Author Topic: Solved: PN #05 - Volkswagen special by Johann Heinrich, 1952 (Read 2032 times)

pnegyesi · « **on:** October 04, 2009, 10:26:21 AM »

I just found this picture on the web. I know the donor and the caption even says something about the body as well. Let's see, donor, country and year when the photo was taken (presumably the year when the car was built) yields one point, and if you can tell me something about the body, then it is the 2nd point.

pnegyesi · « **Reply #1 on:** October 13, 2009, 10:56:36 AM »

Do you have any ideas, professionals?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #2 on:** October 21, 2009, 05:38:30 AM »

Not a single guess? Then it is clue-time! I found this picture on an Austrian website.

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #3 on:** October 21, 2009, 05:43:56 AM »

I will start the bidding - built on a VW Type 1 platform?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #4 on:** October 21, 2009, 07:28:33 AM »

Well, to get a point you need donor (you're right), country (that is Austria) and a year when the photo was taken. So any idea on that?

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #5 on:** October 21, 2009, 08:03:18 AM »

Not yet - just making sure I was barking up the right tree. I suspect another AutoPuzzles member will swoop in to identify it before I get back to it.

pnegyesi · « **Reply #6 on:** October 26, 2009, 10:07:29 AM »

So it has been established that it is based on a VW Beetle. Any idea on the "coachbuilder"? I have to admit that the caption is rather vague, but quite interesting

Allemano · « **Reply #7 on:** October 26, 2009, 10:11:28 AM »

So I suppose it's a rather well known coachbuilder..

pnegyesi · « **Reply #8 on:** October 26, 2009, 10:17:00 AM »

It's a very well-known company, but not as a coachbuilder.

jotage21 · « **Reply #9 on:** October 26, 2009, 10:28:37 AM »

Steyr?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #10 on:** October 26, 2009, 10:37:29 AM »

No, not a Steyr

Allemano · « **Reply #11 on:** October 26, 2009, 11:41:18 AM »

Denzel?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #12 on:** October 26, 2009, 11:46:13 AM »

You're too much focused on Austria, though I only said that I found the picture on an Austrian website...

Allemano · « **Reply #13 on:** October 26, 2009, 11:59:06 AM »

From a German company?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #14 on:** October 26, 2009, 12:20:00 PM »

Yes, it seems the body was built in Germany

Arunas · « **Reply #15 on:** October 26, 2009, 12:22:45 PM »

pnegyesi · « **Reply #16 on:** October 26, 2009, 12:26:48 PM »

Arunas · « **Reply #17 on:** October 26, 2009, 12:40:13 PM »

Is the make of car German?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #18 on:** October 26, 2009, 02:15:31 PM »

It has already been established that the chassis is of Volkswagen origin

Allemano · « **Reply #19 on:** October 26, 2009, 02:30:47 PM »

Porsche?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #20 on:** October 26, 2009, 02:35:06 PM »

Yes, this is a Porsche body. So you get one point.

Now, this puzzle is almost solved. But in order to declare it solved I'd also need country (this is also known) and year when the photo was taken (presumably the year when the car was built). It'd also be nice to know who was the client.

Allemano · « **Reply #21 on:** October 26, 2009, 02:44:54 PM »

The Austrian-VW connection should have lead me earlier to Porsche, but wasn't enough attentive to recognize it.

75america · « **Reply #22 on:** October 26, 2009, 02:53:34 PM »

Are other views of this car available?

Allemano · « **Reply #23 on:** October 26, 2009, 02:55:38 PM »

seems it was an early attempt to develope a four-seater Porsche

pnegyesi · « **Reply #24 on:** October 26, 2009, 03:24:22 PM »

I know very little on this car. And I have found only this photo. Maybe it is available in a Porsche-specials book, but I don't have such a book.

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Author Topic: Solved: PN #05 - Volkswagen special by Johann Heinrich, 1952 (Read 2032 times)