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Please identify this car for a point:

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Re: GTE 715
« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2025, 12:11:45 PM »
Open to Rookies and Experts.

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Re: GTE 715
« Reply #2 on: January 08, 2025, 08:09:48 AM »
clearly VW-based.
From California?
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Re: GTE 715
« Reply #3 on: January 08, 2025, 01:33:04 PM »
clearly VW-based.
From California?
Not from California.

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Re: GTE 715
« Reply #4 on: January 09, 2025, 07:01:27 PM »
From South America?
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Re: GTE 715
« Reply #5 on: January 09, 2025, 07:21:17 PM »

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Re: GTE 715
« Reply #6 on: January 23, 2025, 03:21:37 AM »
Open to Rookies, Experts, and Pros.

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Re: GTE 715
« Reply #7 on: February 10, 2025, 05:46:02 PM »
Open to everyone.

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Re: GTE 715
« Reply #8 on: February 11, 2025, 01:26:38 PM »
Made in USA ?

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Re: GTE 715
« Reply #9 on: February 11, 2025, 01:30:39 PM »

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Re: GTE 715
« Reply #10 on: February 11, 2025, 01:58:21 PM »
Made in Europe ?

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Re: GTE 715
« Reply #11 on: February 11, 2025, 01:58:36 PM »

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Re: GTE 715
« Reply #12 on: February 11, 2025, 02:09:44 PM »
Made in a Mediterranean country ?

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Re: GTE 715
« Reply #13 on: February 11, 2025, 02:43:41 PM »
Made in a Mediterranean country ?
No

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Re: GTE 715
« Reply #14 on: February 11, 2025, 03:40:19 PM »
Made in Germany ?

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Re: GTE 715
« Reply #15 on: February 11, 2025, 03:47:02 PM »

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Re: GTE 715
« Reply #16 on: February 12, 2025, 04:54:49 AM »
Obviously the Beetle base is German, my question was too vague.

Was this Beetle modified in Scandinavia ?

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Re: GTE 715
« Reply #17 on: February 12, 2025, 05:51:01 AM »
Was this Beetle modified in Scandinavia ?
No

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Re: GTE 715
« Reply #18 on: February 12, 2025, 05:55:26 PM »
Modified in Benelux ?

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Re: GTE 715
« Reply #19 on: February 12, 2025, 05:57:27 PM »

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Re: GTE 715
« Reply #20 on: February 12, 2025, 05:59:36 PM »
Modified in Switzerland ?

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Re: GTE 715
« Reply #21 on: February 12, 2025, 06:00:41 PM »

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Re: GTE 715
« Reply #22 on: February 12, 2025, 06:12:56 PM »
Modified in Austria ?

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Re: GTE 715
« Reply #23 on: February 12, 2025, 06:13:33 PM »

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Re: GTE 715
« Reply #24 on: February 12, 2025, 06:14:16 PM »
Modified in Portugal ?