peteski Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 (edited) The car in question is a 1960-61 Velorex Convertible. But I also accepted as correct 1971-73 Velorex 465-0 convertible. See explanation below. Michael invited me to run this week's quiz - thanks Michael! Remember - do not post your answers here. PM me your guesses. Here is this week's automotive subject. Good luck! Here is the convoluted story of this auto challenge. I was doing some research on the cute turtle-like vinyl-skinned Velorex-Oscar 3-wheeler. Looking at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velorex I saw a photo of the red convertible. I thought it would be a perfect subject for the Auto Quiz! That page also stated that Velorex started making 4-wheel vehicles in 1971 and stopped production in 1973. That was model 453-0. The caption on that red convertible did not show either model name or year, so I assumed it was a 453-0 convertible from that year range. So I created last week's quiz using that photo and info. When the guesses started to come in, I was made aware that it was not a 1971-73 Velorex Convertible but a 1960 convertible. That is 9 years before the supposed production start of 4-wheeled vehicles. Here is some proof: A photo showing a license plate "1960" ( http://www.eurooldtimers.com/temp/stroj_zoom_15171.jpg ) Also a photo album which has photos of a blue car and it labels it a 1961 453 (not a -0) convertible. https://hiveminer.com/Tags/435%2Cvelorex/Timeline A website showing the same red convertible I used in this quiz calling it a 1960 convertible (no model number given) https://auta5p.eu/lang/ger/katalog/auto.php?idf=Velorex-1960-20157 (check out additional photos there). Couple additional sites showing Velorex 4-wheel vehicles. http://www.tresbohemes.com/2015/09/cutest-little-boho-chic-car-ever-made-meet-velorex-oskar/ https://www.veteran.hu/regebbi-szamainkbol/2023-negykereku-borond-velorex-435-0-1972 Due to the conflicting info, I accepted multiple answers. I suspect that the convertible was some sort of low volume run (prototypes maybe?) and the much boxier looking 435-0 vehicles were then produced in 1971-73 time period. Edited June 10, 2018 by peteski Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Can-Con Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 Looks like that pic was taken at the circus? The owners must be in their tents putting on their makeup. Not that bad looking though really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted June 5, 2018 Author Share Posted June 5, 2018 Despite its looks, this is a real automobile, not a clown car. I agree that its styling is not bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carsntrucks4you Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Great subject! I think know it . PM sent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red318 Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 12 hours ago, Can-Con said: Looks like that pic was taken at the circus? The owners must be in their tents putting on their makeup. Not that bad looking though really. I thought exactly the same thing! I can just see it entering the ring, doors falling off, steam coming out and the horn sounding. I've no idea what it is though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 Had to think about this one for a bit with a little digging. I KNOW I've seen this before, but I zeroed in on what I think this is! Yeah, a car I've not seen here in the States at all! I wouldn't call this car ugly.......just very different and certainly appropriate for its time period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted June 10, 2018 Author Share Posted June 10, 2018 (edited) Phew, I'm glad this one is over. Due to very sparse (and also conflicting) info, I decided to allow multiple answers to be correct. See the top post for explanation. List of members who correctly guessed the car in this quiz (in the order the guesses were received): VW93carsntrucks4you otherunicorn sjordan2 Pete J. ChrisR blunc MrObsessive Thanks for playing! Edited June 11, 2018 by peteski Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dw1603 Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 I know about the fabric bodied Velorex, but I never suspected that this was by the same people. You were right, this was a perfect Autoquiz subject, I am usually quite lucky identifying the cars but I didn’t get close on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted June 11, 2018 Author Share Posted June 11, 2018 Has anybody else noticed the unusual wheels (the blue car photo clearly shows them). They remind me of the early Porsche or VW wheels. It is like they bolt directly to outside of a brake drum. IIRC, Pontiac also had similar wheels back in the late '60s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carsntrucks4you Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Peteski, check your pm please. It seems that you forgot me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted June 11, 2018 Author Share Posted June 11, 2018 2 hours ago, carsntrucks4you said: Peteski, check your pm please. It seems that you forgot me. Oops, sorry! It was unintentional. You were one of the early responders. I don't have a PM from you, but I do recall that you send me a PM. I must have accidentally deleted that PM thread! I don't do this often (and I also don't deal with PMs very often). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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