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Bob Purton

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Time for a new Mystery microco competition.
« on: February 28, 2011, 09:29:56 AM »
Whats this?

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Re: Time for a new Mystery microco competition.
« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2011, 09:37:38 AM »
Dear Bob

Is this your latest restoration project?

Looks like Fiat 600 side body panels have been used.

A good brain teaser Bob

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Re: Time for a new Mystery microco competition.
« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2011, 09:39:42 AM »
I wish it was Chris, I rather like it!

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Re: Time for a new Mystery microco competition.
« Reply #3 on: February 28, 2011, 09:49:35 AM »
Dear Bob

As you well know only 40 were built between 1950 and 1960 so they are quite rare, but being all GRP and with a villiers twin engine they should have survived quite well, especially in their native climate

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Re: Time for a new Mystery microco competition.
« Reply #4 on: February 28, 2011, 10:26:46 AM »
A Fiat Divisionpla 300B from I'll be seeing yer, the forma brief Italian empirical possession in Africa. I claim my prize of Mike Shepherds only teabag from last years Mannheim and a year's subscription to Leap Year quarterly published tomorrow, the 29th Feb.
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Re: Time for a new Mystery microco competition.
« Reply #5 on: February 28, 2011, 10:40:54 AM »
Nice try Al. Sorry but Mike Shephards tea bag has been used 12 times already and is too manky to offer as a prize even if you had won! I can offer some left over cheese from last years Retromobile?


Chris clearly knows but is allowing someone else to have the pleasure of winning.
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Re: Time for a new Mystery microco competition.
« Reply #6 on: February 28, 2011, 06:01:58 PM »
It looks Italian, Spanish or Hungarian. The radiator reminds me of the Spanish Pegaso trucks and David mini-car. I think Villiers engines were sold in Spain. There is a strong resemblance to FIATs 600 and Multipla. I believe SEAT were linked to FIAT and may have exchanged concepts or parts. Beyond that I am as clueless as usual on these quizzes!
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Re: Time for a new Mystery microco competition.
« Reply #7 on: February 28, 2011, 09:15:06 PM »
If the ERF truck company had made a version of the Fiat Multipla it would have looked a lot like this
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Re: Time for a new Mystery microco competition.
« Reply #8 on: February 28, 2011, 09:18:08 PM »
That's the other thing I was thinking of! ERF truck radiator grille, deffo!
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Re: Time for a new Mystery microco competition.
« Reply #9 on: February 28, 2011, 10:32:47 PM »
Not even the right continent Marcus.

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Re: Time for a new Mystery microco competition.
« Reply #10 on: March 01, 2011, 08:15:04 AM »
Who's incontinent?! Right then South America, Argentina, Uruguay or Brazil, perhaps a Dinarg Multipla copy?
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Re: Time for a new Mystery microco competition.
« Reply #11 on: March 01, 2011, 08:25:14 AM »
It looks Italian, Spanish or Hungarian. The radiator reminds me of the Spanish Pegaso trucks and David mini-car. I think Villiers engines were sold in Spain. There is a strong resemblance to FIATs 600 and Multipla. I believe SEAT were linked to FIAT and may have exchanged concepts or parts. Beyond that I am as clueless as usual on these quizzes!

Now you SEAT now you don't. Hispanio Villiers liquid cooled unit in a Bond. Just put two portholes in the wings to let the head poke through on lock. Its another nutty mod from Carlos Fandango.
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Re: Time for a new Mystery microco competition.
« Reply #12 on: March 01, 2011, 09:34:15 AM »
Not even the right continent Marcus.


Portugal ?  :)

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Re: Time for a new Mystery microco competition.
« Reply #13 on: March 01, 2011, 09:42:31 AM »
Is Portugal a continuant?  Sorry easy target.
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Re: Time for a new Mystery microco competition.
« Reply #14 on: March 01, 2011, 08:12:53 PM »
According to this period ad its a Joseso by I.A.M.A.  of Argentina.  Looks like Chris was the only one who had the answer.
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