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A young enthusiast.

For one point, please respond and identify car and coachbuilder.

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Re: Wendax 3418
« Reply #1 on: December 24, 2020, 10:52:08 AM »
Is this a car made to look older than it's supposed to be like those artisanal Fleur De Lys cars? The tires look more modern and there's just a fake feeling I get from it, from the paint made to imitate early 1900s carvings to the skinny rear fenders and different wheel offsets on its axles...
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Re: Wendax 3418
« Reply #2 on: December 24, 2020, 11:46:52 AM »
Yes

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Re: Wendax 3418
« Reply #3 on: December 24, 2020, 03:20:35 PM »
Is it older than the 1980s?

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Re: Wendax 3418
« Reply #4 on: December 24, 2020, 03:34:03 PM »
I'm quite sure although I don't have a year for it.

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Re: Wendax 3418
« Reply #5 on: December 24, 2020, 03:42:46 PM »
Made in UK?

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Re: Wendax 3418
« Reply #6 on: December 24, 2020, 04:47:28 PM »
No

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Re: Wendax 3418
« Reply #7 on: December 24, 2020, 04:49:15 PM »
Somewhere else in Europe?

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Re: Wendax 3418
« Reply #8 on: December 25, 2020, 02:29:40 AM »
Yes

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Re: Wendax 3418
« Reply #9 on: January 01, 2021, 03:51:03 AM »
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Re: Wendax 3418
« Reply #10 on: January 15, 2021, 01:15:02 AM »
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Re: Wendax 3418
« Reply #11 on: February 15, 2021, 01:35:18 AM »
Masters

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Re: Wendax 3418
« Reply #12 on: February 15, 2021, 01:42:39 AM »
German ?

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Re: Wendax 3418
« Reply #13 on: February 15, 2021, 01:56:21 AM »
Yes

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Re: Wendax 3418
« Reply #14 on: February 15, 2021, 03:22:35 AM »
Homemade or built by a company ?

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Re: Wendax 3418
« Reply #15 on: February 15, 2021, 03:38:07 AM »
Built by a coachbuilder

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Re: Wendax 3418
« Reply #16 on: February 15, 2021, 03:50:23 AM »
Based on a German chassis ?

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Re: Wendax 3418
« Reply #17 on: February 15, 2021, 04:06:25 AM »
Yes

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Re: Wendax 3418
« Reply #18 on: February 15, 2021, 04:14:32 AM »
Mercedes-Benz ?

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Re: Wendax 3418
« Reply #19 on: February 15, 2021, 04:58:20 AM »
Yes, Mercedes-Benz chassis

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Re: Wendax 3418
« Reply #20 on: February 15, 2021, 05:01:31 AM »
W123 chassis ?

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Re: Wendax 3418
« Reply #21 on: February 15, 2021, 05:04:09 AM »
No

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Re: Wendax 3418
« Reply #22 on: February 15, 2021, 05:10:16 AM »
Chassis from a commercial vehicle ?

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Re: Wendax 3418
« Reply #23 on: February 15, 2021, 07:12:53 AM »
No

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Re: Wendax 3418
« Reply #24 on: February 15, 2021, 08:37:17 AM »
Postwar chassis ?