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General Category => Off Topic Lounge => Topic started by: marcus on August 18, 2014, 07:25:16 PM

Title: Car Challenge
Post by: marcus on August 18, 2014, 07:25:16 PM

When we were young my brother had a book about cars and there was a picture of an unusual car, perhaps from around the 1930s, which looked a bit like a Rumpler, Crossley-Burney Streamliner or more old-fashioned version of Fiat Multipla/BMW 600.

I remember it being called the Hotchkiss Multiplex but I cannot find any reference to it on-line. Perhaps it was a concept which never materialised, or a special body made for a chassis,  perhaps the book's writer was wrong or perhaps I am mistaken.

Anyway, if anyone has/can find a picture or info I would be really grateful. Not important, purely curiosity!

Title: Re: Car Challenge
Post by: Rusty Chrome (Malcolm Parker) on August 19, 2014, 12:41:53 AM

Could it be the Gaston-Grümmer bodied Hotchkiss l’Aeroprofil?

Title: Re: Car Challenge
Post by: marcus on August 19, 2014, 08:14:10 AM

^  Interesting styling, and many thanks, but no, it was definitely more flat-fronted like a BMW 600 or Rumpler Tropfenwagen/teardrop

Title: Re: Car Challenge
Post by: richard on August 19, 2014, 08:37:24 AM

Away from home and PC and reference books again but my brain is telling me Magirus-Deutz I have seen some images of flat fronted coaches this morning but cannot find the streamlining which I feel sure is the one your after Marcus

Title: Re: Car Challenge
Post by: marcus on August 19, 2014, 09:14:13 AM

Pretty sure it was Hotchkiss Multiplex!

Title: Re: Car Challenge
Post by: Rusty Chrome (Malcolm Parker) on August 19, 2014, 01:03:54 PM

What sort of era are we talking?

Title: Re: Car Challenge
Post by: marcus on August 19, 2014, 01:11:53 PM

I think 1920s to 1940s. It is pure curiosity, not important so don't waste too much time!