Autoquiz 377 - Finished

[peteski]

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

[Can-Con]

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.

[peteski]

Despite its looks, this is a real automobile, not a clown car.   I agree that its styling is not bad.

[carsntrucks4you]

Great subject! I think know it . PM sent

[Red318]

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.

 

[MrObsessive]

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.

[peteski]

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):

VW93
carsntrucks4you
otherunicorn
sjordan2
Pete J.
ChrisR
blunc
MrObsessive

Thanks for playing!

Edited June 11, 2018 by peteski

[dw1603]

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.

[peteski]

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.

[carsntrucks4you]

Peteski,

 

check your pm please. It seems that you forgot me.

 

 

[peteski]

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).