Solved: Wendax 455 - Vulpès racing car

Wendax · January 16, 2012, 02:14:20 AM

No points for the coachbuilder

For one point, please respond and identify this car and the year it was built.

Wendax · January 23, 2012, 02:53:17 AM

up

D-type · January 23, 2012, 03:42:27 PM

Quote from: Wendax on January 16, 2012, 02:14:20 AM
No points for the coachbuilder

Wendax · January 30, 2012, 03:01:50 AM

up again

Allan L · January 30, 2012, 01:11:06 PM

Well I thought Franklin, but it's not that nor is it my second choice, SARA, but perhaps it uses the engine from one of those?

Wendax · January 30, 2012, 02:14:09 PM

I'm not absolutely sure, but the two sources I have about this manufacturer only mention two other engine suppliers.

Paul Jaray · February 09, 2012, 01:21:26 PM

It's a Vulpes Light Racing Car from 1906!

Wendax · February 09, 2012, 01:26:25 PM

Exactly!

One more point for you.

grobmotorix · May 08, 2014, 03:53:09 PM

Here´s another fine 1905 photo, shot during the Gaillon hillclimb races (the driver shows a stiff lower lip in all the photos...

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Wendax · May 08, 2014, 03:58:39 PM

Allan L · May 08, 2014, 06:16:48 PM

That's one of those cases where they bought several thousand holes, attached them to a jig and welded them together to make the car.

grobmotorix · May 08, 2014, 06:29:53 PM

grobmotorix · May 10, 2014, 12:56:43 PM

Finally I´ve found a fine photo of the Vulpes with a racing car body.

The driver´s face still looks the same

Wendax · May 10, 2014, 02:27:53 PM

grobmotorix · May 23, 2014, 03:46:33 PM

Two more photos of different Vulpes racing voiturettes with the driver Barriaux from 1907:

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