Puzzle #114 - Solved! Ford Anglia / T33 Wing Tank / Chevy Special

[Otto Puzzell]

Today, something a little different. This unique car is assembled from bits of 3 relatively easily discernible vehicles. To win this puzzle, be the first to identify 2 of the 3. And, please, be specific. "A truck", for instance is not an ID of a vehicle, but a vehicle type, and would not be accepted, even if a truck were one of the three donor vehicles.



Please, respond below and tell us 2 of the 3.


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[Stephen M]

How about...

Schwimwagon drivetrain/chassis + Messerschmitt drop tanks

[Otto Puzzell]

No + no.

[Arthur Dent]

The front windshield almost looks like the rear glass for something fairly. Close to a Austin Mini but not quite.

[Otto Puzzell]

No Austin, but along those general lines.

[Stephen M]

Perhaps this is a pre-chunnel  English channel crosser built from...

1) Morris Minor body

2) Surplus landing craft pontoons

...in a bid to jump-start the post war British economy.

[porridgehead]

I'd say throw in a dose of Schwimwaggen and you'd have it nailed.

Naturally, we both could be way off base. Or possibly just me.

[Otto Puzzell]

No, it's both of you.

[SeaLion]

The sides reminds of something, I've seen them earlier. Those could be from the 1954 Tarf Gilera but maybe not.


The roof looks similar to a Fiat 600 ditto.

[Otto Puzzell]

No, not one of those. The car(s) from whence this sprang were ordinary. No Fiat bits, either.

[Stephen M]

I am now going to acknowledge the giant blitz staring me in the face and guess this is an Opel Kadett + Floats from an Arado sea plane.

[Otto Puzzell]

nein + nein

[porridgehead]

It suddenly occurred to me that we may not be looking at a windshield here. Are we looking at a rear window?

[Otto Puzzell]

I believe so.

[Arthur Dent]

It suddenly occurred to me that we may not be looking at a windshield here. Are we looking at a rear window?

If you'd rear my post and Karn's reply about 6 posts up it would have come even more suddenly 

[porridgehead]

Oh. Hey! Willya look at that!

Well, did I mention that this thing looks like it was built from a couple different cars? Maybe even a few?

Errr....

What's the word the kids have for this kind of thing? Oh yeah, it's "DUH!" 


(Thanks for being nice about pointing out the painfully obvious.  ; )

[Stephen M]

I'm beginning to think this wasn't an amphibious effort, but rather some other sort of record-setting car. (Endurance?) Why else would such a crowd gather around something that looks like that?

[Otto Puzzell]

I'm thinking the people are assembled because the car is just so darned silly. Some seem to be turning away in disdain.

[MG]

My eyes are weak in the morning, but that logo on the hood....errr....trunk sure looks like a Peugeot lion.

But its probably not.....

[Otto Puzzell]

No Peugeot bits.

[Otto Puzzell]

The automotive bits are all mainstream, from large, well-known manufacturers.

Another hint: Readers of the online articles linked to the AutoPuzzles front page (click on the banner logo at the top of this page) might happen upon the print publication in which this picture appeared.

[MG]

Wait, this vehicle was featured in True Crime?   

Or was it Field & Stream?     

[Stephen M]

Okay, one more try...howabout a ford Anglia chassis, wing tanks from a T-33 jet trainer, and a hood from a velcopodr....no, wait, chevy hood.

[Otto Puzzell]

Correct you are, Stephen M.

Masterful use of the clues provided. 

[MG]

Ah, but the Maryland MasterMind left out the most important information:




WHY?