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Re: Djetset 693
« Reply #50 on: January 26, 2015, 03:10:30 AM »
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Re: Djetset 693
« Reply #51 on: January 26, 2015, 03:17:32 AM »
Gateau?

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Re: Djetset 693
« Reply #52 on: January 26, 2015, 03:22:12 AM »
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Re: Djetset 693
« Reply #53 on: January 26, 2015, 03:27:29 AM »
Erad?

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Re: Djetset 693
« Reply #54 on: January 26, 2015, 03:35:01 AM »
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Re: Djetset 693
« Reply #55 on: January 28, 2015, 02:52:42 AM »
Could it be the obscure MORIN II listed by Chris Rees in its book MicrocarMania?

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Re: Djetset 693
« Reply #56 on: January 28, 2015, 05:51:50 AM »
It's not a Morin.
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Re: Djetset 693
« Reply #57 on: January 28, 2015, 02:23:10 PM »
I'm guessing again could it be a prototype of SOVAM?

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Re: Djetset 693
« Reply #58 on: January 28, 2015, 04:13:00 PM »
No Sovam connection.
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Re: Djetset 693
« Reply #59 on: January 29, 2015, 03:32:49 AM »
You said earlier that the company also made 4-wheeled commercial vehicles : were these vehicles also "sans permis" like the puzzle ?

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Re: Djetset 693
« Reply #60 on: January 29, 2015, 08:08:35 AM »
AFAIK the commercial vehicles were a form of 'sans permis' but to be honest I have never seen any images of these machines and don't know much about them, beyond them being quite obscure. Sorry!
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Re: Djetset 693
« Reply #61 on: January 29, 2015, 08:17:10 AM »
Aaah, and I thought the puzzle car was quite obscure!  ;D

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Re: Djetset 693
« Reply #62 on: January 29, 2015, 10:27:47 AM »
Ha Ha, it only took me 14 years after seeing this car in Nimes to find out exactly what it is!
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Re: Djetset 693
« Reply #63 on: February 27, 2015, 12:16:10 PM »
Is the company still active ?

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Re: Djetset 693
« Reply #64 on: March 01, 2015, 03:07:14 PM »
Is the company still active ?
No, not AFAIK.
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Re: Djetset 693
« Reply #65 on: March 01, 2015, 04:35:13 PM »
Was the company located in or near Nīmes ?

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Re: Djetset 693
« Reply #66 on: March 02, 2015, 02:37:58 PM »
I saw this car in Nimes, where I took this photo around 20 years ago, but I'm sorry as I have no information as to where in France this vehicle was made.
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Re: Djetset 693
« Reply #67 on: May 31, 2015, 01:08:12 PM »
Heading (slowing) to the BH shortly...
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Re: Djetset 693
« Reply #68 on: June 01, 2015, 02:41:45 AM »
Is the first letter of the brand name between A and M ?

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Re: Djetset 693
« Reply #69 on: June 01, 2015, 11:49:50 AM »
Is the first letter of the brand name between A and M ?
Yes.
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Re: Djetset 693
« Reply #70 on: June 01, 2015, 01:17:13 PM »
First letter between A and F ?

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Re: Djetset 693
« Reply #71 on: June 02, 2015, 01:31:35 PM »
First letter between A and F ?
Er yes, but this method could take forever!
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Re: Djetset 693
« Reply #72 on: June 03, 2015, 08:08:05 AM »
Into BH it goes...
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Re: Djetset 693
« Reply #73 on: June 03, 2015, 11:26:14 AM »
You wrote it's pretty obscure. Is this maker reported in any book or magazine that you are aware of ?

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Re: Djetset 693
« Reply #74 on: June 03, 2015, 12:57:09 PM »
You wrote it's pretty obscure. Is this maker reported in any book or magazine that you are aware of ?
No sorry, I personally have never seen this maker in print or on-line.
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