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Posted by: KaptKaos Feb 16 2009, 10:05 PM

I had never seen this before until today.

Anyone else know what this is?

Posted by: Joe Sharp Feb 16 2009, 10:41 PM

Wheel lug centers are T-1 or 356. Vent in the rear looks T-1 kit car.

Posted by: plymouth37 Feb 17 2009, 12:19 AM

looks abarthish...

Posted by: sww914 Feb 17 2009, 12:21 AM

I'd name it Bessie.

Posted by: carr914 Feb 17 2009, 07:03 AM

That was my 1st thought

T.C.

Posted by: type47 Feb 17 2009, 07:38 AM

something wants me to say Simca.....

Posted by: scotty b Feb 17 2009, 06:49 PM

Abarth most probably yes. Simca no. Simca below




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Posted by: scotty b Feb 17 2009, 06:51 PM

My guess is the PUMA styling was stolen from this body




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Posted by: dflesburg Feb 17 2009, 08:44 PM

its a Lotus.

Posted by: dlo914 Feb 17 2009, 09:01 PM

Almost looks like the Lotus Elite Fastback as seen below, but the rear is totally off.

Posted by: ws91420 Feb 17 2009, 09:23 PM

1960 Porsche Abarth Carrera GTL

Posted by: dlo914 Feb 17 2009, 09:25 PM

^ WINNER! DING DING DING!

Posted by: LarryR Feb 17 2009, 10:18 PM

DOAH! day late again

Posted by: KaptKaos Feb 17 2009, 10:34 PM

Nope!!!

Look here:

http://www.finecars.cc/en/detail/car/32658/index.html?no_cache=1

It's an Apal, which is a coupe bodied kit from a French maker, but it used 356 gear. Pretty cool huh?

Posted by: 1970 Neun vierzehn Feb 17 2009, 10:50 PM

I'd think that given its ungainly proportions, the cowl-to-windshield transition , and that the attached pics show a stronger DNA heritage than anything posted so far, my vote is that red car is a Panhard DB (Deutsch-Bonnet).


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Posted by: 1970 Neun vierzehn Feb 17 2009, 10:57 PM

The Kapt'ns stumped us all on that one! I still think it's ugly and that the body is an amorphous blob.