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and this weeks (#223) isn't any better!

Mitsuoka Orochi 2006–2014 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsuoka_Orochi http://www.sgcarmart.com/new_cars/newcars_photos.php?CarCode=10818

Only three found this week's car. Apparently it was harder than I thought! sjordan2 dw1603 bobthehobbyguy

Elfin MS8 Streamliner 2006–present (unveiled 2004) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elfin_MS8_Streamliner

Correct answers were received from: landman blunc bobthehobbyguy matthijsgrit sjordan2 Thom dw1603 Ace-Garageguy Draggon Art Anderson Crazy Ed 68shortfleet Richard Bartrop maltsr MrObsessive wku88

Finally it looks like I am actually achieving something. Many hours were spent scouring the junk box. It is amazing just how many of my scrap front ends are missing one side. That is the hazard of buying a huge load of junk off ebay. Some of the cars in the collection had been rebuilt multiple times, if the layers of paint are anything to judge by.

It's a 1957 Chevrolet El Morocco, styled to look like a 1955-1957 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz. Unfortunately, the conversion costs (from a base 57 Chev) cost so much that people simply bought the Cadillac with which it was meant to compete. http://justacarguy.blogspot.com.au/2011/06/1957-chevrolet-el-morocco-one-of-rarest.html

Possible. I didn't mean to sabotage you!

It could be the guy's front brick fence!

I looked it up when it was first proposed, yet I can't remember what it is!

You need to vote!

My T, from a while ago. My current group build car:

From the original pictures: dw1603 From photo of restored car. Draggon dodgefever Ace-Garageguy bobthehobbyguy

As most of you reckoned, it was real. I think I found it on Craig's List.

If no one else works out what it is this week, I am very tempted to use a restored example as next week's subject!

That curlicue is a vital clue. Searching for it won't yield much, but when you find a car with it, you know you have the right car. You don't even need to worry about the rear of the car when searching. They keys to finding it are: 1) the year, and going on styling, that shouldn't be hard to guess 2) what it isn't. It obviously isn't a ford or a chev, so exclude them from your search. Exclude anything else that it isn't as well. You'll work that out with each successive search. So your search would look something like this: 19xx car -ford -chev -chevrolet Don't waste your time searching for "1920's" or "1930s" etc. Go through the years one at a time, starting at your best guess. What clues do we have here? 1) distinctive radiator. 2) curlicue 3) headlight shape. 4) hood length and grill 5) shape of fenders 6) six wheel bolt holes. Some of these are more important than others, but each will help you eliminate wrong models. So, for example, we go with the popular, but incorrect guess "Essex", so we create a second search for "1928 essex", then we search for "1929 essex", then "1930 essex" and so on, and it becomes quite clear that the Essex has the wrong headlights, and a plain cowl, so we go back to our main search and remove essex from it, so now we have: 19xx car -ford -chev -chevrolet -essex

Okay, I'm opening this up to discussion. Share your clues. We have had one correct, and one incorrect answer. That's not a lot!

Pontiac - 1928 6-28 Roadster (or phaeton) http://www.vintagevehicleclubaustralia.com/categories/pontiac/pontiac_1928_1.php http://www.earlytimeschapter.org/28ad4.html This week we will try something a little different. These photos were taken from a "please help identify this car" post. Even though I did not know the car, I was able to identify it using the skills gained playing this game. Let's see if you can too.

Those who identified it in varying levels of detail: ChrisR dw1603 bobthehobbyguy sjordan2 Draggon Earl Marischal wku88 maltsr Sixties Sam blunc Thom peteski Matt Bacon carsntrucks4you Ace-Garageguy

If you'd searched for Kellison Coupe you would have found the exact picture

1961-1973 NSU Prinz 4 (specifically 1961) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NSU_Prinz

Correct answers were received from: sjordan2 dw1603 Thom Draggon Earl Marischal mr moto blunc bobthehobbyguy

1964 Kellison (Astra) J5 Coupe http://www.americandreamcars.com/1964kellisonastraj5cpvintracecar1113.htm http://www.forgottenfiberglass.com/fiberglass-car-marques/kellison/astra-sports-car-catalog-winter-1962-1963-kellison-sports-car-affiliate/

List of those who got it right:

You are only cheating if you answer after using reverse lookup! I used to use it to stop me wasting time when I couldn't find a car. Needless to say, I didn't submit those answers either.