orley
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Post by orley on Apr 10, 2019 16:31:41 GMT -5
Came across this thinking that maybe some of you hadn't seen it. No idea what country, or what the car is, but what a great photo! edit: I found out what the car was by looking at the bottom of this photo. (duh) Brutsch Mopetta, made in Germany between 1956 and 1958, all 14 of them. Now, what kind of pipe is this dapper chap smoking?  |
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Post by Legend Lover on Apr 10, 2019 16:33:42 GMT -5
That's brilliant.
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Post by pepesdad1 on Apr 10, 2019 16:51:43 GMT -5
I remember seeing one in Miami, Fl. back when I was a kid...thought it was cool, just like a car that was also a boat...had propellers in the back...those were adventurous years.
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Post by puffy on Apr 10, 2019 17:33:01 GMT -5
My German friend says she's seen them with 4 wheels but not 3
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Post by trailboss on Apr 10, 2019 18:08:01 GMT -5
I could see Donald Duck in something like that, but if my trailer busted loose a recap next to that, it would be more like Wile E Coyote with a crate of dynamite.
Cute little car, but I see too many boneheads on the road to comfortably drive something like that.
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captblack
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Post by captblack on Apr 11, 2019 9:21:02 GMT -5
Very cool picture!
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Mac
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Post by Mac on Apr 11, 2019 12:35:11 GMT -5
A Butz-Choquin billiard?
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Post by orley on Apr 11, 2019 16:16:53 GMT -5
Yeah Mac, it could be a billiard, but because I don't see much taper of the shank and stem, I was leaning more towards a Canadian - lumberman shape. It doesn't seem to have much of a sheen to it, so maybe a sandblast or rusticated finish. No way to know for sure, but I was just ruminating on it. Not sure I'd be smoking a pipe in an open car to begin with.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2019 18:02:27 GMT -5
Great photo. Looks like a bumper car.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2019 18:07:52 GMT -5
I normally gravitate towards bent or half-bent pipes, but that pic is so cool it's given me a new appreciation for straight pipes.
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