Cyclops in Eastern Europe?

[vintman]

Hi,

Any ideas on the make of the attached car. Photo received from Eastern Europe but location unknown. Has a semblance to a German Ford Taunus but the central aperture too high up in the bonnet. As seems to have no visible radiatior could be rear engined. Bit big for a Bubble car. Too small to be a Tucker!

Regards

Vintman
www.svvs.org

[MG]

Wow. I'm surprised this group hasn't nailed that one yet.   

Its possible that excrescence on the hood is NOT for a headlight but rather is the air intake for cooling the flux capacitor!   

[vintman]

Hi,

Most surprised that nobody has come up with anything. Have subsequently received more photos. I have "photo repaired" the roof to give an idea of what it might have looked like. Surely somebody must have an idea. The car looks too good to be "home made".

Regards

Vinman

PS  Is there perhaps another location / forum where I might get some help??

[mymokke]

Looks like it might be a TATRA of some sort.
The picture shows it was rear engined and TATRA was both rear engined and tri-lighted

[faksta]

Hi!

Unfortnately, I'm looking at it one more time and still have no certain idea about its origins. I feel like it is not Soviet, but nevertheless it looks like a car from an ex-socialist camp - maybe something like Poland, GDR or Bulgaria. But I'd like to point out that it's just a general feeling, backed by nothing but the overall looks of the car.

[Paul Jaray]

not quite the same...

[ImpishGrin]

Not a Tatra for sure. Tatra never adopted the three-box body shape.

I suppose the central opening is not for a third light, rather it's where a big logo was mounted.

The rear looks similar to a P70 (Sachsenring), though the front is completely different.

[Otto Puzzell]

Moved to Puzzle-land

[DeAutogids.nl]

Balaton maybe?

[pnegyesi]

No, it's not a Balaton, the Balaton had a canopy-like top

[Otto Puzzell]

Time for the Black Hole?

[Oguerrerob]

I've found these same pictures in a web page, they said this "Mistery Cyclop" is from Serbia and are waiting email back for ID.

[Otto Puzzell]

Front Page featured!

http://www.autopuzzles.com

[Otto Puzzell]

Two years on, time for the Black Hole

[kwgibbs]

look,s like the simca aronde prototype ?

[sixtee5cuda]

Does that rear axle look non-independent?  As if there are axle shafts within a solid enclosure?

[kwgibbs]

yes i think so.

[Fёdor]

Maybe it's cyclops from Serbia Zblorft

[Wendax]

 

[kwgibbs]

Could it be the ,Jaga by adam slodowy from poland?

[gte4289]

Moved from Black Hole