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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2019 => Topic started by: Wendax on June 26, 2015, 02:40:25 AM

Title: Solved: Wendax 1635 - Dukat (or Ducat)
Post by: Wendax on June 26, 2015, 02:40:25 AM
Orange Flip.

For one point, please respond and identify this car.
Title: Re: Wendax 1635
Post by: Wendax on July 03, 2015, 12:39:09 AM
up
Title: Re: Wendax 1635
Post by: AlexFrance on July 03, 2015, 06:47:14 AM
A one-off made in the UK?
Title: Re: Wendax 1635
Post by: Wendax on July 03, 2015, 03:10:00 PM
Quote from: AlexFrance on July 03, 2015, 06:47:14 AM
A one-off made in the UK?
Title: Re: Wendax 1635
Post by: AlexFrance on July 04, 2015, 10:06:27 AM
Is it rear-engined?

I know it's probably completely irrelevant but the side reminds me a bit of the Maserati Merak...
Title: Re: Wendax 1635
Post by: Wendax on July 04, 2015, 11:57:44 AM
Front-engined
Title: Re: Wendax 1635
Post by: Zerk on July 04, 2015, 03:15:26 PM
Based upon the US spec Fox-body Ford Mustang/Capri?
Title: Re: Wendax 1635
Post by: Wendax on July 04, 2015, 04:16:50 PM
No
Title: Re: Wendax 1635
Post by: Wendax on July 11, 2015, 01:54:31 AM
up again
Title: Re: Wendax 1635
Post by: oko94 on July 12, 2015, 05:32:50 AM
Made in Australia ?
Title: Re: Wendax 1635
Post by: Wendax on July 12, 2015, 06:08:54 AM
No
Title: Re: Wendax 1635
Post by: oko94 on July 12, 2015, 06:23:15 AM
Made in Japan ?
Title: Re: Wendax 1635
Post by: Wendax on July 12, 2015, 06:39:52 AM
No
Title: Re: Wendax 1635
Post by: oko94 on July 12, 2015, 06:43:59 AM
Is it RHD ?
Title: Re: Wendax 1635
Post by: Wendax on July 12, 2015, 06:50:35 AM
No
Title: Re: Wendax 1635
Post by: oko94 on July 12, 2015, 06:55:44 AM
Made in Europe ?
Title: Re: Wendax 1635
Post by: Wendax on July 12, 2015, 07:03:31 AM
Yes
Title: Re: Wendax 1635
Post by: oko94 on July 12, 2015, 07:36:39 AM
Made in Germany ?
Title: Re: Wendax 1635
Post by: Wendax on July 12, 2015, 07:44:19 AM
Partially
Title: Re: Wendax 1635
Post by: oko94 on July 12, 2015, 12:02:53 PM
German underpinnings ?
Title: Re: Wendax 1635
Post by: Wendax on July 12, 2015, 12:09:02 PM
Yes
Title: Re: Wendax 1635
Post by: Paul Jaray on July 13, 2015, 06:10:36 AM
Looks like a modified Max Rodster. Any connection?
Title: Re: Wendax 1635
Post by: Wendax on July 13, 2015, 06:56:14 AM
No
Title: Re: Wendax 1635
Post by: oko94 on July 14, 2015, 05:16:26 AM
Opel-based ?
Title: Re: Wendax 1635
Post by: Wendax on July 14, 2015, 05:17:39 AM
No
Title: Re: Wendax 1635
Post by: oko94 on July 14, 2015, 05:29:27 AM
VW-based ?
Title: Re: Wendax 1635
Post by: Wendax on July 14, 2015, 05:37:38 AM
Yes
Title: Re: Wendax 1635
Post by: oko94 on July 14, 2015, 06:09:18 AM
Beetle-based ?
Title: Re: Wendax 1635
Post by: Wendax on July 14, 2015, 06:51:30 AM
No
Title: Re: Wendax 1635
Post by: oko94 on July 14, 2015, 08:41:47 AM
VW Polo-based ?
Title: Re: Wendax 1635
Post by: Wendax on July 14, 2015, 08:55:15 AM
No
Title: Re: Wendax 1635
Post by: oko94 on July 14, 2015, 09:15:45 AM
VW Golf-based ?
Title: Re: Wendax 1635
Post by: Wendax on July 14, 2015, 09:26:55 AM
yes
Title: Re: Wendax 1635
Post by: oko94 on July 14, 2015, 02:09:09 PM
Was the car built in a Mediterranean country ?
Title: Re: Wendax 1635
Post by: Wendax on July 14, 2015, 02:14:30 PM
No
Title: Re: Wendax 1635
Post by: oko94 on July 14, 2015, 02:15:14 PM
Built in Benelux ?
Title: Re: Wendax 1635
Post by: Wendax on July 14, 2015, 02:21:52 PM
No
Title: Re: Wendax 1635
Post by: oko94 on July 14, 2015, 02:27:05 PM
Built in Scandinavia ?
Title: Re: Wendax 1635
Post by: Wendax on July 14, 2015, 03:29:17 PM
No
Title: Re: Wendax 1635
Post by: oko94 on July 14, 2015, 05:25:46 PM
Built in Austria ?
Title: Re: Wendax 1635
Post by: Wendax on July 15, 2015, 02:33:15 AM
No
Title: Re: Wendax 1635
Post by: oko94 on July 15, 2015, 03:08:13 AM
Built in a former Warsaw Pact country ?
Title: Re: Wendax 1635
Post by: Wendax on July 15, 2015, 04:41:43 AM
No
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Post by: oko94 on July 15, 2015, 04:44:57 AM
Built in Switzerland ?
Title: Re: Wendax 1635
Post by: Wendax on July 15, 2015, 04:52:32 AM
Yes
Title: Re: Wendax 1635
Post by: oko94 on July 15, 2015, 05:17:01 AM
Dukat, built in 1981/82 on a 1977 Golf basis by Günter Dukat from Arbon. Porsche 928 headlights, Ferrari 308 blinkers.
Title: Re: Wendax 1635
Post by: Wendax on July 15, 2015, 07:00:13 AM
A well-earned point is on the way.  :)
Title: Re: Wendax 1635
Post by: Carnut on July 15, 2015, 07:46:11 AM
Quote from: Wendax on July 15, 2015, 07:00:13 AM
A well-earned point is on the way.  :)

