DOTRT (down on the rail trail): what is it?

"stuckMTB" (stuckmtb) 07/08/2020 at 21:01 • Filed to: None

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What’s under this?

enhance

Enhance, but from further away and with more bush

S orry for the crap pics, my curiosity didn’t warrant an actual stop in my ride! Anyways, I rolled past a junkyard / shop that had a couple neat hulks slowly rusting away and saw this interestingly proportioned tarp. Maybe a 60s Renault or something of that era? Definitely quirky!

Also nabbed this pic of a poor beetle.

now with more bug

And finally, here’s a shot of some rusty tubes with some purple painted tubes in front of them!

Pictured: a series of tubes.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > stuckMTB 07/08/2020 at 21:21

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Looks like a Beetle from this angle but. . .

I think I can even see the VW logo and central chrome but. . .

Wheelbase looks just about right for a Citroen DS. Too short for a rear engined Renault. DS with a Beetle front clip? You monsters!

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 07/08/2020 at 21:24

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Looking at it more, that is definitely a DS just with some weird ruffles in the cover.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 07/08/2020 at 21:28

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Not a DS, way too tall. Front headlight ‘humps’ in the tarp aren’t in the right place.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > stuckMTB 07/08/2020 at 21:29

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Is this shop on Google Streetview?

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 07/08/2020 at 21:33

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I thought about that but I’ve never seen one so maybe they are just differently proportioned than I thought. It is pretty close though in overall shape.

Perhaps a Dauphine?

I don't think that is quite it based on the sharp transition to a slant from the roofline. Very close.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 07/08/2020 at 21:36

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Ok, are you sure?

Ok maybe not. I'm stumped.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 07/08/2020 at 21:48

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That DS in your pic is at maximum suspension height setting. If they are at rest and turned off, the suspension settles to it’s lowest setting, so it’s way too high.

Perhaps it’s a Panhard?

VW Max > stuckMTB 07/08/2020 at 22:16

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Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > stuckMTB 07/08/2020 at 22:21

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Citroen DS?

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 07/08/2020 at 22:26

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Front doesn’t project enough. The headlights appear to have been designed for covers but are US spe c uncovered, leaving an indention, unless it just has none. Panhard is close but not quite.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 07/08/2020 at 22:29

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Wait a minute

Maybe. It does actually seem to have close set round headlights.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 07/08/2020 at 22:47

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There were also different models of Panhard:
That one I linked above is a Dyna Z, could also be a PL17?

pip bip - choose Corrour > stuckMTB 07/09/2020 at 05:20

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Subaru 360?

stuckMTB > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 07/09/2020 at 09:15

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I’m fairly sure this is the place... the shop itself doesn’t appear to be on google maps but I can see the decrepit blue beetle! It’s the place at the north end of the street adjacent to the bike path.

https://goo.gl/maps/SD83N15JmWJzjNke9

stuckMTB > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 07/09/2020 at 09:17

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Just realized there IS streetview available... here:

https://goo.gl/maps/u1VxnhX4e4W35F6t9

stuckMTB > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 07/09/2020 at 09:21

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I was thinking DS for a moment, but it is way too tall, and honestly looks a bit too short as well.

stuckMTB > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 07/09/2020 at 09:22

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I think it’s a bit too short, and sitting too high to be a DS.

stuckMTB > pip bip - choose Corrour 07/09/2020 at 09:23

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Possibly, hadn’t considered that one.

stuckMTB > VW Max 07/09/2020 at 09:23

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That’s something I haven’t seen before.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > stuckMTB 07/09/2020 at 14:22

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Not sure, very tricky....it would never just be another Beetle convertible, would it...?