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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2021 => Topic started by: Djetset on May 08, 2020, 11:49:21 AM

Title: SOLVED: Djetset 1038 -1954 Austin-Healey 100 S by De Simon. Made for David S Ehrich Jr.
Post by: Djetset on May 08, 2020, 11:49:21 AM
For a point, who was the coachbuilder, and what was the base car?
Title: Re: Djetset 1038
Post by: fromwien on May 08, 2020, 12:52:01 PM
The base car was an Austin Healey. After an traffic accident, a new front end has been built up by an Italian...
Title: Re: Djetset 1038
Post by: fromwien on May 08, 2020, 01:15:24 PM
... bus manufacturer De Simon in Osoppo built up a very nice Italian shaped Austin Healey 100M
Title: Re: Djetset 1038
Post by: Djetset on May 08, 2020, 04:28:39 PM
Golly, that didn't last long. We obviously have similar reading tastes!

A full and complete answer for another point.
Title: Re: SOLVED: Djetset 1038 -1954 Austin-Healey 100 S by De Simon. Made for David S Ehrich Jr.
Post by: fromwien on May 08, 2020, 05:03:20 PM
We may have also the same tastes, depending real cars. I have the predecessor of the Djet in my collection...
Thanks for the point
Title: SAC#1575
Post by: SACO on August 18, 2021, 03:53:58 AM
Please , what is this car and by whom , for 1 point !  :)
Title: Re: SOLVED: Djetset 1038 -1954 Austin-Healey 100 S by De Simon. Made for David S Ehrich Jr.
Post by: Wendax on August 18, 2021, 09:59:03 AM
Merged, because it is a recent repost.
Title: Solved - NEH 5679: Austin-Healey 100 rebuilt 1956 by Fratelli Cattelan of Udine
Post by: Carnut on October 29, 2021, 08:14:19 AM
What's this and when was it built, by whom and for whom?:
Title: Re: NEH 5679
Post by: Carnut on October 29, 2021, 09:43:07 AM
I was sure we'd had this one already but none of the search criteria I used would come up with the thread..
Now I know it's here:

https://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/new-board/djetset-1038/msg519090/#msg519090

However, I have different information from that which solved the puzzle before, so I'm going to leave this puzzle where it is and see if anyone can come up with the answer I have. My answer was actually provided by the one who commissioned the body, so is highly likely to be the correct one.

The information that I'm asking for now is just: who built it and when?

Here's a rear view which doesn't help but looks nice!:

Title: Re: NEH 5679
Post by: Spazmatron206 on November 06, 2021, 09:51:28 AM
Frua?
Title: Re: NEH 5679
Post by: Carnut on November 06, 2021, 01:03:07 PM
Not Frua.
Title: Re: NEH 5679
Post by: Carnut on November 15, 2021, 05:51:39 AM
Experts?
Title: Re: NEH 5679
Post by: ducamax66 on November 15, 2021, 01:49:55 PM
I believe it is a 1954 Austin Haeley 100H rebuilt by Cattelan in 1955 after an accident. The owner was David S Ehrich, Jr.
Title: Re: NEH 5679
Post by: Carnut on November 15, 2021, 02:12:11 PM
That's about the long and the short of it, yes. Well done.
As I already mentioned it's a repost but the builder credited with it in the previous puzzle is different from Fratelli Cattelan of Udine, who I understand actually rebuilt the car into this style after its accident. The information I have comes from David S. Ehrich Jr., who should know best!