Solved: Wendax 428 - IFA F8 Luxus-Cabriolet in Sonderausführung

Wendax · December 26, 2011, 03:40:52 AM

Christmas time in Rookieland. I've just exchanged the present as it was a repost.

For one point, please respond and identify this car and its coachbuilder.

Mudflap · December 28, 2011, 10:26:20 AM

DKW?

Wendax · December 28, 2011, 12:59:56 PM

Not quite

richard cuyler · December 29, 2011, 05:10:04 AM

Adler?

Wendax · December 29, 2011, 07:24:26 AM

No

dracu777 · December 29, 2011, 04:49:42 PM

EMW?

Wendax · December 29, 2011, 04:50:25 PM

No

Mudflap · December 30, 2011, 10:38:28 AM

Not a Wanderer, is it?

Wendax · December 30, 2011, 10:39:30 AM

No, you are drawing circles around the answer.

richard cuyler · December 30, 2011, 04:59:57 PM

Circles, eh? Auto Union?

Wendax · December 30, 2011, 05:09:47 PM

Let's say "related to"

richard cuyler · December 31, 2011, 01:04:38 PM

I'm going to have a final guess at Horch, although that grille is pretty tame for such a haughty company. $:-\$

Wendax · December 31, 2011, 01:08:19 PM

Not Horch

dracu777 · January 05, 2012, 05:21:37 PM

IFA F8 with a cabriolet body by Holka?

Wendax · January 05, 2012, 05:47:29 PM

It is an IFA F8, but the coachbuilder is not Holka. Locked until your next reply to find the right coachbuilder.

Wendax · January 07, 2012, 01:36:39 AM

Unlocked, because dracu777 was promoted to Expert ranks and can't answer this puzzle right now.

Wendax · January 14, 2012, 01:44:27 AM

up

roger · January 14, 2012, 01:58:21 AM

Is the coachbuilder Glaser?

An interesting history, from Auto union, to DKW, to IFA, to Wartburg

Wendax · January 14, 2012, 02:08:53 AM

Quote from: roger on January 14, 2012, 01:58:21 AM
Is the coachbuilder Glaser?

Not quite, I would say the coachbuilder in question is just about as far away from Gläser as IFA from DKW

roger · January 14, 2012, 10:20:36 AM

Was assuming it to be a German, east or west coach-builder.
But had a thought was it a Dutch coach-builder

Wendax · January 14, 2012, 02:40:09 PM

Getting colder. IFA is to DKW what

is to Gläser.

roger · January 14, 2012, 06:09:08 PM

Another guess

Baur from Stuttgart?

Wendax · January 15, 2012, 02:08:34 AM

Quote from: Wendax on January 14, 2012, 02:40:09 PM
Getting colder. IFA is to DKW what is to Gläser.

No, you didn't get my hint yet.

max · January 15, 2012, 10:45:12 AM

Karosseriewerk Dresden

Wendax · January 15, 2012, 11:02:40 AM

Yes, now we've got all the bits together: it is an IFA F8 "Luxus-Cabriolet in Sonderausführung" (special edition deluxe convertible), built from 1953 to 1955 by the VEB Karosseriewerk Dresden (formerly Gläser).

One point to you, max.

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Solved: Wendax 428 - IFA F8 Luxus-Cabriolet in Sonderausführung