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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2016 => Topic started by: Wendax on March 18, 2016, 03:08:49 AM

Title: Solved: Wendax 1878 - Delahaye proposal by Van den Plas (Bruxelles)
Post by: Wendax on March 18, 2016, 03:08:49 AM
Multiple teardrop design.

For one point, please respond and identify this car and its coachbuilder.
Title: Re: Wendax 1878
Post by: Wendax on March 25, 2016, 03:15:57 AM
up
Title: Re: Wendax 1878
Post by: mymokke on March 26, 2016, 12:28:18 AM
Delage  Aerodynamic Coupe, concept by Portout
Title: Re: Wendax 1878
Post by: Wendax on March 26, 2016, 02:58:15 AM
Good guess, but neither a Delage proposal, nor by Pourtout.
Title: Re: Wendax 1878
Post by: Wendax on April 02, 2016, 02:16:12 AM
Open for the pros with fewer than 400 points
Title: Re: Wendax 1878 / MAX 400
Post by: fyreline on April 02, 2016, 09:50:27 AM
Well, if not Delage, perhaps Delahaye? No clue yet on the coachbuilder, other than for some reason it doesn't strike me as Italian.
Title: Re: Wendax 1878 / MAX 400
Post by: Wendax on April 02, 2016, 10:30:02 AM
It is a Delahaye and the coachwork is not Italian.
Title: Re: Wendax 1878 / MAX 400
Post by: fyreline on April 02, 2016, 10:44:16 AM
Ah! Let the search begin in earnest, then. Saoutchik?
Title: Re: Wendax 1878 / MAX 400
Post by: Wendax on April 02, 2016, 11:06:57 AM
Not Saoutchik
Title: Re: Wendax 1878 / MAX 400
Post by: fyreline on April 02, 2016, 11:41:33 AM
Portout
Saoutchik

Chapron?
Title: Re: Wendax 1878 / MAX 400
Post by: Wendax on April 02, 2016, 11:54:59 AM
No
Title: Re: Wendax 1878 / MAX 400
Post by: fyreline on April 02, 2016, 02:22:28 PM
Portout
Saoutchik
Chapron

OK, how about d'Iteren Freres?
Title: Re: Wendax 1878 / MAX 400
Post by: Wendax on April 03, 2016, 03:17:15 AM
 Not them either
Title: Re: Wendax 1878 / MAX 400
Post by: fyreline on April 03, 2016, 09:19:00 AM
Thanks for sticking with me on this fishing expedition . . . OK, let's see, we know it's a Delahaye proposal, and we know who it's NOT by:

Portout
Saoutchik
Chapron
d'Iteren Freres

VanVooren?
Title: Re: Wendax 1878 / MAX 400
Post by: Wendax on April 03, 2016, 09:22:20 AM
No, but your last two guesses were close, in different ways.  ;)
Title: Re: Wendax 1878 / MAX 400
Post by: fyreline on April 03, 2016, 09:37:35 AM
Ah, excellent clue. I only had about three guesses left before I would REALLY have to get into some serious digging (not that I mind that - as I always say, the research is at least half the fun!). My three remaining choices would have been: Ghia-Aigle, Graber and Van den Plas. Your hint make me think Belgian, and similar to VanVooren . . . so I decided to jump right to Van den Plas. I then did a pretty thorough online search of "Delahaye Van den Plas", and there was the quiz photo. Unfortunately no more information than that - so my guess will be that it's a Van den Plas drawing of a proposed Delahaye. I don't have a year or even a model designation.
Title: Re: Wendax 1878 / MAX 400
Post by: Wendax on April 03, 2016, 09:55:34 AM
Neither do I, but that's enough for a point. Well done!