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The WSK Mirkus MR 500 from Poland was inspired by on the Goggomobil TS250 from Hans Glas GmbH. The car was able to carry 2 adults and 2 children with a small amount of luggage. It cost the equally of 4 average salary of a polish worker during that time. For such a small car very expensive. Serial production started in 1958. After 1728 units including 17 cabriolet production ends in 1960. The correct answer were sent in by GeeBee blunc matthijsgrit stitchup dw1603 Pete J. sjordan2 Congratulation

Interesting project

180 autoquiz that I did and now #500. Please sent PM with Year, Type and Make. This weeks idea for the quiz was provided by Peteski. Thnaks Peteski.

This week the car is from Poland. It is a 1982 FSR Tarpan 233. It was build as a pickup or station wagon. It was powered by a 4 cyl. engine either from Fiat 125p or Warszawa. it was build from 1973 on. The correct answer were sent in by: GeeBee dw1603 peteski Earl Marischal Congratulations

Off to a new week with a new challenge. Please sent PM with Year, Make and Type.

This tim I was looking for a 1995 - today Midas Cortez 2+2 Coupe. The 2+2 models (Cortez and Excalibur) combine the unique features of the Midas all-GRP monocoque with modern mechanicals to give an exciting, yet practical, car that stands out from the crowd. Both use the Rover 100 (Rover Metro) as the donor car, giving a range of engines from 1100 to 1800cc. I'm not sure when Midas had start to produce the Cortez, here the source say sometimes 1992 some say 1995. The correct answer were sent in by: matthijsgrit GeeBee DonW dw1603 TimJ Brizio Congratulations

A bit more on the engine

The engine is wired and plumped. Next will be compelting with V-Belt and the add-on pieces and weathering. Paint is Detroit Diesel Green from Zero Paints while the fittings are from Top Studio Hobbys.

Here the new challenge. Please sent PM with Year, Make and Type

It is over and here is the solution. It is a 1934 Brewster Town Car. Brewster was a coachbuilder. With the beginning of the great depression Brewster bodied cars were not selling well. In 1934 Brewster bought 135 Ford Roadster and designed a body for them easily identified by its swoopy fenders and a heart-shaped grille. Stylish and sold for $3,500 it was a hit at the 1934 New York Auto Show. The bodies were worth more than the chassis. These cars were branded Brewster and sold at Rolls-Royce showrooms. The correct answer were sent in by: otherunicorn MERIVA dw1603 Bainford GeeBee Richard Bartrop iamsuperdan sjordan2 blunc Earl Marischal bobthehobbyguy Thom Congratulation

The Barnhardt Oshkosh's have different rear axle than the Minimanfactory one. Because I couldn't find pictures of the axle I made a 3 D model of the new hub, brake drums and rims. And I printed them on my Photon S.

Excellent job

Back to the regular Auto Quiz. Here is the new challenge. Please sent PM with Year, Make and Type.

This car is a 1957 Brütsch V-2 (Volks-2seater, nothing in common with the V-2 rocket bombs of WW2;-) was based on the design of the Bussard and Pfeil. It was equipped with a frameless windshield and a bench for two persons. Total production: just one body without engine. This car is located in the Auto- und Uhrenmuseum in Schramberg/Germany The correct answer were sent in by: GeeBee dw1603 otherunicorn DonW Earl Marischal Congratulations

This Company is know for threewheeled mirco cars.

The engine will be deatailed. I Not sure if I remove the lower Hood Panels, But that would be an idea

October is going to end soon and it is time for the next One-Off-Build Quiz. As usual sent a PM with Year, Make and Type. Don't be confused Wiki is wrong about the quantiy Deadline is Nov. 2, 2020 0:00 CET

I will paint it in the color of Barnhart Heavy Hauling. Red with black hood. I'll get further form Barnhart soon.

This time I was looking for a 1936 - 1940 Triumph Dolomite 14/60 or 14/65. The grill looks like the one from a Hudson Terraplane. They were power bey 4 or 6 cylinder engines. The correct answer were sent in by Earl Marischall sjordan2 GeeBee dw1603 Richard Bartrop DonW otherunicorn Congratulations

Forget About E-Engines and back to normal. Please sent PM with Year, Make and Type.

So this quiz will end now. It seems that cars without an internal combustion engine are a ugly, not easy to find, unreliable specially if they are build in the late 70's / early 80#s like the Unique Mobility Electrek. Beleave it or not around 80 cars were build and sold. On Craiglist is one for sale. Only a few of you had found this BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH Era car. porschercr otherunicorn Bucky Richard Bartrop gbtr6 GeeBee Congratulations

Thanks Dan

Last hint The company that build this car was located in Englewood, Co.

I know a different paint job. I got that book,

Some more progress. Installing the platform is a bit tricky. I will add some support s to the platform so that I could assemble it and then attach it to the frame. The instruction say to attach the single parts to the frame. It is a beast. It would be the largest truck that I have