PJ - 405 - Mysterious "Abarth 1000" restored by Falk Burkert & Pattrick Planer

Paul Jaray · September 21, 2011, 11:38:18 AM

READ CAREFULLY:

Here you are a different kind of puzzle.
Try to identify this car.
If you want to play fair, find the answer the old fashioned way.
If you want to cheat, you can easily find it via Google Image Search, 1st page.
If you are dumb, here's the answer: - Abarth 1000 Burkert & Planer -, (right click and copy to read it.)

it's a game, if you like to play it go on!

(BTW: if you know the car, don't be afraid to answer immediately!

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Allemano · September 21, 2011, 11:44:02 AM

Wow!

veloce · September 21, 2011, 12:30:37 PM

mock-up study Corvette?

Paul Jaray · September 21, 2011, 01:12:04 PM

Not that...

Allemano · September 21, 2011, 01:13:14 PM

USA?

barrett · September 21, 2011, 01:31:50 PM

Alfa-Romeo?

Paul Jaray · September 21, 2011, 01:42:49 PM

Quote from: Allemano on September 21, 2011, 01:13:14 PM
USA?

This car was not built in the USA and it's not an Alfa Romeo.

Paul Jaray · September 21, 2011, 01:43:17 PM

...and it's not a mock-up.

Limo · September 21, 2011, 01:44:28 PM

This is the same car!

Paul Jaray · September 21, 2011, 01:55:54 PM

amazingly similar...I have a front view and it's really close...but I suspect it's different.
I'll post the front view later.

Allemano · September 21, 2011, 02:00:43 PM

Quote from: Paul Jaray on September 21, 2011, 01:55:54 PM
amazingly similar...I have a front view and it's really close...but I suspect it's different.
I'll post the front view later.

With those same strange "eyelids" and intakes? This should be the same car!

Paul Jaray · September 21, 2011, 02:07:03 PM

OK, Limo please give me some details and I'll tell you why it can't be...

Paul Jaray · September 21, 2011, 02:10:07 PM

Quote from: Allemano on September 21, 2011, 02:00:43 PM
Quote from: Paul Jaray on September 21, 2011, 01:55:54 PM
amazingly similar...I have a front view and it's really close...but I suspect it's different.
I'll post the front view later.
With those same strange "eyelids" and intakes? This should be the same car!

...and when I'll post the front view you'll see that even the shape of the interior seems the same (steering wheel and boxy dashboard)!

Paul Jaray · September 21, 2011, 03:53:44 PM

Front view:

Limo · September 21, 2011, 04:06:55 PM

it must be the same car, look at the shape of the door.
At least three are built. The pictures are taken in Liechtenstein, Spring 1966.

Paul Jaray · September 21, 2011, 04:10:42 PM

Limo, it can't be the same according to my info, that I'm glad to share, but I'd like to know more about your guess...which car is that?

Paul Jaray · September 21, 2011, 04:14:13 PM

...but it can't be a coincidence!
I have a pic of a side view and it's just like that... $:-\$
I'll post it shortly and you'll see why I thought it can't be the same...

Limo · September 21, 2011, 04:17:48 PM

I don't know, i am trying to find the solution for years and i wrote an article about it, i always thought it was a Jehle prototype because the pictures were taken in Liechtenstein and it has a fliptop construction, just like the Jehle Saphier. But i guess it's not a Jehle, right?

Paul Jaray · September 21, 2011, 04:18:36 PM

OK, this is the side view of this car, when it was presented in 2008!

Allemano · September 21, 2011, 04:21:06 PM

Thrilling puzzle!

Paul Jaray · September 21, 2011, 04:23:46 PM

...and if you'll knew the rest!

Paul Jaray · September 21, 2011, 04:25:30 PM

OK, obviously Limo found out something VERY interesting...I'd like to share my info but it's against the rule so...c'mon solve this mistery.
Few questions will put you on the right way...I'll add the hard part.

Allemano · September 21, 2011, 04:28:40 PM

As you obscured the rims... Are they distinctive for a special make?

Paul Jaray · September 21, 2011, 04:29:20 PM

Definetly...these plus the color...

Allemano · September 21, 2011, 04:30:35 PM

a European make?

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PJ - 405 - Mysterious "Abarth 1000" restored by Falk Burkert & Pattrick Planer