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Solved -PJ173- Opel Blitz AeroBus by Ludewig 1937
« on: July 11, 2009, 07:50:36 AM »
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Re: PJ - 173
« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2009, 07:39:15 AM »
Expert this!

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Re: PJ - 173
« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2009, 09:02:40 AM »
I'm pretty sure I know the make... but I cannot find the designer  :(

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Re: PJ - 173
« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2009, 09:06:07 AM »
Next point will be #200!
The designer is not so obscure and was already on AP....

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Re: PJ - 173
« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2009, 10:17:37 AM »
That's a 1937 Opel Blitz AeroBus by Ludewig.

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Re: PJ - 173
« Reply #5 on: July 23, 2009, 12:48:54 PM »
That's it, Allemano's neighbour!

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Re: PJ - 173
« Reply #6 on: July 26, 2009, 08:51:21 AM »
another version...
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Re: Solved -PJ173- Opel Blitz AeroBus by Ludwig 1937
« Reply #7 on: July 26, 2009, 09:00:46 AM »
Even nicer !  :)

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Re: Solved -PJ173- Opel Blitz AeroBus by Ludwig 1937
« Reply #8 on: July 26, 2009, 09:13:39 AM »
Yes they're still in business, but past their's sell-by date..
It's indeed only a stone's throw of my home.
« Last Edit: January 12, 2011, 04:21:13 PM by Allemano »

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Re: Solved -PJ173- Opel Blitz AeroBus by Ludewig 1937
« Reply #9 on: February 17, 2012, 04:00:26 PM »
Two more views of the 1938 version:
(It was quite low for a bus!)
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Re: Solved -PJ173- Opel Blitz AeroBus by Ludewig 1937
« Reply #10 on: March 09, 2012, 02:19:36 PM »
Another photo from 1937 (above) and the 1935 Ludewig Opel Blitz Bus version with a different front end (bottom):
« Last Edit: March 09, 2012, 05:49:07 PM by grobmotorix »

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Re: Solved -PJ173- Opel Blitz AeroBus by Ludewig 1937
« Reply #11 on: January 20, 2013, 05:06:47 PM »
And a picture from the 1939 Berlin car exhibition:

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Re: Solved -PJ173- Opel Blitz AeroBus by Ludewig 1937
« Reply #12 on: September 29, 2016, 01:38:18 PM »
Two more pictures of the 1937 bus:

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Re: Solved -PJ173- Opel Blitz AeroBus by Ludewig 1937
« Reply #13 on: November 06, 2016, 03:11:23 PM »
It was used by Loden-Frey, a traditional Bavarian fashion manufacturer and dealer:

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Re: Solved -PJ173- Opel Blitz AeroBus by Ludewig 1937
« Reply #14 on: September 24, 2023, 03:26:54 PM »
A fine picture of the 1938 Blitz Aero: