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Originally posted by bazzateer
Maybe it's a Troll?
If I told you I was a pathological liar, would you believe me?
Peggy's got an MOT !!! (not a lie)
Wouldn't think so, Baz.
Only 5 Trolls were ever produced, and they are rarer than hens teeth.
I'm obviously talking about the Troll car, or "Troll Sportcupé" which was its full name - the only car ever produced here in Norway. A strange creation from 1956 on German underpinnings, the project failed due to the Norwegian government putting a cap on domestic sales of 15 units overall(!!)
Why? Because Norway had an important trade agreement with an unruly neighbour in the east - the Soviet Union - and the rest of the eastern block countries. Norway would buy eastern block vehicles in exchange for the eastern block buying loads of fish products from Norway. The norwegian government didn't want to do anything to upset the balance with the russians, so effectively strangled the Troll-company by prohibiting sales of scale and scaring all investors off by saying that the government would never ever do anything to support the Troll car manufacturing company. The company folded in 1958.
Then again, it is not exactly the prettiest of vehicles... so not a major loss, really