A day at the races.
For one point, please respond and identify the base car and the driver.
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French ?
No
German ?
The base car is German.
Pluto ?
No
Italian race?
No
Wanderer Puppchen based, racing in USA?
Yes, I think that the car is based on a Wanderer Puppchen. That was the easy part.
No US involvement.
Quote from: Wendax on November 03, 2014, 09:13:20 AM
Yes, I think that the car is based on a Wanderer Puppchen. That was the easy part.
No US involvement.
I hadn't even noticed it was a "tandem"! By pure coincidence, I'm having my eyes tested tomorrow at 9am - not before time!
The original lettering on the car gave a second clue:
Germany?
Just a long shot, is the driver Franz Felix and the lady looking in adoration Tilly Feiner?
Your query regarding actor and actress jolted me into a new line of thinking, ropat. The racing car occupants in the photograph have the exaggerated gestures seen in silent films. Is this photograph a still from an old silent film, and the driver's name we are seeking that of an actor?
Quote from: ropat53 on November 03, 2014, 01:17:41 PM
Germany?
No
Quote from: ropat53 on November 03, 2014, 01:43:49 PM
Just a long shot, is the driver Franz Felix and the lady looking in adoration Tilly Feiner?
No
Quote from: 4popoid on November 03, 2014, 02:26:27 PM
Your query regarding actor and actress jolted me into a new line of thinking, ropat. The racing car occupants in the photograph have the exaggerated gestures seen in silent films. Is this photograph a still from an old silent film, and the driver's name we are seeking that of an actor?
Yes!
Scandinavian?
Yes
Danish?
Foundf it: Valdemar Psilander in Favoriten (1917-the year of his death).
Quote from: 4popoid on November 03, 2014, 04:38:32 PM
Foundf it: Valdemar Psilander in Favoriten (1917-the year of his death).
Yes, well found! The German title was "Der tote Automobilist" (
The dead automobilist).