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Title: Solved: Wendax 723 - Berger "Young Switzerland" rocket car
Post by: Wendax on November 18, 2012, 03:47:35 AM
Who's that girl?

For one point, please respond and identify car and girl.
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Post by: kwgibbs on November 18, 2012, 07:30:05 AM
child,s honda race car ?
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Post by: Wendax on November 18, 2012, 10:37:35 AM
Quote from: kwgibbs on November 18, 2012, 07:30:05 AM
child,s honda race car ?
No Honda involvement
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Post by: Wendax on November 25, 2012, 02:37:01 AM
up
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Post by: Otto Puzzell on November 26, 2012, 03:33:02 AM
http://www.autopuzzles.com/   :thumbsup:
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Post by: Wendax on November 26, 2012, 03:51:34 AM
 Thank you! :thumbsup:
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Post by: thorax on November 27, 2012, 05:51:56 AM
German?
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Post by: Wendax on November 27, 2012, 07:07:45 AM
No
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Post by: thorax on November 27, 2012, 09:06:01 AM
I have just seen that emblem: I don't remember where!
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Post by: RayTheRat on November 27, 2012, 12:53:05 PM
Swiss?
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Post by: Wendax on November 27, 2012, 12:55:46 PM
Yes, what makes it fairly easy now, I guess.
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Post by: RayTheRat on November 27, 2012, 01:06:46 PM
Quote from: Wendax on November 27, 2012, 12:55:46 PM
Yes, what makes it fairly easy now, I guess.

Easy?  I don't think so.  How about a young Clay Regazzoni?
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Post by: Wendax on November 27, 2012, 01:19:43 PM
Quote from: RayTheRat on November 27, 2012, 01:06:46 PM
How about a young Clay Regazzoni?

Quote from: Wendax on November 18, 2012, 03:47:35 AM
Who's that girl?

For one point, please respond and identify car and girl.
;D
Title: Re: Wendax 723
Post by: RayTheRat on December 02, 2012, 07:52:03 PM
 :bag:

Otto was right.  We're gonna run out of bags.  How about Ursula Andress?

r
Title: Re: Wendax 723
Post by: Wendax on December 03, 2012, 02:21:54 AM
This young lady is not as famous as the iconic Bond girl. She just happened to be the car builder's daughter.
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Post by: Wendax on December 10, 2012, 03:05:50 AM
up again
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Post by: SACO on December 10, 2012, 03:17:28 AM
Austrian ,1948 ?
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Post by: Wendax on December 10, 2012, 03:23:25 AM
The year could be right, I have contradictory data ranging from 1947 to 1949, but the country is wrong.
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Post by: SACO on December 10, 2012, 03:41:27 AM
A Princess ?
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Post by: Wendax on December 10, 2012, 03:43:52 AM
Quote from: Wendax on December 03, 2012, 02:21:54 AM
This young lady is not as famous as the iconic Bond girl. She just happened to be the car builder's daughter.
No princess. Have a close look at your picture and it will lead you to the name.
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Post by: SACO on December 10, 2012, 05:07:24 AM
 :o
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Post by: João on December 10, 2012, 06:26:18 AM
Düsenrennauto from 1947 by Hans Berger.
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Post by: João on December 10, 2012, 06:30:12 AM
Heidi Berger was the first Swiss female (and probably the youngest in Europe) to obtain a commercial helicopter pilot licence.
She was born on the 1st of Decembe 1941 in St. Gallen and is the daughter of the inventor (and builder of experimental helicopters) Hans Berger (1912-1994). Her career as pilot started very soon. In fact at the age of 6 she was already at the steering wheel of a mini automobile powered by a jet engine built by her father!
Title: Re: Wendax 723
Post by: Wendax on December 10, 2012, 06:33:40 AM
Yes, well done. I have her as Heidy Berger, though. One more point for you.
I'm not sure whether the car was called "Young Switzerland" as it was written on the front of it.
Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 723 - Berger "Young Switzerland" rocket car
Post by: thorax on December 10, 2012, 06:41:18 AM
wow! what a fantastic story ! ! !
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Post by: D-type on December 10, 2012, 12:15:59 PM
Quote from: Wendax on December 10, 2012, 06:33:40 AM
I have her as Heidy Berger, though.
I believe the spelling is usually Heidi as in the title of the book by Johanna Spyri
Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 723 - Berger "Young Switzerland" rocket car
Post by: Wendax on December 10, 2012, 05:42:59 PM
The original postcard says something else:
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Post by: Otto Puzzell on December 11, 2012, 04:05:34 AM
Quote from: RayTheRat on December 02, 2012, 07:52:03 PM
:bag:

Otto was right.  We're gonna run out of bags.  How about Ursula Andress?

r


Don't feel bad - I missed it too. I was sure Davy Lee had upgraded, after wringing everything he could out of his Packard...

http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=11316.0
Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 723 - Berger "Young Switzerland" rocket car
Post by: Otto Puzzell on December 19, 2012, 05:05:47 AM
 :) www.autopuzzles.com
Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 723 - Berger "Young Switzerland" rocket car
Post by: Wendax on December 19, 2012, 05:11:41 AM
 :thumbsup: Much appreciated!
Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 723 - Berger "Young Switzerland" rocket car
Post by: grobmotorix on March 23, 2013, 05:15:10 AM
It was driven by a liliput jet-propulsion engine...