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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2009 => Topic started by: Carnut on October 02, 2009, 11:21:30 AM

Title: Solved: NEH 32 - VW Special Sport Cabriolet by Hans Waibel
Post by: Carnut on October 02, 2009, 11:21:30 AM
What's this?  A point if you can tell me:
Title: Re: NEH 32
Post by: Carnut on October 12, 2009, 11:46:06 AM
Let's give the Experts a go then.
Title: Re: NEH 32
Post by: Joćo on October 12, 2009, 12:19:37 PM
1948 Porsche WAIBEL Custom Sports Cabriolet Prototype
Title: Re: Solved: NEH 32 - Porsche Special Cabriolet by Hans Weibel
Post by: Carnut on October 13, 2009, 04:18:50 AM
It is indeed (despite the Morris Minor grille!)
Well done!
Title: Re: Solved: NEH 32 - Porsche Special Cabriolet by Hans Weibel
Post by: Wendax on March 14, 2021, 06:08:11 AM
Some facts have to be put straight here. The builder's name is Hans Waibel, nor Weibel as in the header. Furthermore it is not a Porsche, but a rebodied 1948 VW Export (chassis number 1-085552) which had overturned, so that the body couldn't be used anymore. The car was sold to Alfred Debrunner who let the VW engine be replaced by a Porsche 1500 unit with 55 instead of the VW's 25 hp. In a Swiss Classics article the car is called VW Special Sport Cabriolet.
Title: Re: Solved: NEH 32 - Porsche Special Cabriolet by Hans Weibel
Post by: Carnut on March 14, 2021, 07:27:13 AM
Thanks.
Of course working with the information available in 2009 things can always change as more is either found out or appears in other places, esp. magazines.
I'll change the title.
Title: Re: Solved: NEH 32 - VW Special Sport Cabriolet by Hans Waibel
Post by: Wendax on March 14, 2021, 07:49:55 AM
The Porsche prototype myth came up when the car changed owners in the US.  ;)
Title: Re: Solved: NEH 32 - VW Special Sport Cabriolet by Hans Waibel
Post by: Wendax on March 21, 2024, 12:12:30 PM
The car is in Argentina right now and up for sale, again falsely labelled, this time as a "1948 Waible / Porsche 356 Cabriolet".  :-[