One off build quiz - #3 (Deadline: July 5 ,2020 0:00 PM CET)

[carsntrucks4you]

Here the new One off build quiz

Answer with Year, Make and Type should be sent in until July 5, 2020 0:00 PM CET via PM.  No answer were accepted after deadline.   No answers are  in the thread allowed.

 

Edited June 27, 2020 by carsntrucks4you

[carsntrucks4you]

Let me give you a hint.

This company was sold together with her german sister to a company that is the second biggest car manufactured of the old world since 2017 

[Ace-Garageguy]

Geez...I know I've seen it before, and when the answer is given, I'm going to have a big "doh" moment, but after scrolling through some of the uugliest concept cars from the period, I understand why I kinda lost interest for a couple decades. 

Not a bad looking car. Windshield is a little overpowering, but overall the whole thing is a helluva lot prettier than a lot of the dog-awful concepts from the time.

[porschercr]

17 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

Geez...I know I've seen it before, and when the answer is given, I'm going to have a big "doh" moment, but after scrolling through some of the uugliest concept cars from the period, I understand why I kinda lost interest for a couple decades. 

Not a bad looking car. Windshield is a little overpowering, but overall the whole thing is a helluva lot prettier than a lot of the dog-awful concepts from the time.

Yep...

[carsntrucks4you]

The 3rd One Off Quiz is over. The answer is 1978 Vauxhall Equus. I think that this is compared to the Vauxhall models of that era a nice looking car. 

The correct answer were sent in by:

dw1603

TimJ

matthijsgrit

Richard Bartrop

 

Congratulations

[dw1603]

The Equus was probably the last design concept by Vauxhall Motors. All subsequent Vauxhalls are Opel based, initially with some unique styling but lately only a change of badge. Only one Equus exists, it was designed by a team led by Wayne Cherry and built by Panther Westwinds on the chassis of a Panther Lima. The Lima was itself based on the Vauxhall Magnum and I believe it used a 

 

sizeable portion of the Magnum floor pan. 

 

Edited July 5, 2020 by dw1603

[DonW]

I got as far as Panther because I knew that much, but couldn't get any further, I forgot it appeared as a Vauxhall. Similar background to the Silver Bullet and with the Wayne Cherry connection too.

 

 

[matthijsgrit]

I recognised the wheels, eventually...

Went from Bertone and other designers to Toyota (some A70 Supra's had similar wheels to Opel and then Vauxhall...

Nice looking car.

[Pete J.]

7 hours ago, matthijsgrit said:

I recognised the wheels, eventually...

Went from Bertone and other designers to Toyota (some A70 Supra's had similar wheels to Opel and then Vauxhall...

Nice looking car.

The wheels had me going. I would swear that I had seen them before on a Bertone designed car, but couldn't find it.  I think I spent way to much time hunting Bertone designed cars.  It does have the Bertone wedge shape that was so popular for that time period.

[matthijsgrit]

6 hours ago, Pete J. said:

The wheels had me going. I would swear that I had seen them before on a Bertone designed car, but couldn't find it.  I think I spent way to much time hunting Bertone designed cars.  It does have the Bertone wedge shape that was so popular for that time period.

Yep, that cost me a lot of time too.