Solved: Wendax 499 - Opelette

woodinsight · March 12, 2012, 08:16:47 AM

Perhaps Indonesia?

Wendax · March 12, 2012, 08:26:59 AM

Yes, locked for you

woodinsight · March 12, 2012, 02:08:20 PM

I think you should unlock it Wendax as I can't find any further information on this car....

I believe it's an Opel 1.2/1.8 litre based car built specifically for Indonesia c.1930/31, but anything else I don't know.

Wendax · March 12, 2012, 02:31:22 PM

Unlocked

Who can complete this? All bits are there to find the name.

pguillem · April 13, 2012, 08:57:06 PM

A light artillery Staff car on Opel P4 passenger car chassis ?

Wendax · April 14, 2012, 01:50:12 AM

As stated above, neither P4-based nor military use

Wendax · April 27, 2012, 05:02:52 AM

Quote from: pguillem on April 13, 2012, 08:57:06 PM
A light artillery Staff car on Opel P4 passenger car chassis ?

I found the site where you got that idea from. They are wrong about the P4, and the intended use was not military. They seem to have used it as a light artillery staff car though.

Tom_I · April 27, 2012, 05:13:15 PM

Is the name of this as simple as "Opelette"?

I have found several books and articles about Indonesia where the name "Opelette" seems to be used as a generic term for small vehicles like this used to carry passengers, whether or not the vehicle is actually an Opel. Like in the extract below.

pguillem · April 28, 2012, 11:24:00 AM

Exactly !

Wendax · April 29, 2012, 02:30:23 PM

Well found, Tom_I.

The Opelette was intended as a taxi and was not just a conversion of old Opels, but was sold as a new Opel in Indonesia too:

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Solved: Wendax 499 - Opelette