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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2018 => Topic started by: morphly on January 31, 2018, 02:18:37 PM

Title: MC 4 : Design sketch by Hideo Kodama, possibly made for the Bitter Blazer.
Post by: morphly on January 31, 2018, 02:18:37 PM: for one point, please tell me who made this drawing, and for whom.
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Post by: morphly on February 06, 2018, 06:03:04 AM: UP
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Post by: kwgibbs on February 06, 2018, 06:51:36 AM: was it a drawing by a british car designer?
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Post by: morphly on February 06, 2018, 07:58:12 AM: no
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Post by: kwgibbs on February 06, 2018, 10:39:15 AM: was it designed by a European car designer?
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Post by: morphly on February 06, 2018, 11:15:16 AM: No
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Post by: kwgibbs on February 06, 2018, 11:58:04 AM: American designer?
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Post by: morphly on February 06, 2018, 01:06:50 PM: no
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Post by: kwgibbs on February 06, 2018, 01:09:03 PM: Asian?
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Post by: morphly on February 06, 2018, 01:40:53 PM: yes, that's correct
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Post by: kwgibbs on February 06, 2018, 03:38:39 PM: is it a sketch of a Daihatsu proposal?
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Post by: morphly on February 06, 2018, 05:08:11 PM: No
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Post by: kwgibbs on February 06, 2018, 07:51:48 PM: was this a sketch for an already well-established brand,a proposal?
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Post by: morphly on February 07, 2018, 06:49:29 AM: Well, the brand is probably known to every Autopuzzler, but for other people it might be quite unknown :-)
I personally think it was a proposal, but I don't have a clear proof of that.
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Post by: kwgibbs on February 07, 2018, 08:23:11 AM: is the country japan?
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Post by: morphly on February 07, 2018, 09:32:39 AM: Yes,the designer is Japanese.
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Post by: kwgibbs on February 07, 2018, 01:45:03 PM: is the designer still active today?
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Post by: morphly on February 07, 2018, 03:01:28 PM: no, he is retired
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Post by: kwgibbs on February 07, 2018, 03:03:17 PM: was he a well-known car designer?
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Post by: morphly on February 07, 2018, 03:07:29 PM: yes
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Post by: kwgibbs on February 07, 2018, 04:05:47 PM: was it Shiro Nakamura?
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Post by: morphly on February 07, 2018, 04:37:59 PM: No
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Post by: kwgibbs on February 07, 2018, 09:03:49 PM: was it drawn for iszuzu?
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Post by: morphly on February 08, 2018, 12:18:57 AM: No
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Post by: kwgibbs on February 08, 2018, 12:02:06 PM: was this a brand that actually mass-produced cars?
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Post by: morphly on February 08, 2018, 01:47:06 PM: no, rather production in small numbers
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Post by: kwgibbs on February 08, 2018, 02:54:37 PM: was this car brand from the mid 1970s?
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Post by: morphly on February 08, 2018, 03:03:42 PM: It was founded in 1971
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Post by: morphly on February 18, 2018, 05:24:21 AM: UP
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Post by: pnegyesi on February 18, 2018, 06:16:08 AM: Any relations to Carrozzeria Watanabe?
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Post by: morphly on February 18, 2018, 06:24:05 AM: no
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Post by: oko94 on February 18, 2018, 07:53:23 AM: Designer is Japanese, but is the manufacturer Japanese too ?
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Post by: morphly on February 18, 2018, 07:54:34 AM: Designer is indeed Japanese, but the manufacturer is not.
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Post by: Wendax on February 18, 2018, 08:13:11 AM: Hideo Kodama for Bitter?
It reminds me of the Bitter Blazer.
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Post by: morphly on February 18, 2018, 09:26:54 AM: That's the one :-)
Point for you.

I believe that it was a sketch for what would later become the Bitter Blazer. But I couldn't found a proof for it. I only know that George Gallion was asked to make some drawings for the Bitter Blazer.

The only desciption for this drawing was: Geländewagen.
I took the photo at Techno Classica a couple of years ago. I'll probably go again next month, and if the Bitter Club is present again, I'll see if they can give some more background information.
Title: Re: MC 4 : Design sketch by Hideo Kodama, possibly made for the Bitter Blazer.
Post by: Wendax on February 18, 2018, 09:32:25 AM: Thanks, and keep us informed. :)
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Post by: morphly on February 18, 2018, 09:34:07 AM: Picture of the Bitter Blazer.
Title: Re: MC 4 : Design sketch by Hideo Kodama, possibly made for the Bitter Blazer.
Post by: Wendax on February 18, 2018, 09:38:08 AM: https://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/2007-35/puzzle-564-solved!-bitter-blazer/msg312945/#msg312945 :)
Title: Re: MC 4 : Design sketch by Hideo Kodama, possibly made for the Bitter Blazer.
Post by: morphly on February 18, 2018, 09:48:41 AM: Thanks. I was so sure that this drawing was never posted, that I forgot to look for previous puzzles.