Where?
Who?
On what base?
1 point for you!
Is It mini-based?
From Germany?
No x 2.
Any connection to the astra -little horse-(Jarc) from England?
Not any.
Not from England.
Possibly a home-built?
I have a name for the builder but I can't tell if it's a professional work or just a home-built job.
Photo taken in Norway?
Bill
Yes!
The emblem on the grill,sorta resembles a mercedes.
Tit for Tat, Gibbs, I haven't a clue, just read a little Norwegian.
Go for it.
Bill
Quote from: kwgibbs on February 13, 2013, 04:07:13 PM
The emblem on the grill,sorta resembles a mercedes.
How was wondering why nobody noticed that!
Yes, it was a Mercedes before...wich one and who did it is the missing part.
Was It an estate car,done by Ermanno Martinuzzi?,the same guy that did the tempo Minimale?
Not him...
Did this norwegian build other car,s that most people are aware of?
I don't think so :-\
Venus Bilo connection?
Nope...
I have other pictures of this car, can it be it was built from a MB 170 (S or V)?
And the place is city of Drammen, Norway
Sorry I have not the name of the builder
Quote from: olavr on February 24, 2013, 04:14:12 PM
I have other pictures of this car, can it be it was built from a MB 170 (S or V)?
So far so good! :thumbsup:
Locked for your next reply.
I have investigated further on the car and have found some basic info.
It was built on a -41 MB 170 VK Kübelwagen chassis, which is some sort of a jeep?
Builder was a Mr Oddmund Kolden in Lom
He built it on order from a teacher in Otta (not far from Lom). This was problably around 1950
The car was later in Østerdalen, until it was bought by the person who owned it when the picture in this puzzle was taken in 1999.
His name is Björn Foslund, and he sold it to a person in Drammen. I have not found the name of the current owner
Hejsan Olav:
Not to do with the original quiz car, but here is a photo of a Mercedes 170 Kfz2/40 as a radio/personnel car.
Bill
Hi Bill, Thanks for the photo of the MB Kübel. I'm well aware of the VW variants of this type of vehicles, the MB is much more rare I guess
Quote from: olavr on February 26, 2013, 07:54:34 AM
I have investigated further on the car and have found some basic info.
It was built on a -41 MB 170 VK Kübelwagen chassis, which is some sort of a jeep?
Builder was a Mr Oddmund Kolden in Lom
He built it on order from a teacher in Otta (not far from Lom). This was problably around 1950
The car was later in Østerdalen, until it was bought by the person who owned it when the picture in this puzzle was taken in 1999.
His name is Björn Foslund, and he sold it to a person in Drammen. I have not found the name of the current owner
You found a lot of info!
You are right, it was a MB 170 VK Kübelwagen (from 1940 according to my source) and was built by a man from Otta.
I have the builder's name too and it's all that is missing.
Locked for you.
I have been in contact with the owner of the car at the time your photo was taken (at Ekeberg in Oslo 1999).
He said the builder was Mr Oddmund Kolden in Lom
But he built the car on behalf of the teacher from Otta. I don't know if this teacher designed the body and also took part in the building? What was his role in this project?
Sorry, I don't have the teachers name, is it this name you want for the answer?
There's no need to ask for more, you found the car, provided a lot of detail and you even know the owner!
Where I took this pic (a source I think you know) is written that this car was built by some Mr Otto Haugen from Otta.
A well deserved point for you!
Thank you!
I have another source for info on this car, hopefully he will return with more info, and maybe verify the persons involved in the building of this car.
I'm curious: who shot your picture in -99?
I don't know, there are no credits there. :-\
Final update on this car:
I have got an e-mail from a person in Lom. He verifies that the car was built by Oddmund Kolden in Lom. Another person from Lom, living in Otta as a teacher, bought the car. His name is Olav N Haugen
Mr Kolden also built cabins on trucks and snowmobiles used in the winter mountains, he was probably an experienced car body professional
Thank you for these updates.
I'll modify the title.
Thanks