Name The Car

[jinx]

No Brett I\'ll keep it easy...(because I\'ve been clueless about most of the others!)

Those with long memories might recognise this as one of my favourite mystery cars.

[samoht]

Sorry not to have confirmed sooner, Spartacus was of course absolutely right with the Panther Solo :-)

[Brett]

Thats bugging me.... I know that... I just can\'t think of it right now... arggh! :o

[jinx]

Agreed, the tail light was a bit mean...I thought the New York plate might help but is a front view more familiar?  You\'ve seen it before...you really have!

Clues?
An international co-production; America Germany and France were all involved in creating this one off that saw regular use on the road with its designer.

[jinx]

Has this killed the game for everybody?  If it has, ignore the above, somebody start it again and I\'ll stay out of it.  

Could have been worse...might have been the limited production Volvo sports car made out of the parts bin at Wolseley! :spank

[Brett]

I know this car.... Give us another clue guv?

[B.Martin]

Maybe offer a couple of clues?

[samoht]

I\'m thinking Opel GT, although it\'s not quite right.. maybe the concept that became the Opel GT?

[jinx]

The who + the what will take you to the answer.

Who:
A Frenchman with an Austrian father who made it big in America. Designer of landmark cars including the Hillman Minx (sic) and several from South Bend, Indiana where he had strong ties. There\'s even an Italian connection too - in the \'forward\' name of one of his most famous designs for those folks.

What:
Opel is not right but I see where you were coming from. The German connection is under the skin...it is the clothes that are French which may be why it has indicators.  (Easy from there?)

Type his surname and the car marque - Google will show you a picture.
You could also find him by way of the Pennsylvania Railroad, smoking a Lucky Strike, sipping a coke dispensed from the Electrolux fridge aboard Air Force One...when you know \'who\' you\'ll understand why!

[Brett]

Raymond Lowy, I knew it!

Think that was probably too many clues there though!

Anyway - BMW 507, I knew I\'d seen it recently - it was on a Discovery Turbo a few months back... I kept on thinking Auto Union!

Forgotten fibreglass has quite a nice write up:

http://www.forgottenfiberglass.com/?p=21206

[Spartacus]

Oh no now were are in trouble.:spank

[jinx]

Brett...winnnerrrrr

[Brett]

LoL!  Ok, a nice easy one for a Monday morning:  :wiggle

[Spartacus]

messerschmitt kr200

[samoht]

Ok, I feel much better about not getting the Loewy 507 now, since I\'d never heard of that one before - quite cool.