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Title: Solved: Wendax 624 - Jeep station wagon by Karosserie Zeller
Post by: Wendax on July 22, 2012, 01:46:00 AM: Base car is obvious, the challenge is the coachbuilder's name.

For one point, please respond and identify this car.
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Post by: Wendax on July 29, 2012, 02:16:37 AM: up
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Post by: D-type on July 29, 2012, 03:31:50 PM: Jeep with a "Brakevan" body by Freddie Richmond
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Post by: Wendax on July 29, 2012, 03:35:50 PM: Quote from: D-type on July 29, 2012, 03:31:50 PM
Jeep ~~with a "Brakevan" body by Freddie Richmond~~
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Post by: RayTheRat on July 29, 2012, 03:49:29 PM: Harrington?
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Post by: Wendax on July 29, 2012, 04:12:45 PM: No
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Post by: Zerk on August 03, 2012, 05:42:51 PM: Jeep with Cantrell body?
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Post by: Wendax on August 03, 2012, 06:12:10 PM: No
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Post by: D-type on August 04, 2012, 11:48:10 AM: Is the body from outside the USA?
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Post by: Wendax on August 04, 2012, 02:20:28 PM: Yes
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Post by: D-type on August 04, 2012, 06:16:51 PM: After seeing this solved puzzle (http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=21244.msg223614#new) I have to ask if the body is perhaps by Rosengart?
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Post by: Wendax on August 05, 2012, 05:33:45 AM: It isn't.
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Post by: RayTheRat on August 05, 2012, 08:33:43 PM: From Finland?
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Post by: Wendax on August 06, 2012, 02:05:08 AM: No
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Post by: Wendax on August 13, 2012, 02:42:47 AM: up again
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Post by: Bill Murray on September 09, 2012, 04:01:45 PM: Hi Wendax:

Very frustrating......
I have seen this photo but as it is out of my field of research I did not save the photo to my PC.

Possibly a Belgian or Dutch body on a variation of the 4X2 Jeep/Jeepster chassis????

Cheers
Bill
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Post by: woodinsight on September 09, 2012, 04:17:35 PM: Coachwork by Maes?
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Post by: Wendax on September 09, 2012, 04:20:03 PM: Quote from: Bill Murray on September 09, 2012, 04:01:45 PM
Hi Wendax:

Very frustrating......
I have seen this photo but as it is out of my field of research I did not save the photo to my PC.

Possibly a Belgian or Dutch body on a variation of the 4X2 Jeep/Jeepster chassis????

Cheers
Bill

I'm not sure which kind of Jeep served as base car, but geographically you are getting closer, though it is neither Dutch nor Belgian.
Title: Re: Wendax 624
Post by: Wendax on September 09, 2012, 04:22:07 PM: Quote from: woodinsight on September 09, 2012, 04:17:35 PM
Coachwork by Maes?
No
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Post by: Allemano on September 09, 2012, 04:24:28 PM: I say it's German...
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Post by: Wendax on September 09, 2012, 04:26:47 PM: Close, but no
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Post by: Allemano on September 09, 2012, 04:39:44 PM: hmm.... Sommer from Denmark?
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Post by: Wendax on September 09, 2012, 04:52:40 PM: Quote from: Allemano on September 09, 2012, 04:39:44 PM
hmm.... Sommer from Denmark?
Not from Denmark
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Post by: pnegyesi on September 10, 2012, 12:58:37 AM: Austrian coachwork?
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Post by: Wendax on September 10, 2012, 02:12:23 AM: Ja
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Post by: woodinsight on September 10, 2012, 06:01:08 AM: Kohlruss Karosseriewerke, Wien?
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Post by: Wendax on September 10, 2012, 06:26:29 AM: Not from Vienna
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Post by: woodinsight on September 10, 2012, 06:56:33 AM: I don't know if they are Vienna-based - Kastenhofer?
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Post by: Wendax on September 10, 2012, 07:03:33 AM: Kastenhofer was based in Vienna.
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Post by: pnegyesi on September 10, 2012, 08:32:48 AM: From Voralberg?
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Post by: Wendax on September 10, 2012, 08:40:38 AM: No
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Post by: woodinsight on September 10, 2012, 10:28:09 AM: Kollensperger?
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Post by: pnegyesi on September 10, 2012, 10:37:09 AM: Is this company still around?
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Post by: Wendax on September 10, 2012, 11:34:31 AM: Quote from: woodinsight on September 10, 2012, 10:28:09 AM
Kollensperger?
no
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Post by: Wendax on September 10, 2012, 11:37:47 AM: Quote from: pnegyesi on September 10, 2012, 10:37:09 AM
Is this company still around?
No, the company closed down in 1981.
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Post by: pnegyesi on September 10, 2012, 11:45:55 AM: Was this a classic coachbuilding company?
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Post by: Wendax on September 10, 2012, 12:02:41 PM: Quote from: pnegyesi on September 10, 2012, 11:45:55 AM
Was this a classic coachbuilding company?
As far as I know they started as a blacksmith. They added building (horsedrawn) coaches to their portfolio as well as constructing agricultural machinery. How many cars they clothed I don't know. The only other picture I could find displaying some of their coachbuilding work was a fire engine:
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Post by: pnegyesi on September 10, 2012, 02:21:46 PM: Was this company located in Karntner?
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Post by: Wendax on September 10, 2012, 03:55:59 PM: Not in Kärnten
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Post by: pnegyesi on September 14, 2012, 02:16:00 AM: Was it based in or around (50 km radius) Wien?
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Post by: Wendax on September 14, 2012, 02:18:04 AM: Not within 50 km radius, but just a little more
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Post by: pnegyesi on September 14, 2012, 02:23:07 AM: St Pölten?
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Post by: Wendax on September 14, 2012, 02:34:53 AM: Yes
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Post by: pnegyesi on October 17, 2012, 04:44:57 AM: Was this body made by the Johann Zeller workshop?
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Post by: Wendax on October 17, 2012, 04:55:06 AM: Finally we have a winner! :applause:

It was bodied by the Wagen- und Karosseriefabrik Johann Zeller from St. Pölten. One more point for you.
Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 624 - Jeep station wagon by Karosserie Zeller
Post by: pnegyesi on October 17, 2012, 05:02:11 AM: Sometimes the answer lies in a library. This ad was featured in a St Pöltner magazine. Can you please PM me the source of your puzzle pic?
Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 624 - Jeep station wagon by Karosserie Zeller
Post by: Wendax on October 17, 2012, 05:23:10 AM: It was a period photograph for sale on ebay some months ago. No more information, sorry.