Solved: PN #690 -- Mercedes-Benz 200 by Huber & Brühwiler, 1934

Started by pnegyesi, September 21, 2014, 01:22:43 PM

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pnegyesi

Please identify donor and coachbuilder for a point

pnegyesi


oko94


pnegyesi


oko94

Apart from the slightly protruding headlights it looks very close to the 1933 Mercedes Benz 200 designed by Paul Jaray and built by Erdmann & Rossi. Is the puzzle's car related to that one ?

pnegyesi

It's based on a Merc, but not a Jaray body or done by Erdmann&Rossi

oko94

Has it been made post-war as a tribute to Paul Jaray's work ?

pnegyesi

yes, something like that

oko94

Mercedes-Benz 200 by Huber & Brühwiler, 1955

pnegyesi

Exactly

Wendax

According to the Swiss blog where I found that picture, the car was built in 1934 by Huber & Brühwiler for AVP, the Aktiengesellschaft für Verkehrspatente, founded by Paul Jaray and Walter de Haas in order to make commercial use of the Jaray patents in Switzerland. The puzzle picture may have been taken in 1955, but the car is 21 years older.


oko94