You're right there.
I need lessons in Googling; even with the answer I can't find anything!
Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 1635 - Dukat
Post by: oko94 on July 15, 2015, 08:10:38 AM
Thanks for the point !

I've found a tiny pic of it while searching for "VW Golf Schweiz" and then I just had to dig a little further to find the solution.
Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 1635 - Dukat
Post by: Wendax on July 15, 2015, 12:38:48 PM
Two more views:
Title: NEH 5497
Post by: Carnut on October 04, 2019, 09:41:08 AM
What's this, from when and by whom - for 1 point?:

Remember - solving puzzles using 'Google Search by Image' is BANNED on AutoPuzzles!
Title: Re: NEH 5497
Post by: Carnut on October 31, 2019, 03:37:48 PM
This is actually a repost but I'll give it a day or two to see if any Expert can get it; if not it'll have to be deleted.
Title: Re: NEH 5497
Post by: Carnut on November 21, 2019, 06:33:13 AM
I've decided to merge this one rather than delete it, although the spelling I have for it is rather different from the original puzzle.
It's the Ducat by Swiss Günter Dukat, based on a 1977 VW Golf.  That's how the museum spell it so I suppose they're right but of course since its title is 'Dukat' in the origial puzzle it didn't show up when I searched.

Oddly gte4289 guessed the puzzle right next to it was the Ducat and I thought I was seeing things, but that was a straight-lined rear view of a different car and he never noticed that this was the car he was talking about!
Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 1635 - Dukat (or Ducat)
Post by: D-type on November 23, 2019, 05:08:14 PM
The Swiss tend to jump between their 3, or 4, official languages at will.  (For example racing driver Joseph Siffert was nicknamed "Seppi" the common nickname for Giuseppe, the Italian for Joseph.).  Hence Mr Dukat's car might well have been called a Ducat.
Title: Re: NEH 5497
Post by: gte4289 on November 24, 2019, 04:19:26 AM
Quote from: Carnut on November 21, 2019, 06:33:13 AM
Oddly gte4289 guessed the puzzle right next to it was the Ducat and I thought I was seeing things, but that was a straight-lined rear view of a different car and he never noticed that this was the car he was talking about!
I knew what this was when I posted that. I found the existing thread almost immediately after you stated it was a repost. But sometimes when a solution comes too easily for me, I feel compelled to leave the puzzle for others who might get some joy out of the hunt. And sometimes not. :)