carsntrucks4you Posted December 20, 2020 The car for this weeks quiz was provide by Matt Bacon. Thanks Matt Please sent as usual a PM with Year, Make and Type. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GeeBee Posted December 20, 2020 Oh good, another easy one.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DonW Posted December 20, 2020 Agreed. I knew the make straight away, had to look up the exact model and build years. Happy Christmas to Michael and fellow Autoquizzers! -Don. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brizio Posted December 20, 2020 A family friend had one, it was white with red interior Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
otherunicorn Posted December 21, 2020 And down here in Aussie land, I don't think I have ever seen one... so no idea Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brizio Posted December 22, 2020 14 hours ago, otherunicorn said: And down here in Aussie land, I don't think I have ever seen one... so no idea I think this car brand was only focused on the European market. At least officially. Maybe in Australia some collector or fan of this brand were able to purchase one. But keep in mind that they made little over 78k cars, and did not sell well in even the country where the car was made! People were not thrilled about the hatchback solution. Other models made by this brand had more success. One wa used a lot as entry level for racing, and still now is a fun little car to drive, even the road model. This brand merged witha bigger brand in late 60's, and they develop different, succesful models, one is still in production! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DonW Posted December 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Brizio said: I think this car brand was only focused on the European market. At least officially. Maybe in Australia some collector or fan of this brand were able to purchase one. But keep in mind that they made little over 78k cars, and did not sell well in even the country where the car was made! People were not thrilled about the hatchback solution. Other models made by this brand had more success. One wa used a lot as entry level for racing, and still now is a fun little car to drive, even the road model. This brand merged witha bigger brand in late 60's, and they develop different, succesful models, one is still in production! Too much information since this is supposed to be a quiz - it's up to Michael alone to give clues however small. ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dw1603 Posted December 24, 2020 Yeh, don’t give it away, I know this one! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brizio Posted December 25, 2020 On 12/22/2020 at 8:10 AM, DonW said: Too much information since this is supposed to be a quiz - it's up to Michael alone to give clues however small. ? Sorry I did not know about this rule. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
carsntrucks4you Posted December 27, 2020 (edited) This time I was looking for an Italian car a 1964-1970 Autobianchi Primula. The Primula was a prototype for Fiat's rack and pinion steering and is widely known for its innovative Dante Giacosa-designed front-wheel drive, transverse engine layout — that would be later popularized by the Fiat 128 to ultimately become an industry-standard front drive layout. The correct answer were sent in by GeeBee DonW TimJ otherunicorn dw1603 matthijsgrit Congratulations Edited December 27, 2020 by carsntrucks4you Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peteski Posted December 29, 2020 Funny, the the car looks very British to me. Like something maybe MG or Austin Healy woudl have conjured up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Earl Marischal Posted December 29, 2020 6 hours ago, peteski said: Funny, the the car looks very British to me. Like something maybe MG or Austin Healy woudl have conjured up. It made me think of British Leyland cars like the Austin/Morris/MG/etc 1100 and 1300, especially around the windows. steve Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GeeBee Posted December 29, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Earl Marischal said: It made me think of British Leyland cars like the Austin/Morris/MG/etc 1100 and 1300, especially around the windows Probably because a lot of British Leyland cars or BMC as it would have been back then, were designed in Italy, by Pininfarina or Michelotti, some British cars like the Mini and the 1100/1300 were also produced in Italy by Innocenti, using Italian components, they were always slightly different from the British products. Edited December 29, 2020 by GeeBee Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
otherunicorn Posted December 30, 2020 I guessed it would be Italian, so I started going through makes from a wikipedia list. Fortunately the make started with "A" or I could have been at it for hours! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dw1603 Posted December 31, 2020 On 12/30/2020 at 2:23 AM, otherunicorn said: I guessed it would be Italian, so I started going through makes from a wikipedia list. Fortunately the make started with "A" or I could have been at it for hours! Gudonia Ken, that’s the kind of luck I need but rarely get. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
