33:49 PM
For all this time I have known this car simply Vaillante and what does the AC3 should mean?
And that makes two of us!
Here's the answer (in French)
http://blog.jpblogauto.com/post/2006/12/18/Vaillante-Grand-Defi-Acte-2
In a nutshell, the car has been designed by a group named AC3. It has been made for a movie based upon the Michel Vaillant comics. So Vaillante is a virtual brand from that comic/movie. "Grand Defi" seems to be the title of the first Michel Vaillant comic book.
AC3 stood for Atelier de Creation et de Conception Composite. It was a company established in 1998 in Nice by three graduates from the Sbarro design school. Apart from the Vaillante Grand Defi I think they also made a buggy and Lotus 7 and Porsche 356 updated replicas. Lasttime I heard about them was 2002, so I guess the company doen't exist anymore. Their website also disppeared so that would support it.
Does anyone know exact production numbers of this model?
Front view:
Not from Denmark, despite the colours.
For one point, please respond and identify this car.
Vaillante Grand Défi, based on the Hommell Barquette.
You are right, and I just discovered that it is a repost. I had searched for Hommell, not for Vaillante. Nevertheless one point for you!
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