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Title: Solved: Wendax 3441 - Hisparco
Post by: Wendax on January 25, 2021, 01:18:40 AM
A race track is not a concours d'élégance.

For one point, please respond and identify this car.
Title: Re: Wendax 3441
Post by: Wendax on February 01, 2021, 01:26:50 AM
up
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Post by: FrontMan on February 01, 2021, 07:45:25 AM
La Licorne ?
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Post by: Wendax on February 01, 2021, 08:23:27 AM
No
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Post by: Wendax on February 15, 2021, 01:34:32 AM
up again
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Post by: Fёdor on February 15, 2021, 10:26:30 AM
French
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Post by: Wendax on February 15, 2021, 10:50:01 AM
No
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Post by: Fёdor on February 15, 2021, 11:05:32 AM
Belgian
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Post by: Wendax on February 15, 2021, 12:45:14 PM
No
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Post by: Fёdor on February 15, 2021, 12:49:35 PM
European
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Post by: Wendax on February 15, 2021, 01:11:50 PM
Yes
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Post by: Fёdor on February 15, 2021, 01:41:48 PM
German
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Post by: Wendax on February 15, 2021, 02:45:26 PM
No
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Post by: gte4289 on February 15, 2021, 09:38:06 PM
UK?
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Post by: Wendax on February 16, 2021, 01:07:04 AM
No
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Post by: gte4289 on February 16, 2021, 01:34:51 AM
Central European?
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Post by: Wendax on February 16, 2021, 01:39:41 AM
No
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Post by: gte4289 on February 16, 2021, 03:22:39 AM
Scandinavian?
Title: Re: Wendax 3441
Post by: Wendax on February 16, 2021, 03:26:00 AM
No
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Post by: Fёdor on February 16, 2021, 09:52:30 AM
Italian
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Post by: Wendax on February 16, 2021, 10:55:06 AM
No
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Post by: Fёdor on February 16, 2021, 11:23:42 AM
Spanish
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Post by: Wendax on February 16, 2021, 11:25:57 AM
Yes
Title: Re: Wendax 3441
Post by: Fёdor on February 16, 2021, 12:12:25 PM
Released in the 20s
Title: Re: Wendax 3441
Post by: nicanary on February 16, 2021, 02:06:12 PM
America ?
Title: Re: Wendax 3441
Post by: Wendax on February 17, 2021, 01:51:48 AM
Quote from: Fёdor on February 16, 2021, 12:12:25 PM
Released in the 20s
Yes

Quote from: nicanary on February 16, 2021, 02:06:12 PM
America ?
No
Title: Re: Wendax 3441
Post by: nicanary on February 17, 2021, 07:07:04 AM
Victoria ?
Title: Re: Wendax 3441
Post by: Wendax on February 17, 2021, 08:07:08 AM
No
Title: Re: Wendax 3441
Post by: nicanary on February 17, 2021, 10:27:04 AM
I have tried to find the marque by the shape of the radiator shell - the only thing similar is an Abadal-Buick. This seems unlikely, but is it?
Title: Re: Wendax 3441
Post by: Wendax on February 17, 2021, 11:49:07 AM
No
Title: Re: Wendax 3441
Post by: Allan L on February 17, 2021, 11:53:52 AM
Quote from: Fёdor on February 16, 2021, 11:23:42 AM
Spanish
Quote from: Wendax on February 16, 2021, 11:25:57 AM
Yes
Quote from: nicanary on February 17, 2021, 10:27:04 AM
I have tried to find the marque by the shape of the radiator shell - the only thing similar is an Abadal-Buick. This seems unlikely, but is it?
Abadal being Spanish, perhaps it's one of those. . . ?
Title: Re: Wendax 3441
Post by: Wendax on February 17, 2021, 02:01:28 PM
Not an Abadal
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Post by: nicanary on February 17, 2021, 04:56:58 PM
Was this a volume manufacturer, or a one-off ?
Title: Re: Wendax 3441
Post by: Wendax on February 17, 2021, 05:18:31 PM
Not a big-scale manufacturer, but it existed for several years.
Title: Re: Wendax 3441
Post by: gte4289 on February 17, 2021, 07:27:00 PM
Hisparco Sport

One of four such cars entered in the GP at Circuito de Lasarte in 1924:
Title: Re: Wendax 3441
Post by: Wendax on February 18, 2021, 01:32:14 AM
Correct!
Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 3441 - Hisparco
Post by: nicanary on February 18, 2021, 05:21:09 AM
AARRGGHH! I'm convinced I saw a scallop shape atr the top corners of the radiator. Now I can't see them. I discounted the correct answer because I need new spectacles.