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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => Topic started by: BERTRAND on June 20, 2023, 04:24:57 AM

Title: GIMA 1100 Grand Sport Cyclecar
Post by: BERTRAND on June 20, 2023, 04:24:57 AM
Identify this car, please
Title: Re: BD908
Post by: BERTRAND on July 06, 2023, 04:27:40 AM
expert
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Post by: knewit on July 10, 2023, 05:07:17 PM
French Ratier sportscar ?
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Post by: BERTRAND on July 11, 2023, 04:04:00 AM
not a Ratier but I think it's french
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Post by: frederick59 on November 27, 2023, 01:00:50 PM
Ballot?
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Post by: BERTRAND on November 27, 2023, 01:07:38 PM
not Ballot
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Post by: frederick59 on November 27, 2023, 01:18:52 PM
Amilcar ?
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Post by: BERTRAND on November 28, 2023, 07:49:39 AM
not Amilcar
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Post by: D-type on November 29, 2023, 06:18:11 PM
Salmson?
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Post by: BERTRAND on November 30, 2023, 05:25:50 AM
not Salmson
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Post by: frederick59 on December 06, 2023, 11:33:37 AM
Tracta?
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Post by: BERTRAND on December 06, 2023, 01:02:47 PM
Not Tracta
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Post by: frederick59 on December 10, 2023, 11:42:56 AM
Delage?
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Post by: BERTRAND on December 10, 2023, 12:08:22 PM
not Delage
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Post by: D-type on December 11, 2023, 04:38:59 PM
Is it French?
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Post by: BERTRAND on December 12, 2023, 06:04:01 AM
yes, that's french
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Post by: D-type on December 12, 2023, 12:12:03 PM
A Talbot?
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Post by: BERTRAND on December 12, 2023, 12:21:15 PM
not Talbot
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Post by: D-type on December 16, 2023, 05:55:32 PM
Quote from: BERTRAND on July 11, 2023, 04:04:00 AM
not a Ratier but I think it's french
You say you only think it's French.

Is it's engine definitely French?
Title: Re: BD908
Post by: BERTRAND on December 17, 2023, 05:24:59 AM
I later confirmed that it was French, read the puzzles in full
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Post by: D-type on December 17, 2023, 05:54:21 AM
The fact that initially you only thought it was French rules out all the well known French makes and suggests a niche builder
Did the builder produce his own engine or did he use a proprietary engine?
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Post by: BERTRAND on December 17, 2023, 08:07:53 AM
it's an engine taken from another French manufacturer
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Post by: richard fridd on December 17, 2023, 08:26:07 AM
Road car based engine?
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Post by: BERTRAND on December 17, 2023, 09:18:48 AM
Yes
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Post by: BERTRAND on March 23, 2024, 05:20:51 AM
pros
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Post by: nicanary on March 23, 2024, 06:00:21 AM
Lombard ?
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Post by: BERTRAND on March 23, 2024, 06:58:15 AM
Not Lombard
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Post by: nicanary on March 23, 2024, 08:30:52 AM
Rally ?
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Post by: BERTRAND on March 23, 2024, 09:33:35 AM
not Rally
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Post by: Allan L on April 08, 2024, 11:01:11 AM
BNC?
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Post by: BERTRAND on April 09, 2024, 04:33:40 AM
not BNC
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Post by: nicanary on April 10, 2024, 04:11:39 AM
Georges-Irat ?
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Post by: BERTRAND on April 10, 2024, 08:43:39 AM
Quote from: nicanary on April 10, 2024, 04:11:39 AM
Georges-Irat ?
No
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Post by: nicanary on April 10, 2024, 08:50:20 AM
Was it from a well-known maker, or a one-off ?
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Post by: BERTRAND on April 12, 2024, 11:45:53 AM
Quote from: nicanary on April 10, 2024, 08:50:20 AM
Was it from a well-known maker, or a one-off ?
A one off, I don't know but that's not a well know maker, that's sure
Title: Re: BD908
Post by: Allan L on April 25, 2024, 04:28:14 AM
Perhaps it's a CIME-engined Derby
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Post by: BERTRAND on April 25, 2024, 04:36:21 AM
not CIME
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Post by: Allan L on April 25, 2024, 05:02:34 AM
Quote from: BERTRAND on April 25, 2024, 04:36:21 AM
not CIME
But Derby is correct?
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Post by: BERTRAND on April 25, 2024, 08:32:05 AM
Not Derby
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Post by: nicanary on September 04, 2024, 10:24:54 AM
GAR ?
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Post by: BERTRAND on September 05, 2024, 08:04:50 AM
not GAR
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Post by: BERTRAND on January 07, 2025, 05:50:48 AM
Master
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Post by: fromwien on January 07, 2025, 07:32:20 AM
Robur?
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Post by: BERTRAND on January 08, 2025, 04:40:55 AM
Not Robur
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Post by: fromwien on January 08, 2025, 07:38:05 AM
Gima Grand Sport 1100 cyclecar; sorry to correct you: CIME engine
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Post by: BERTRAND on January 09, 2025, 05:00:11 AM
Sorry to Allan L, but I understood he was asking if the car was CIME.  For the type of engine, I did not have the information.  Here's an old puzzle solved by you, fromwien, and which gives you yet another point
Title: Re: GIMA 1100 Grand Sport Cyclecar
Post by: fromwien on January 12, 2025, 04:05:46 PM
Thank you so much, 'Bertrand'
Title: Re: BD908
Post by: Allan L on February 05, 2025, 08:31:50 AM
Quote from: BERTRAND on January 09, 2025, 05:00:11 AM
Sorry to Allan L, but I understood he was asking if the car was CIME.

My question was "Perhaps it's a CIME-engined Derby " which I thought was clear enough