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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2010 => Topic started by: Djetset on November 08, 2010, 04:41:22 PM

Title: SOLVED: Djetset #423 - Blank VW Type 1 1600 RS (CH)
Post by: Djetset on November 08, 2010, 04:41:22 PM
Who converted this for a point?
Title: Re: Djetset #423
Post by: Djetset on November 16, 2010, 03:41:34 PM
Herbie rides again...
Title: Re: Djetset #423
Post by: barrett on November 16, 2010, 03:59:00 PM
South American?
Title: Re: Djetset #423
Post by: Djetset on November 16, 2010, 04:08:40 PM
No.
Title: Re: Djetset #423
Post by: franck.kegelart on November 17, 2010, 09:45:30 AM
Not south american, but a swiss one ; this is the Volkswagen 1600 RS from the driver-engineer Arthur Blank, tuned for hillclimb races. 100 hp from a 1600cc engine.
Title: Re: Djetset #423
Post by: Djetset on November 17, 2010, 11:23:09 AM
Wow Franck, you are on fire today!  A perfect answer, so another point to you.  Well done.
Title: Re: SOLVED: Djetset #423 - Blank VW Type 1 1600 RS (CH)
Post by: Otto Puzzell on November 17, 2010, 02:06:01 PM
Are you absolutely sure it wasn't modified by Tennessee Steinmetz? ???
Title: Re: SOLVED: Djetset #423 - Blank VW Type 1 1600 RS (CH)
Post by: Djetset on November 22, 2010, 04:30:39 PM
No, it's 110% a Blank from Switzerland, displayed at the 1967 Geneva Salon by former racing driver Arthur Blank, as below.

Before converting Opels, Steinmetz tuned NSUs, but I didn't know he touched VWs.  
Title: Re: SOLVED: Djetset #423 - Blank VW Type 1 1600 RS (CH)
Post by: Aaron65 on November 22, 2010, 05:48:30 PM
Quote from: Otto Puzzell on November 17, 2010, 02:06:01 PM
Are you absolutely sure it wasn't modified by Tennessee Steinmetz? ???

Is there an actual Tennessee Steinmetz tuner?  Isn't that the guy Buddy Hackett played on Herbie Rides Again????   :lmao:
Title: Re: SOLVED: Djetset #423 - Blank VW Type 1 1600 RS (CH)
Post by: Djetset on November 22, 2010, 06:18:19 PM
One of life's great mysteries! :P
Title: Re: SOLVED: Djetset #423 - Blank VW Type 1 1600 RS (CH)
Post by: Otto Puzzell on November 23, 2010, 04:09:03 AM
Quote from: Aaron65 on November 22, 2010, 05:48:30 PM
Quote from: Otto Puzzell on November 17, 2010, 02:06:01 PM
Are you absolutely sure it wasn't modified by Tennessee Steinmetz? ???

Is there an actual Tennessee Steinmetz tuner?  Isn't that the guy Buddy Hackett played on Herbie Rides Again????   :lmao:


That's the guy ;D
Title: Re: SOLVED: Djetset #423 - Blank VW Type 1 1600 RS (CH)
Post by: Wendax on June 19, 2013, 02:39:23 AM
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