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Dear Mr.choppers, thank you for creating this category. I wonder if you are aware that Stelvio production, although a "factory" body style, and and a Jean Bugatti design, was "outsourced" almost completely to Gangloff coachbuilders, at Colmar. Very few bodies were built by other than Gangloff's, and, to my knowledge, none at all was built at Carrosseries Bugatti. I ask this because you obviously found a picture (ore more?) of a very rare Letourneur & Marchand Stelvio. Do you agree that this category should be categorized under Gangloff rather than L & M?
I already "cleaned up" the Gangloff category, as I'm re-working presently the Bugatti T57 article in German WP as well as preparing a new one about Gangloff in each German and English WP.--Chief tin cloud (talk) 16:37, 21 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I'm in your hands. I believe I simply based my grouping on this photo, which was not uploaded by me. As long as that single photo also appears in the L & M category, I think everything's fine. Cheers, mr.choppers (talk)^-en- 16:45, 21 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

As it's possible that more L &M Stelvios appear, I'll change this category to Gangloff (Colmar, add a short explation, and add this photo to the L & M category. As Jean Bugatti liberally gave away his sketches (but not blueprints), there might show up Stelvios by other coachbuilders as well. I hope you agree with this procedure?--Chief tin cloud (talk) 10:33, 22 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Fully agree. Thanks for your consideration. mr.choppers (talk)^-en- 23:58, 22 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello Mr.choppers ! I asked Erik from Chinese Car about your picture. He wrote me this : "I think it is right. Before that Huanghai bought Dandong Shuguang Axle Joint Stock Co; Ltd., vehicles from Shuguang were called Shuguang DG1020, etc ... In my archives, I didn't find the name "Smoothing", but I found a 2003 model year pick-up, which is called Tiaozhanzhe DG1020A / DG1020B which is same." If you have any questions about old Chinese vehicles; don't hesitate to contact Erik on his website : http://www.chinesecars.net/ Erik is THE bible for Chinese vehicles ! Navigator84 - talk 11:31, 25 September 2013 (UTC+1)

Erik is indeed the bible, I used to see his photos in German magazines when I was a kid. I send him a mail every so often and also own a few of his books - goldmines of information. mr.choppers (talk)^-en- 15:55, 25 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Mr.choppers.

I think that the "Beijing" sedan's style is more likely copied from 1957 Chrysler New Yorker, as you can see in these pictures.

P.S.There's a picture of the Beijing sedan's rear view(link). I didn't upload it here because it's not clear--the car's boot is so close to the wall that I can't get a complete and distinct picture. ChengH (talk) 14:30, 21 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I was quoting from Erik Van Ingen Schenau's book "CARS and 4 x 4s from BEIJING and TIANJIN". I feel that aside from the prominent grille, the shape of the car's body does indeed look a lot like the 1956 Buick. In any case, I just wanted you to know I didn't just make it up myself! It's particularly noticable in the side view, with the greenhouse being very true to the Buick. The truth is obviously that the car is a bit of an amalgam of several period US designs, and since they themselves also look very similar it's all a bit of a crapshoot. Thanks for the great photos btw! mr.choppers (talk)^-en- 14:52, 21 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

You're right, it is based on a Buick. But this car has only two rows of seat, not three, as you can see in the picture and here.

I'd appreciate it if you can share more information about this car--since it's very rare and not built in Changchun, I can get little info here, in JLU. Plus, do you think it worthy to create a page in Wikipedia about this car, or add it to en:Beijing Automotive Group (or en:Automotive industry in the People's Republic of China, if you think BAIC is no longer what it was back to the 1960s)? ChengH (talk) 11:11, 22 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Great, I would like to but even Erik doesn't have much info beyond what I already added to your photo. The limos were handbuilt and didn't lead anywhere, so there is not much to say about them. If you add content to en:Beijing Automotive Group I will be happy to add on a source or two. The CA774 is a very intriguing design to me, I should really add more info to the Hongqi article but am currently busy with other affairs. I look forward to some amount of collaboration in EN:WP. See you around, mr.choppers (talk)^-en- 23:48, 22 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there,

It looks like you did a fantastic job removing the rust on File:Datsun 620 622.JPG. Given the amount of changes, it's impressive that the new version *doesn't* look obviously retouched- nice one!

In cases like these where the original has been significantly retouched or modified- however well- it's definitely a good idea to note this by including the following template in the description:-

{{modified|NOTE CHANGES HERE}}

I've already added it to this image ( {{modified|Significant photoshopping to remove bad rust.}} ), but I thought you'd find this useful.

Once again, thanks for your great photoshopping job. All the best, CarbonCaribou (talk) 16:44, 3 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks a lot, I will make sure to use said template in the future. mr.choppers (talk)^-en- 19:03, 3 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. I would like to inform you that I have granted you editor flag at the Arabic Wikipedia, all your edits there will be automatically marked as patrolled. Best regards.--Avocato (talk) 07:21, 6 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks a lot - I am not particularly active over there but it's good to know that I can be trusted! Cheers, mr.choppers (talk)^-en- 14:16, 6 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! You asked for the model of the Wiesmann Roadster shown in Wiesmann Roadster. I really didn't know this. The photo is taken April 10th, 2005 at the old location of the Sportwagenmanufaktur Wiesmann. It's the car of a visitor. I suspect, however, that it is a MF30.--XRay ^talk 07:48, 21 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

That's what I believe, too, but it's hard to tell with these small series manufacturers. I'll have to do some research and see if there are any distinguishing characteristics. Cheers, mr.choppers (talk)^-en- 18:10, 21 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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