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Title: Solved: Wendax 1958 - Roadster based on Nissan Patrol chassis
Post by: Wendax on June 07, 2016, 02:34:20 AM
Strange looks?

For one point, please respond and identify this car.
Title: Re: Wendax 1958
Post by: Wendax on June 14, 2016, 02:15:58 AM
up
Title: Re: Wendax 1958
Post by: Wendax on June 28, 2016, 02:15:08 AM
up
Title: Re: Wendax 1958
Post by: oko94 on June 28, 2016, 07:01:10 AM
Made in USA ?
Title: Re: Wendax 1958
Post by: Wendax on June 28, 2016, 07:10:28 AM
No
Title: Re: Wendax 1958
Post by: oko94 on June 28, 2016, 07:44:34 AM
Made in Europe ?
Title: Re: Wendax 1958
Post by: Wendax on June 28, 2016, 07:56:45 AM
Yes
Title: Re: Wendax 1958
Post by: oko94 on June 28, 2016, 09:32:37 AM
Made in Germany ?
Title: Re: Wendax 1958
Post by: Wendax on June 28, 2016, 09:34:53 AM
No
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Post by: oko94 on June 28, 2016, 10:20:29 AM
Made in Scandinavia ?
Title: Re: Wendax 1958
Post by: Wendax on June 28, 2016, 10:25:07 AM
No
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Post by: oko94 on June 28, 2016, 10:47:07 AM
Made in a former Warsaw Pact country ?
Title: Re: Wendax 1958
Post by: Wendax on June 28, 2016, 12:03:53 PM
No
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Post by: oko94 on June 28, 2016, 12:07:15 PM
Made in Austria ?
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Post by: Wendax on June 28, 2016, 12:19:01 PM
No
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Post by: oko94 on June 28, 2016, 12:29:31 PM
Made in a Mediterranean country ?
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Post by: nicanary on June 28, 2016, 02:07:26 PM
FWD ?
Title: Re: Wendax 1958
Post by: Wendax on June 28, 2016, 05:12:51 PM
Twice no
Title: Re: Wendax 1958
Post by: Tom_I on June 28, 2016, 06:00:58 PM
It's got leaf springs at the front, and heavy-duty hubs. Is it based on a 4-wheel drive chassis? Looking at the hubs, I'm thinking of something like an early Toyota Land Cruiser.
Title: Re: Wendax 1958
Post by: oko94 on June 28, 2016, 06:24:41 PM
Made in Belgium ?
Title: Re: Wendax 1958
Post by: Wendax on June 29, 2016, 02:32:45 AM
Quote from: Tom_I on June 28, 2016, 06:00:58 PM
It's got leaf springs at the front, and heavy-duty hubs. Is it based on a 4-wheel drive chassis? Looking at the hubs, I'm thinking of something like an early Toyota Land Cruiser.
Well spotted! It is based on a Japanese 4-wheel drive chassis, but not a Toyota Land Cruiser. Locked for one attempt at the base car.

Quote from: oko94 on June 28, 2016, 06:24:41 PM
Made in Belgium ?
No
Title: Re: Wendax 1958
Post by: Tom_I on June 29, 2016, 08:03:54 AM
There's really only the wheels and hubs to go on, but I can't find an exact match. I did find a 1960s Nissan Patrol fire engine with 6-bolt wheels and very similar front hubs. Is that at all close?
Title: Re: Wendax 1958
Post by: Wendax on June 29, 2016, 08:27:59 AM
Yes, it is based on a Nissan Patrol, and that's about all I know about it. It has Dutch licence plates, so I guess it was built there. In the ad where the picture comes from it was referred to as the Nissan Big Roadster, but I am not sure whether that's really its name.

One more point for you.