| bt |
Sat Nov 15, 2008 11:15 am |
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I am aware its not a VW. Any ideas? Thanks
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| beetletom |
Sat Nov 15, 2008 12:53 pm |
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| is it a coachbuilt car based on a 356? |
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| LennyC |
Sat Nov 15, 2008 1:06 pm |
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| If I had to guess, some old fiat???? |
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| jmsmilin |
Sat Nov 15, 2008 1:17 pm |
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| its real, but the ragtop is not orignal |
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| bt |
Sat Nov 15, 2008 1:39 pm |
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I was thinking old Fiat also but I did a search, I couldnt find a Fiat that had those body lines. The engine lid hinges look like something from an Italian car.
I think the 356 items were added by the owner.
That looks like a Ghia plate light. |
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| zombie |
Sat Nov 15, 2008 1:42 pm |
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| I've seen one of those before but I can't remember for the life of me what it is. |
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| Wiggy |
Sat Nov 15, 2008 1:54 pm |
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| Looks like the infamous Bondomobile. |
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| deluxekombi67 |
Sat Nov 15, 2008 2:10 pm |
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| i dontk know what it is but it looks bad ass |
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| Viande |
Sat Nov 15, 2008 2:23 pm |
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| 1950 something Fiat would be my guess. Very similar lines to the Zagato versions of that period. |
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| KaraAnn |
Sat Nov 15, 2008 2:34 pm |
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| Front looks more like an Alfa Romeo? Otherwise a Fiat would be my next guess... |
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| chickengeorge |
Sat Nov 15, 2008 2:38 pm |
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| Whatever it is, it looks to be originally rear engined. NSU had a coupe that was sportier than the Corvair look-alike they sold most of. Renault maybe? It's got VW/Porsche stuff all over it, but it could have all been scabbed on for lack of original parts and to go with the new powerplant. |
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| blankmange |
Sat Nov 15, 2008 3:02 pm |
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bt wrote: I am aware its not a VW. Any ideas? Thanks
the front is similar to:
but not quite... |
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| so-calvwdude |
Sat Nov 15, 2008 4:01 pm |
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| Looks like it is built with bondo. |
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| vweddie |
Sat Nov 15, 2008 4:27 pm |
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| Looks like a ghia underneath all that bondo. Look at the tank up front, rear t-bar locations, rear package tray, etc. |
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| Dubbers Toy Box |
Sat Nov 15, 2008 4:34 pm |
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looks like a variation of an enzmann
kind of like a hard top version if a spyder
looks pretty cool whatever it is |
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| tstracy39 |
Sun Nov 16, 2008 12:48 am |
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| It's gotta be an Apal, a fairly common replica of the rare Abarth Porsche. |
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| bt |
Sun Nov 16, 2008 7:34 am |
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| I think we can rule out replicas (and fiberglass cars) because its metal. |
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| deluxekombi67 |
Sun Nov 16, 2008 7:58 am |
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A quick search on google for Apal and i found these:
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| Notablecarrot3 |
Sun Nov 16, 2008 8:24 am |
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| Isn't it a puma coachbuilt, I can't find a photo that goes with my idea though :oops: |
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| Kubel Nick |
Sun Nov 16, 2008 9:55 pm |
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| Pumas are fiberglass |
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