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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2017 => Topic started by: Wendax on September 17, 2017, 02:54:08 AM

Title: Solved: Wendax 2353 - Mercedes-Benz C123 disguised as a Bentley by Ottmann Karosserie-Design
Post by: Wendax on September 17, 2017, 02:54:08 AM
Lots of luggage.

For one point, please respond and identify this car.
Title: Re: Wendax 2353
Post by: iani on September 23, 2017, 02:40:34 PM
Looks like a Bentley T1 and a Mercedes SLC were locked in a garage overnight...
Title: Re: Wendax 2353
Post by: Wendax on September 23, 2017, 04:45:01 PM
You are heading in the right direction.
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Post by: Wendax on October 01, 2017, 02:52:37 AM
up
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Post by: mekubb on October 01, 2017, 05:02:33 AM
Mercedes based home-built from Africa ?
Title: Re: Wendax 2353
Post by: Wendax on October 01, 2017, 05:42:26 PM
Not home-built, not from Africa, otherwise correct if I accepted Mercedes as a synonym for Mercedes-Benz.  ;)
Title: Re: Wendax 2353
Post by: Wendax on October 15, 2017, 02:28:23 AM
up again
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Post by: oko94 on October 15, 2017, 06:10:07 AM
Made in Europe ?
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Post by: Wendax on October 15, 2017, 07:43:54 AM
Yes
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Post by: oko94 on October 15, 2017, 07:55:24 AM
Made in Germany ?
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Post by: Wendax on October 15, 2017, 01:28:38 PM
Yes
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Post by: oko94 on October 15, 2017, 03:41:30 PM
Here's what I found on my hard drive but I guess you're expecting more ?
Title: Re: Wendax 2353
Post by: Wendax on October 15, 2017, 04:22:27 PM
Yes, that is the same car. I need the coachbuilder, but the snippet may help a bit.
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Post by: oko94 on October 15, 2017, 04:28:05 PM
Is the coachbuilder located in Kreis Nordfriesland ?
Title: Re: Wendax 2353
Post by: Wendax on October 15, 2017, 04:33:31 PM
Yes
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Post by: oko94 on October 15, 2017, 06:41:34 PM
Is the coachbuilder still active ?
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Post by: Wendax on October 16, 2017, 02:15:58 AM
No
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Post by: oko94 on October 16, 2017, 04:50:02 AM
Is the coachbuilder known for other cars ?
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Post by: Wendax on October 16, 2017, 05:55:27 AM
Yes
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Post by: Allemano on October 16, 2017, 06:09:08 AM
known for other mongrel conversions like that?
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Post by: Wendax on October 16, 2017, 06:22:56 AM
Yes
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Post by: oko94 on October 16, 2017, 06:45:17 AM
Was the coachbuilder already mentioned on AutoPuzzles ?
Title: Re: Wendax 2353
Post by: Wendax on October 16, 2017, 08:39:13 AM
Yes, which one wasn't?  :D
Title: Re: Wendax 2353
Post by: oko94 on October 16, 2017, 08:50:44 AM
Is the coachbuilder known for other Mercedes-Benz conversions ?
Title: Re: Wendax 2353
Post by: Allemano on October 16, 2017, 04:26:38 PM
Ottmann from the isle of Föhr?
Title: Re: Wendax 2353
Post by: Wendax on October 16, 2017, 04:42:47 PM
Quote from: oko94 on October 16, 2017, 08:50:44 AM
Is the coachbuilder known for other Mercedes-Benz conversions ?
Yes...

Quote from: Allemano on October 16, 2017, 04:26:38 PM
Ottmann?
... and yes!

Ottmann Karosserie-Design was located in Wyk on the island of Föhr, and oko's snippet mentions that the car was seen in Dagebüll, the west coast harbour for the ferries to Föhr. But I think the article is wrong about the 350 SLC as base car. I'm rather sure there is a Mercedes_Benz C123 beneath it. I took the picture in Hamburg back in 1988, not knowing the coachbuilder until recently when a picture of a similar "Rolls-Royce Corniche" convertible based on a C123 appeared in a German veteran car magazine, stating Ottmann as the coachbuilder.

One more point for our almost retired mastermind.
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