Solved: Wendax 1316 - Steyr 530 ambulance

Wendax · July 23, 2014, 02:39:15 AM

Nice styling.

For one point, please respond and identify this ambulance.

Wendax · July 30, 2014, 02:31:18 AM

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D-type · August 01, 2014, 03:08:44 PM

Wolseley 21/60 ? From 1935 or so?

Wendax · August 01, 2014, 05:02:27 PM

Not a Wolseley

D-type · August 01, 2014, 05:28:36 PM

British?

Wendax · August 02, 2014, 01:22:03 AM

No

oko94 · August 05, 2014, 11:41:06 AM

Based on a 1934 Renault ?

Wendax · August 05, 2014, 11:52:44 AM

No

Wendax · August 21, 2014, 05:14:19 PM

up again

Bill Murray · August 21, 2014, 05:25:29 PM

Wow, finally............

I have stared at this car for a month and I thought I had the answer immediately......
Must be a Horch 830 BL.

But then I realized the radiator surround was much more narrow than a Horch and had to start all over again.

My current opinion is that this is a Steyr, most likely a 430, from 1933-1935.

In spite of hours of investigation, I cannot come up with the coach builder but perhaps that is enough if correct.

Bill

Wendax · August 21, 2014, 05:39:28 PM

Bill, you are correct with identifying it as a Steyr, but it is not a 430. Locked for you to find the correct model, no coachbuilder needed.

Bill Murray · August 21, 2014, 05:46:01 PM

I have found only one more possible choice although it seems a different vehicle.

740 model perhaps.

Bill

Wendax · August 21, 2014, 05:52:34 PM

No, 430 was better guess, just a bit too early. ;)

Bill Murray · August 21, 2014, 07:32:59 PM

Sigh...............

Another hour and now it appears it may be a 530............

Bill

Wendax · August 22, 2014, 04:05:14 AM

Correct you are.

The puzzle car and a similar one:

Bill Murray · August 22, 2014, 06:18:41 AM

Thank you for the opportunity. It has been a long time in between "Solutions" for me.

Thank you also for the second, excellent photo. Never seen that one before either.

Bill

Wendax · October 10, 2014, 04:29:33 PM

Another view:

Bill Murray · October 10, 2014, 05:12:38 PM

Hi Gerd:

Thank you so much for the additional photograph. As you well know, I am a big fan of the styling of such vehicles of the mid 1930's up to 1940 or so.

One question, I note that most of your photos seem to be "beauty shots" that normally are taken by coachbuilders and usually they have a plaque by the vehicle advertising their name. Do you know who built this/these vehicle/s?

Bill

Wendax · October 11, 2014, 03:29:54 AM

My source usually does not reveal many details. When a coachbuilder's name is mentioned, I make it part of the puzzle.

Wendax · November 08, 2014, 02:33:41 PM

Yet another ambulance on the 530 chassis:

Wendax · June 21, 2015, 03:20:49 PM

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Solved: Wendax 1316 - Steyr 530 ambulance