Whaddyacallit #285 - Solved! 1952 Haller Taifun

Ray B. · February 23, 2009, 09:53:54 AM

Ever seen this ?

If you did, please respond below and let us know the make and model of the car posted here.

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knightfan26917 · February 28, 2009, 12:03:01 AM

Given the middle headlight, I'd be inclined to think it was a Tucker of some sort ... but I've been wrong before

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Ray B. · February 28, 2009, 04:14:54 AM

There was only one sort of Tucker built, and that was THE Tucker. No, sorry.

Ray B. · March 16, 2009, 06:44:45 AM

Promoted

Arunas · March 16, 2009, 08:19:32 AM

1952(?) Haller Taifun

Ray B. · March 16, 2009, 08:52:55 AM

You are coming dangerously close to those 200 points, Arunas!

Arunas · August 22, 2009, 02:02:25 AM

...because we all like period pictures...

Ray B. · August 22, 2009, 03:57:26 AM

Nice!

Paul Jaray · May 01, 2011, 05:28:03 PM

Some more:

Wendax · May 02, 2011, 02:32:11 AM

Very nice pics. The interesting thing is that in the initial pictures the Haller Taifun has German license plates (I guess it is a German-built car), while in the photos posted yesterday it obviously has been taken over to America.

Oguerrerob · May 02, 2011, 06:53:59 AM

another picture

Limo · May 02, 2011, 12:48:28 PM

I have a picture of the Haller Taifun, taken by a dutch tourist during his holiday in Austria. He spotted the car in the 1950s and he sent this picture to a classic car magazine in the 1980s to ask readers if they could identify the car for him. I will look it up.

grobmotorix · May 03, 2011, 04:15:59 PM

Please!

galrot · September 17, 2016, 11:29:55 AM

What's this and who made it for one point?

tobytwirl · September 17, 2016, 12:05:42 PM

It's the Haller Taifun Supercharged Porsche Special from 1952-3, designed by Rudolph Haller

galrot · September 17, 2016, 12:11:51 PM

It is indeed. I had not expected it to be guessed that fast. One point for you.

galrot · September 17, 2016, 12:13:31 PM

Another picture.

Wendax · September 17, 2016, 12:33:28 PM

Merged

Wendax · August 30, 2019, 02:50:22 AM

Some pictures of the Haller Taifun turned up at an online auction. The car had lost its front bumper, the Perspex roof and its name plates by then. The license plate seems to be that of the US Forces in Germany.

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Whaddyacallit #285 - Solved! 1952 Haller Taifun