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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2023 => Topic started by: gte4289 on August 20, 2023, 12:16:27 AM

Title: Solved: GTE 505 - Allskog Aquacar (1955)
Post by: gte4289 on August 20, 2023, 12:16:27 AM: Please identify this car for a point:
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Post by: gte4289 on August 26, 2023, 02:55:05 PM: Now open to Rookies and Experts.
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Post by: D-type on August 27, 2023, 05:27:56 AM: A Renault concept car
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Post by: gte4289 on August 27, 2023, 07:39:33 AM: Quote from: D-type on August 27, 2023, 05:27:56 AM
A Renault concept car
No
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Post by: hermanoto on September 01, 2023, 06:37:49 AM: GADABOUT, by Ray Russell, ca. 1945, based on a 4 cyl. MG?
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Post by: gte4289 on September 01, 2023, 09:01:26 AM: Quote from: hermanoto on September 01, 2023, 06:37:49 AM
GADABOUT, by Ray Russell, ca. 1945, based on a 4 cyl. MG?
Not Ray Russell's Gadabout.
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Post by: gte4289 on September 05, 2023, 02:20:17 PM: Pros?
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Post by: kwgibbs on September 05, 2023, 02:28:18 PM: American?
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Post by: gte4289 on September 05, 2023, 03:31:32 PM: Quote from: kwgibbs on September 05, 2023, 02:28:18 PM
American?
No
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Post by: kwgibbs on September 05, 2023, 05:01:48 PM: European?
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Post by: Kytsyk on September 05, 2023, 05:22:52 PM: This is amphibious car concept drawing?
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Post by: gte4289 on September 05, 2023, 05:37:18 PM: Quote from: Kytsyk on September 05, 2023, 05:22:52 PM
This is amphibious car concept drawing?
Yes
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Post by: kwgibbs on September 05, 2023, 07:52:18 PM: Did it ever come to life?
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Post by: kwgibbs on September 05, 2023, 07:54:45 PM: Did it ever come to life?
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Post by: gte4289 on September 05, 2023, 07:55:26 PM: Quote from: kwgibbs on September 05, 2023, 07:54:45 PM
Did it ever come to life?
I don't think so.
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Post by: gte4289 on September 05, 2023, 07:55:44 PM: Quote from: kwgibbs on September 05, 2023, 05:01:48 PM
European?
Yes
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Post by: kwgibbs on September 05, 2023, 08:49:17 PM: British?
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Post by: gte4289 on September 05, 2023, 10:27:13 PM: Quote from: kwgibbs on September 05, 2023, 08:49:17 PM
British?
No
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Post by: kwgibbs on September 05, 2023, 10:53:34 PM: French?
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Post by: gte4289 on September 05, 2023, 11:17:01 PM: Quote from: kwgibbs on September 05, 2023, 10:53:34 PM
French?
No
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Post by: gte4289 on September 12, 2023, 01:02:29 PM: Open to all.
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Post by: sichel on September 12, 2023, 01:10:01 PM: Any connection to Hans Trippel?
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Post by: gte4289 on September 12, 2023, 01:10:19 PM: Quote from: sichel on September 12, 2023, 01:10:01 PM
Any connection to Hans Trippel?
No
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Post by: oko94 on September 12, 2023, 03:06:20 PM: From a former Warsaw Pact country ?
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Post by: gte4289 on September 12, 2023, 03:24:12 PM: Quote from: oko94 on September 12, 2023, 03:06:20 PM
From a former Warsaw Pact country ?
No
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Post by: oko94 on September 12, 2023, 07:00:06 PM: From a Mediterranean country ?
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Post by: gte4289 on September 12, 2023, 07:15:52 PM: Quote from: oko94 on September 12, 2023, 07:00:06 PM
From a Mediterranean country ?
No
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Post by: oko94 on September 12, 2023, 07:19:32 PM: From Germany ?
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Post by: gte4289 on September 12, 2023, 07:22:17 PM: Quote from: oko94 on September 12, 2023, 07:19:32 PM
From Germany ?
No
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Post by: kwgibbs on September 12, 2023, 07:56:41 PM: Scandinavian?
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Post by: gte4289 on September 12, 2023, 09:29:06 PM: Quote from: kwgibbs on September 12, 2023, 07:56:41 PM
Scandinavian?
Yes
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Post by: kwgibbs on September 12, 2023, 11:16:09 PM: Sweden?
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Post by: gte4289 on September 13, 2023, 12:05:31 AM: Quote from: kwgibbs on September 12, 2023, 11:16:09 PM
Sweden?
No
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Post by: kwgibbs on September 13, 2023, 12:06:27 AM: Norway?
