Solved: Wendax 591 - Mercedes-Benz bus, bodied by Esselmann

Wendax · July 26, 2012, 01:06:30 PM

No, not Bielefeld, moving off target again. You're 80 km away now.

woodinsight · July 26, 2012, 02:25:53 PM

Westfalia in Wiedenbruck?

Wendax · July 27, 2012, 05:13:11 PM

No, still 50 km away

woodinsight · July 28, 2012, 05:36:57 AM

Perhaps the location is in the Coesfeld/Dulmen/Ludinghausen area?

Wendax · July 28, 2012, 07:02:43 AM

Quote from: woodinsight on July 28, 2012, 05:36:57 AM
Perhaps the location is in the Coesfeld/Dulmen/Ludinghausen area?

A little more to the south east

woodinsight · July 28, 2012, 02:44:50 PM

Hamm?

Wendax · July 28, 2012, 03:09:17 PM

Yes

pguillem · July 28, 2012, 03:12:42 PM

Esselmann !

Wendax · July 28, 2012, 03:58:29 PM

Yes, it is a Mercedes-Benz bus (probably an O 3500) bodied by Esselmann.

One point for you, pguillem.
Bad luck, woodinsight, but thanks for driving this puzzle forward so much.

pguillem · July 28, 2012, 05:19:56 PM

There is another bus on Esselmann site. Could it be a M.A.N MKN ?

Wendax · July 28, 2012, 05:55:56 PM

There surely is a similarity, but all MAN MKN I know pictures of do have Trilex wheels. And that applies to most big German buses of the early 50s. Perhaps it is a Borgward or a Magirus-Deutz?

pguillem · July 28, 2012, 10:48:30 PM

Some MKNs didn't have Trilex wheels. Who knows ?

woodinsight · July 29, 2012, 05:30:38 AM

Quote from: Wendax on July 28, 2012, 03:58:29 PM
Yes, it is a Mercedes-Benz bus (probably an O 3500) bodied by Esselmann.

One point for you, pguillem.
Bad luck, woodinsight, but thanks for driving this puzzle forward so much.

Not a problem - I enjoyed the German geographical lesson and learning of some new German coachbuilders. (I didn't know about Esselmann so I wouldn't have guessed it anyway)

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Solved: Wendax 591 - Mercedes-Benz bus, bodied by Esselmann