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SAC#1698 : Ford V8 coupe for pulling circus caravan
« on: November 11, 2022, 05:06:53 PM »
Please for 1 point , I don’t know this car but who can tell me what it was used for ?  :)
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Re: SAC#1698
« Reply #1 on: November 23, 2022, 07:19:29 AM »
Experts !

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Re: SAC#1698
« Reply #2 on: November 23, 2022, 07:38:48 AM »
Was it used for clearing annoying Vespas off the streets?  ;)

Seriously, was it used as a taxi?
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Re: SAC#1698
« Reply #3 on: November 23, 2022, 01:56:22 PM »
Not for Vespas !
And not used as a taxi !

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Re: SAC#1698
« Reply #4 on: November 23, 2022, 02:45:57 PM »
Tour de France?

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Re: SAC#1698
« Reply #5 on: November 24, 2022, 04:56:32 AM »
Not for the Tour de France !

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Re: SAC#1698
« Reply #6 on: November 24, 2022, 02:15:06 PM »
Is it a car meant to travel sometimes on rails?

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Re: SAC#1698
« Reply #7 on: November 25, 2022, 10:40:47 AM »
Not travel on rails !

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Re: SAC#1698
« Reply #8 on: November 25, 2022, 11:58:40 AM »
Was it for a disabled driver?
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Re: SAC#1698
« Reply #9 on: November 25, 2022, 04:17:12 PM »
Not for a disabled driver !

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Re: SAC#1698
« Reply #10 on: November 25, 2022, 06:05:37 PM »
The deeply-inset wheels with wide fenders suggest to me a car with the front wheels able to turn through a very wide arc. Is this a highly maneuverable city car with a small turning radius?

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Re: SAC#1698
« Reply #11 on: November 26, 2022, 09:40:48 AM »
Nota a highly maneuverable city car !

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Re: SAC#1698
« Reply #12 on: December 01, 2022, 08:54:58 AM »
Pros !

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Re: SAC#1698
« Reply #13 on: December 01, 2022, 09:03:43 AM »
Bodied by Labourdette ?

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Re: SAC#1698
« Reply #14 on: December 01, 2022, 10:59:34 AM »
I don't know the coachbuilder !

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Re: SAC#1698
« Reply #15 on: December 01, 2022, 03:53:17 PM »
Looks like it could be a Porsche eigenbau

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Re: SAC#1698
« Reply #16 on: December 02, 2022, 07:21:37 AM »
Renault Frégate spéciale ?

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Re: SAC#1698
« Reply #17 on: December 02, 2022, 09:01:00 AM »
I don't know the name of this car , just its use !

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Re: SAC#1698
« Reply #18 on: January 05, 2023, 09:28:17 AM »
The car has a a relationship with the fairground world !

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Re: SAC#1698
« Reply #19 on: January 05, 2023, 09:29:52 AM »
Ready for Masters !

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Re: SAC#1698
« Reply #20 on: January 05, 2023, 09:35:02 AM »
Was it used as an advertising car for a French circus?

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Re: SAC#1698
« Reply #21 on: January 05, 2023, 04:04:54 PM »
Yes for the circus but not used as an advertising car !

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Re: SAC#1698
« Reply #22 on: January 05, 2023, 04:49:42 PM »
A clown's car?

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Re: SAC#1698
« Reply #23 on: January 06, 2023, 02:58:47 AM »
Not a clown's car !

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Re: SAC#1698
« Reply #24 on: January 06, 2023, 03:57:28 AM »
Was it meant to be driven by an animal (a monkey for instance) ?