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Title: Solved: Wendax 511 - Grégoire Sport
Post by: Wendax on March 07, 2012, 02:23:54 AM

My red car for the day, an impressive convertible.

For one point, please respond and identify this car.

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Post by: foxawy on March 08, 2012, 02:54:22 AM

italian ? fiat?

Title: Re: Wendax 511
Post by: Wendax on March 08, 2012, 03:06:50 AM

Not Italian

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Post by: Wendax on March 15, 2012, 03:27:21 AM

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Post by: bentleybob on March 15, 2012, 03:30:39 AM

1956 Grégoire Sport décapotable

Title: Re: Wendax 511
Post by: Wendax on March 15, 2012, 04:19:14 AM

Yes, it is. Well done, another point for you.

Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 511 - Grégoire Sport
Post by: Delorean on March 15, 2012, 04:24:32 AM

Is this the one that's in the Schlumpf Collection in France? If it is, I have pictures of it somewhere ...

Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 511 - Grégoire Sport
Post by: Wendax on March 15, 2012, 04:35:42 AM

I took the picture in 1995 at the former Musée de la Colline in Paris-La Défense where they had an exhibition about Grégoire's cars. Maybe the Grégoire Sport belonged to the Schlumpf collection and was lent to Paris, I don't know.

Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 511 - Grégoire Sport
Post by: bentleybob on March 15, 2012, 05:19:10 AM

THere but a few left, including some coupés...

Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 511 - Grégoire Sport
Post by: qwaszx on March 15, 2012, 09:53:21 AM

it shares the underpinnings with the Hotchkiss Grégoire but its Chapron bodywork is very specific. The first car crashed on its way to the ferry for new York and was extensively rebuilt in an extreme short period. These cars were very -too- expensive and the design didn't do much to the too short wheelbase and too large overhanging front and rear. Francoise SAgan drove one.

Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 511 - Grégoire Sport
Post by: Wendax on March 15, 2012, 01:20:16 PM

A frontal view and the unmodified puzzle picture:

Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 511 - Grégoire Sport
Post by: Djetset on March 15, 2012, 07:37:49 PM

I was at Schlumpf last Friday and can confirm this car is still there. I took some photos which I will attached when I get back home to grab my camera at the weekend.

Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 511 - Grégoire Sport
Post by: Wendax on January 18, 2013, 12:13:10 PM

Quote from: Djetset on March 15, 2012, 07:37:49 PM
I was at Schlumpf last Friday and can confirm this car is still there. I took some photos which I will attached when I get back home to grab my camera at the weekend.

:bump: ;)

Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 511 - Grégoire Sport
Post by: Djetset on January 18, 2013, 01:03:37 PM

Ah ha, if only I could find the SD card that I saved my Mulhouse photos on. It's in my house somewhere, but not sure where!

Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 511 - Grégoire Sport
Post by: Otto Puzzell on January 19, 2013, 05:08:51 AM

A few more

Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 511 - Grégoire Sport
Post by: Djetset on January 19, 2013, 08:16:50 AM

Thanks Otto. Do you know where they were taken?

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