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Post by: gte4289 on September 13, 2023, 12:11:06 AM: Quote from: kwgibbs on September 13, 2023, 12:06:27 AM
Norway?
No
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Post by: kwgibbs on September 13, 2023, 03:35:41 AM: Denmark?
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Post by: gte4289 on September 13, 2023, 03:40:38 AM: Quote from: kwgibbs on September 13, 2023, 03:35:41 AM
Denmark?
Yes
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Post by: oko94 on September 13, 2023, 04:10:46 AM: Designed in the fifties ?
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Post by: gte4289 on September 13, 2023, 04:21:11 AM: Quote from: oko94 on September 13, 2023, 04:10:46 AM
Designed in the fifties ?
Yes
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Post by: kwgibbs on September 13, 2023, 07:03:46 AM: Was it ever built?
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Post by: gte4289 on September 13, 2023, 07:18:38 AM: Quote from: kwgibbs on September 13, 2023, 07:03:46 AM
Was it ever built?
I don't think so.
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Post by: kwgibbs on September 13, 2023, 12:11:49 PM: Was it a design from a well-known person?
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Post by: gte4289 on September 13, 2023, 12:21:14 PM: Quote from: kwgibbs on September 13, 2023, 12:11:49 PM
Was it a design from a well-known person?
I actually know very little about this car and have no idea who designed it. All I know is: 1) the name of the car, 2) its country of origin (Denmark), 3) the year the design was presented, 4) the maximum number of occupants, and 5) that it was amphibious.
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Post by: oko94 on September 13, 2023, 05:07:59 PM: Is it a 2-seater ?
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Post by: gte4289 on September 13, 2023, 05:34:33 PM: Quote from: oko94 on September 13, 2023, 05:07:59 PM
Is it a 2-seater ?
No
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Post by: oko94 on September 14, 2023, 03:49:20 AM: Is it a 4-seater ?
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Post by: gte4289 on September 14, 2023, 04:28:18 AM: Quote from: oko94 on September 14, 2023, 03:49:20 AM
Is it a 4-seater ?
It's supposed to seat five people.
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Post by: gte4289 on September 14, 2023, 04:48:12 AM: Here's another view:
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Post by: oko94 on September 14, 2023, 05:08:52 AM: Designed between 1955 and 1959 ?
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Post by: gte4289 on September 14, 2023, 05:31:02 AM: Quote from: oko94 on September 14, 2023, 05:08:52 AM
Designed between 1955 and 1959 ?
Yes
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Post by: oko94 on September 14, 2023, 05:41:26 AM: 1956 ?
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Post by: gte4289 on September 14, 2023, 09:47:10 AM: Quote from: oko94 on September 14, 2023, 05:41:26 AM
1956 ?
1955
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Post by: oko94 on September 14, 2023, 02:08:24 PM: Can it be found online ?
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Post by: gte4289 on September 14, 2023, 04:49:17 PM: Quote from: oko94 on September 14, 2023, 02:08:24 PM
Can it be found online ?
I originally found it online, but I don't recall the source. I just searched for the name and found several mentions, though none of these include pictures.
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Post by: gte4289 on September 15, 2023, 01:49:56 AM: ***CORRECTION***

My apologies to kwgibbs, oko94, and anyone else who has spent time searching for this thing over the past 24 hours. It was from Sweden, not Denmark. :-[
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Post by: pnegyesi on September 15, 2023, 01:54:21 AM: Are the pictures from Teknik För Alla magazine?
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Post by: gte4289 on September 15, 2023, 02:20:38 AM: Quote from: pnegyesi on September 15, 2023, 01:54:21 AM
Are the pictures from Teknik För Alla magazine?
I don't remember the source, but I know it was from either the UK or USA.
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Post by: Kytsyk on September 16, 2023, 11:47:18 AM: I found!
This project is described in Motor Trend magazine for August 1955. Designed by B. O. Allskog, and named "Innovator" (in other sources it's named "Aquacar").
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Post by: gte4289 on September 16, 2023, 02:45:01 PM: Quote from: Kytsyk on September 16, 2023, 11:47:18 AM
I found!
This project is described in Motor Trend magazine for August 1955. Designed by B. O. Allskog, and named "Innovator" (in other sources it's named "Aquacar").
Well found! Much better than what I based the puzzle on:
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Post by: gte4289 on September 16, 2023, 09:24:02 PM: Quote from: Kytsyk on September 16, 2023, 11:47:18 AM
...named "Innovator" (in other sources it's named "Aquacar").
By the way, I understand how the odd use of capitalization is misleading (capitalizing the word "Innovator" and not the term "aqua-car"), but I think the Motor Trend article is referring to Allskog as an innovator, not the car.