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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2014 => Topic started by: Wendax on December 21, 2013, 01:40:07 AM

Title: Solved: Wendax 1108 - Silton Spezial by Victor de Strasser-Silton
Post by: Wendax on December 21, 2013, 01:40:07 AM
A classic monoposto.

For one point, please respond and identify this car.
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Post by: Wendax on December 28, 2013, 02:07:01 AM
up
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Post by: Wendax on January 04, 2014, 01:43:06 AM
up again
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Post by: targhediferro on January 04, 2014, 02:45:32 AM
French?
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Post by: Wendax on January 04, 2014, 02:51:16 AM
No
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Post by: grobmotorix on January 04, 2014, 04:16:58 AM
Any Dixi or Austin connection?
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Post by: Wendax on January 04, 2014, 05:51:51 AM
None
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Post by: nicanary on January 04, 2014, 05:59:32 AM
German ?
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Post by: Wendax on January 04, 2014, 07:11:28 AM
Quote from: nicanary on January 04, 2014, 05:59:32 AM
German ?
Partly
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Post by: pnegyesi on January 04, 2014, 07:16:57 AM
1928-1930 timeframe?
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Post by: Wendax on January 04, 2014, 07:24:31 AM
1927-1931 timeframe
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Post by: pnegyesi on January 05, 2014, 06:38:08 AM
Victor de Strasser-Silton's DKW powered racing special from 1931
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Post by: Wendax on January 05, 2014, 06:48:03 AM
Exactly! Am I right in assuming that de Strasser-Silton was Hungarian?
Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 1108 - Silton Spezial by Victor de Strasser-Silton
Post by: pnegyesi on January 05, 2014, 06:53:12 AM
I don't think he was Hungarian
Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 1108 - Silton Spezial by Victor de Strasser-Silton
Post by: Wendax on January 05, 2014, 06:55:44 AM
When googling for him, I only found a few racing results from Hungary.
Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 1108 - Silton Spezial by Victor de Strasser-Silton
Post by: Wendax on October 16, 2016, 05:20:31 PM
Another article:
Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 1108 - Silton Spezial by Victor de Strasser-Silton
Post by: pnegyesi on October 16, 2016, 11:17:30 PM
he was Austrian. I still don't know whether his name was Strasser Silton or Strasser Sylton or de Strasser Silton/Sylton :). In one case he was being referred to as a baron
Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 1108 - Silton Spezial by Victor de Strasser-Silton
Post by: grobmotorix on October 26, 2016, 01:42:07 PM
A Victor de Strasser portrait and some more photos of this elegant little sports car:
Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 1108 - Silton Spezial by Victor de Strasser-Silton
Post by: Wendax on May 17, 2019, 04:37:05 PM
What later would become of it: https://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/2011-39/solved-wendax-159-standard-superior-rekordwagen/
Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 1108 - Silton Spezial by Victor de Strasser-Silton
Post by: grobmotorix on May 18, 2019, 04:32:23 AM
Thank you for this cross link information!
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