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Solved TGF-22: Mercedes-Benz G4 W31, 1938
« on: January 28, 2013, 04:59:10 AM »
Whose dashboard is this?  One point for a correct answer.
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Re: TGF-22
« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2013, 03:18:18 PM »
Nobody among Rookies wanted to hold this steering-wheels and drive to reach another point...Experts?

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Re: TGF-22
« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2013, 07:36:26 PM »
Duesenberg SJ?

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Re: TGF-22
« Reply #3 on: February 04, 2013, 02:54:09 AM »
Not Dusy.

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Re: TGF-22
« Reply #4 on: February 04, 2013, 07:24:31 AM »
Isotta Fraschini?

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Re: TGF-22
« Reply #5 on: February 04, 2013, 09:00:29 AM »
This time you missed the target!  Not an Isotta.

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Re: TGF-22
« Reply #6 on: February 04, 2013, 11:42:52 AM »
Hispano Suiza?
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Re: TGF-22
« Reply #7 on: February 04, 2013, 12:46:41 PM »
Mercedes?

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Re: TGF-22
« Reply #8 on: February 04, 2013, 06:05:49 PM »
Yes, Mercedes-Benz! Locked for you for 24 hours.

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Re: TGF-22
« Reply #9 on: February 04, 2013, 06:43:22 PM »
could be the dashboard of a Mercedes 770K W150?

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Re: TGF-22
« Reply #10 on: February 05, 2013, 02:51:51 AM »
Not a 770.

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Re: TGF-22
« Reply #11 on: February 05, 2013, 03:59:04 AM »
540K?

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Re: TGF-22
« Reply #12 on: February 05, 2013, 06:17:49 AM »
neither 540K...a little clue, it's not a glamour model.

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Re: TGF-22
« Reply #13 on: February 05, 2013, 07:00:24 AM »
170?

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Re: TGF-22
« Reply #14 on: February 05, 2013, 08:27:55 AM »
not a 170.

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Re: TGF-22
« Reply #15 on: February 05, 2013, 01:55:41 PM »
I have an answer.
Please post when this is unlocked!

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Re: TGF-22
« Reply #16 on: February 05, 2013, 02:08:32 PM »
unlocked.

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Re: TGF-22
« Reply #17 on: February 05, 2013, 02:13:16 PM »
This is the dash of the 1939 Mercedes-Benz 540 G4 owned by the Spanish royal family.
Here's another image of a similar 540 G4.
This is a 3-axle soft top military-ish touring... limo I guess.
The Mercedes model designation is W31.
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Re: TGF-22
« Reply #18 on: February 05, 2013, 02:40:39 PM »
Ok. I have it as Mercedes-Benz G4 W31, without 540, but the answer is correct, so a point for you.

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Re: Solved TGF-22: Mercedes-Benz G4 W31, 1938
« Reply #19 on: February 05, 2013, 03:40:42 PM »
The '540' part just identifies the engine.
The later W31 G4's had the same 5401cc inline-8 as the 540K, but without the supercharger (kompressor).
Earlier W31 G4's used the 5-liter inline-8 engines.

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Re: Solved TGF-22: Mercedes-Benz G4 W31, 1938
« Reply #20 on: February 18, 2013, 09:02:56 PM »
More pictures!