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Whaddyacallit #367 - Solved! Wiesel
« on: July 17, 2009, 05:37:40 AM »


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« Last Edit: July 15, 2020, 12:23:48 PM by Wendax »
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Re: Whaddyacallit #367
« Reply #1 on: July 27, 2009, 06:28:59 AM »
Your turn, experts.
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Re: Whaddyacallit #367
« Reply #2 on: July 27, 2009, 09:18:48 AM »
No (and neither a Kroboth...).
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Re: Whaddyacallit #367
« Reply #3 on: July 27, 2009, 11:23:07 AM »
That “s the German Recklinghausen single seat,claimed as the lowest car in the world ..(in that days,,,) ;D

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Re: Whaddyacallit #367
« Reply #4 on: July 27, 2009, 11:57:01 AM »
yes!
It's all the information I have, so if other puzzlers feel like adding anything, they're welcome.
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Re: Whaddyacallit #367 - Solved! Recklinghausen
« Reply #5 on: July 27, 2009, 12:25:29 PM »
What the hell....!  :o

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Re: Whaddyacallit #367 - Solved! Recklinghausen
« Reply #6 on: July 06, 2013, 03:44:55 AM »
Does anybody know more about this unique mini-car?

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Re: Whaddyacallit #367 - Solved! Recklinghausen
« Reply #7 on: July 06, 2013, 05:42:14 AM »
I don't know why, but I doubt that it actually was called "Recklinghausen". I guess it's probably a translation error. Maybe it was built in or near Recklinghausen and the builder's name has been forgotten over the years.. Might be one of the countless 'Eigenbauten' of that era.

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Re: Whaddyacallit #367 - Solved! Recklinghausen
« Reply #8 on: July 06, 2013, 06:38:28 AM »
I“m quite sure you“re right... :-\

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Re: Whaddyacallit #367 - Solved! Recklinghausen
« Reply #9 on: May 05, 2015, 03:42:38 AM »
Puzzle picture restored.
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Re: Whaddyacallit #367 - Solved! Recklinghausen
« Reply #10 on: January 21, 2018, 05:04:47 PM »
I found this picture for sale, stating the car was called "Wiesel" (weasel).

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Re: Whaddyacallit #367 - Solved! Recklinghausen (Wiesel ?)
« Reply #11 on: January 22, 2018, 12:09:59 PM »
A good find!

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Re: Whaddyacallit #367 - Solved! Recklinghausen (Wiesel ?)
« Reply #12 on: January 26, 2018, 03:28:32 PM »
Appeared recently on Facebook too

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Re: Whaddyacallit #367 - Solved! Recklinghausen (Wiesel ?)
« Reply #13 on: July 15, 2020, 12:23:22 PM »
And a 1950 magazine snippet also tells us about the Wiesel from Recklinghausen. I'll change the title.

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Re: Whaddyacallit #367 - Solved! Wiesel
« Reply #14 on: July 15, 2020, 01:01:36 PM »
When pieces find together...  :thumbsup:

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Re: Whaddyacallit #367 - Solved! Wiesel
« Reply #15 on: July 16, 2020, 04:44:49 AM »
And a 1950 magazine snippet also tells us about the Wiesel from Recklinghausen. I'll change the title.
Another puzzle piece! :thumbsup: