SOLVED: Djetset 965 - Alvis TE-TF ‘Eleganza’ by Trevor Fiore

[Djetset]

Gain a point by naming the designer, plus the make and model name of this proposed car (and sorry for the fuzzy image).

[Djetset]

Up to the Experts...

[Carnut]

It looks for all the world like a Lancia Flavia coupe, so that means it can't be one..
Is it related, i.e. a sketch for one of the Agnelli Ferrari Superamericas or Maserati 5000 GT by their designer Brovarone?

[Djetset]

It looks for all the world like a Lancia Flavia coupe, so that means it can't be one..
Is it related, i.e. a sketch for one of the Agnelli Ferrari Superamericas or Maserati 5000 GT by their designer Brovarone?

Yes, it does resemble a Pininfarina-bodied Lancia Flavia Coupe, but it's not that, and it's not related to a Brovarone Ferrari or Maserati.

[mekubb]

American ?

[Djetset]

American ?

No.

[Carnut]

Thought not..!
It's a bit of an understatment to say it resembles the Flavia coupe though.. I'd say someone somewhere is guilty of plagiarism!
The style of rendering actually looks rather like Fiore's, bult I thought it was a bit too early a style for him.
I'll ask the question though. Anything to do with Fiore?  A Jaguar design by him perhaps?

[FrontMan]

.....but it seems to have a Gregoire grille!

[Djetset]

Thought not..!
It's a bit of an understatment to say it resembles the Flavia coupe though.. I'd say someone somewhere is guilty of plagiarism!
The style of rendering actually looks rather like Fiore's, bult I thought it was a bit too early a style for him.
I'll ask the question though. Anything to do with Fiore?  A Jaguar design by him perhaps?

Yes, it is a Trevor Fiore sketch (I thought his style might be too easy to spot!), but it's not a Jaguar design proposal, so now Locked to you to discover the planned make and model of this rendering.

[Djetset]

.....but it seems to have a Gregoire grille!

No, not a Gregoire grille, although I can see what you mean.

[Carnut]

Thanks for the lock.
It's LHD; does that mean it's a non-British marque?

[Djetset]

Thanks for the lock.
It's LHD; does that mean it's a non-British marque?

No, it's a proposal for a British marque. The Lock remains.

[Carnut]

Thanks.
About 12 years ago a number of Fiore drawings were auctioned by H&H.  I was there but didn't manage to buy what I went for (his TVR Trident drawings); I did get a Lancia drawing though.  I believe this was one of the drawings!  I did save them all on my computer at the time (they were all available on-line) but that was my work computer and now that I'm retired I don't have them any more and they're no longer available on-line...

However, I believe this one was an Alvis design?

[Djetset]

This is an Alvis design by Fiore, so you're pretty well there. For one last Lock though, do you know which Alvis model this was proposed to be?

[Carnut]

It seems this was a design for a car to be called Alvis Eleganza, though I don't know whose name that was - Alvis's or Fiore's!

Here are a few more pictures of his designs, including the unmodified front view, the rear and side views (the latter two actually for slightly different designs from the puzzle front view):

[Djetset]

Well done, Eleganza was the name I was looking for, with this Fiore proposal also being referred to simply as the Alvis TE and TF as well, which I guess this was possibly a proposal to replace the existing Graber-styled models.

Your extra point gets your total to 400, now officially making you a Pro! Congratulations! 

[Fёdor]

Congratulations to Carnut! Need to mark.

[Carnut]

Congratulations to Carnut! Need to mark.

Thanks!
Not sure if it's a good thing or bad though...
Wont's be able to have so much fun now.  I can never answer any Pro puzzles!

[oko94]

Congratulations !

[nicanary]

Well done! I know you enjoy finding new puzzles to post, and that's what'll take up all your time now. Trying to solve Pros stuff is erm.....challenging.

[Carnut]

Quite; I've been a Pro before of course, in the days when you became a Pro once you had 200 pts.  I know how difficult life is at that level.
Maybe it's time for another rule change!!