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Offline Wendax

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Solved: Wendax 076 - Bentley Mk VI Roos
« on: March 15, 2011, 04:04:11 AM »
Pure elegance.

For one point, please respond and identify this car, the year it was built and the coachbuilder.
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Re: Wendax 076
« Reply #1 on: March 22, 2011, 03:28:52 AM »
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Re: Wendax 076
« Reply #2 on: March 22, 2011, 07:17:06 AM »
Bentley Mark VI with a body by dutch coachbuilder Roos ; made for the dutch Prince Bernhard on a design he had drawn himself ; first displayed at the Brussels Auto Show 1949.
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Re: Wendax 076
« Reply #3 on: March 22, 2011, 07:35:16 AM »
Yes again. The car was actually built in 1948, but the appearance date you gave is correct. This car is currently for sale, too.

Another point leads you towards professionalism, congratulations.
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NEH 2498
« Reply #4 on: February 26, 2013, 07:44:21 AM »
Identify this car, its builder and from when it dates correctly for 1 point:

ANYONE FOUND GIVING ANSWERS OBTAINED BY USING GOOGLE SEARCH BY IMAGE MAY BE BANNED FOR AN INDETERMINATE PERIOD!
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Re: NEH 2498
« Reply #5 on: March 05, 2013, 06:35:44 AM »
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Re: NEH 2498
« Reply #6 on: March 05, 2013, 07:25:31 AM »
I suppose it is a Bentley Mk VI by Graber, about 1946-7
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Re: NEH 2498
« Reply #7 on: March 05, 2013, 07:36:58 AM »
Quote from: targhediferro on March 05, 2013, 07:25:31 AM
I suppose it is a Bentley Mk VI by Graber, about 1946-7

Yes.  I didn't think it looked much like a Bentley...
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Re: Solved - NEH 2498: Graber Bentley MkVI DHC - 1947
« Reply #8 on: March 05, 2013, 07:41:18 AM »
I don't think the coachbuilder or year is correct........PM sent
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Re: NEH 2498
« Reply #9 on: March 05, 2013, 07:53:24 AM »
Quote from: Carnut on March 05, 2013, 07:36:58 AM
Quote from: targhediferro on March 05, 2013, 07:25:31 AM
I suppose it is a Bentley Mk VI by Graber, about 1946-7

Yes.  I didn't think it looked much like a Bentley...

I thought so too but it seems not!
It is a Bentley MkVI, but not by Graber.
Have another look
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Re: NEH 2498
« Reply #10 on: March 05, 2013, 08:20:29 AM »
I think it may have been mis-captioned elsewhere on the internet - is it the 1948 Bentley Mk VI designed by Roos for Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands ( or supposedly designed by him and built by them or whatever..)
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Re: NEH 2498
« Reply #11 on: March 05, 2013, 08:37:11 AM »
I had this picture in my archive, in a set from Peeble Beach Concours; It's been told it took part in 2000 edition and there was named a Mk VI by Graber.  I actually have some doubt now,  not only because it looks more like a Lagonda than a Bentley, but because all the Graber's Bentley I found (from 46-47-48) have a different look.   Graber realized some 33 vehicles on Mk VI chassis, so it's bossible that one of them was so different from the others, but I'm not sure now.
So, not to loose my chance I guess Tickford (for the Lagonda look), but if it's not, pleas unlock.
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Re: NEH 2498
« Reply #12 on: March 05, 2013, 09:00:06 AM »
Lovely car.  Seems to be a repost.  The original includes specific proof that Roos was involved:

http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=16000.0
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Re: NEH 2498
« Reply #13 on: March 05, 2013, 09:08:04 AM »
Targhediferro is right - the image on Google leads to Pebble Beach entries for 2000, and according to the caption it is a "Graber Bentley" owned by David and Jill Scheidel.

I am convinced it is the Roos Bentley, and it is pictured at the Royal Palace at Apeldoorn. (I also thought at first it was a Lagonda !) The internet cannot be trusted (or at least the people who caption the pictures can't)
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Re: NEH 2498
« Reply #14 on: March 05, 2013, 09:24:57 AM »
I got the picture from that Pebble Beach site, which was why I thought it was by Graber..

Had I realised it was the Roos Bentley then I wouldn't have posted it, so I'm going to merge it with no points being awarded (technically it was targhediferro's puzzle but nicanary nipped in whilst I was waiting for targhediferro to reply..)

Some more pictures:

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Re: Solved: Wendax 076 - Bentley Mk VI Roos
« Reply #15 on: March 05, 2013, 09:37:18 AM »
I think you got a nice choose; I gave a wrong answer so I must have no point; anyway I'm happy having removed a bad mistake from my archive.
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