Winter is coming.
For one point, please respond and identify this car and its coachbuilder.
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Easy pro point
Mercedes ?
It has got a certain BMW taste...
Neither Mercedes nor BMW
Bristol 400 ?
No
Just winging it today.....
Wanderer?
Bill
No
Hansa?
Adler ?
Sorry, Fabrizio, I do not think I am stealing this one from you, I have 2 hours in research on the vehicle and had found the solution.
Hansa 2000 from 1938 with body by Gläser.
Bill
As this puzzle isn't locked I'll post my answer.
1938 Hansa 2000 Cabriolet by Gläser.
14 seconds too late ;D ;D
Sorry both Robbie and Fabrizio.... so it goes sometimes.
Same car with top/hood down.
Bill
It's my fault....I recognised it as an Hansa 2000, but I had no time to dig about a coachbuilder, so I hoped in a lock. No matter Bill:)
Don't worry, it is a Gläser bodied Hansa, but not a 2000. ;D
Still not locked ? Could it be a Hansa 3500 by Gläser ?
Yes, a Hansa 3500 Cabriolet by Gläser.
One point for you.
Interesting....
I'm not going to argue the point as I don't have a lot of evidence, but a normally very accurate site had my photo as well as yours described as a Hansa 2000. The site also had the rendering posted below of a proposed 3500 cabriolet and I found the same rendering elsewhere including a very good site on the coach builder.
Bill
The Hansa 2000 and 2300 had different hood louvers: http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=14888.msg134409#msg134409
Hmmmm!!
I am rather embarrassed here and I apologize.
I took as "the absolute truth" the information I got on this car from a source I have used for years that has almost always been 100% correct. I did not pay too much attention to the louvers in the motor hood on the artist rendering and I should have.
As Hansa and Borgward civilian vehicles are not part of my normal research outside of a general interest in coach built cars of the 1930's, I was not up to speed on the different models and I apologize for that.
In any case, the short lived Hansa 2000 certainly is different with respect to the hood louvers as is the 2300.
I have a new source now and it states that only 200 Hansa 3500 cars were made 1936-1939 and most seem to be 4 door limousine type sedans with full sun-roof.
The 2000 was apparently made in 1938 as a Hansa and in 1939 as a Borgward after the takeover. 2,000 examples.
The 2300 was the successor to the 2000 and was built in 1,000 examples from 1939-1942.
Below are some example photos.
Bill
No need to apologize, Bill. I always take these comments as a good reason to have a second look, and you can believe me that I quite often find some errors or vagueness in my own information.
Thanks for the kind words, Gerd. I also edited my post as I mis-typed the 3500 model designation.
Bill