Author Topic: Solved: Wendax 191 - Paffen Motoporter  (Read 2432 times)

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Re: Wendax 191
« Reply #50 on: August 14, 2011, 11:37:59 PM »
Herford?
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Re: Wendax 191
« Reply #51 on: August 15, 2011, 02:08:55 AM »
No

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Re: Wendax 191
« Reply #52 on: August 15, 2011, 02:37:05 AM »
were they active prior to 2nd ww?
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Re: Wendax 191
« Reply #53 on: August 15, 2011, 02:55:02 AM »
The company was founded in 1920 as a car dealer, component manufacture started in the 1930s, engine manufacture in the 1960s.

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Re: Wendax 191
« Reply #54 on: August 16, 2011, 06:31:34 AM »
Time for a hint: There is a connection to a similar car already featured at AutoPuzzles.

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Re: Wendax 191
« Reply #55 on: August 28, 2011, 12:14:50 AM »
VAREL Club - has ensured a piece of automotive history Varel. The so-called "Moto Porter" is now in the museum of the windmill. The small truck has a payload of 750 kilograms and was developed by the company in Langendamm mechanical Paffen 1985-1988. The van was taken to the stage of production and in 1987 unveiled at the Frankfurt International Motor Show. Twelve vehicles produced, but he came on the market. Twelve vehicles developed in the pre-series. Reason for potential investors to political changes that have been the end of the 1980s in Europe and plans for a common market. "The truck was designed for Eastern Europe, Asia and developing countries and should cost around 10 000 mark," said the president of the National Association, Hans-Georg Buchtmann. Paffen The company that created the industrial engine of BMW, which no longer exists. This BMW 700 in the motor industry was a real Paffen two-cylinder four-stroke vehicle engine with gearbox and becomes the Varel "Porter Moto" is installed. The license for the concept had gained Paffen company Schaafheim Moto Porter Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH in Hanau, who had designed a similar vehicle with a 500cc engine (BMW Isetta) and which had 50 pieces. For "Porter Moto" of Paffen is important that the truck was easy to repair if necessary. Therefore, continuous large-scale parts were used. Sun came out of the axles and transmissions from Ford for use by Renault steering, brake and turn signal circuit, the engine and the wheels of BMW. The cabin was Paffen in different forms and structures of their own design. "The Moto Porter met on the cheap," says the man in the Bay has bought the van to a car collector in the region. He stressed it was important for the history of the club Varel home you purchased a vehicle. Buchtmann: "So we'll never get a car." He had been looking for something more after these vehicles. The "Motoportre" will be restored soon. Other Vehicles

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Re: Wendax 191
« Reply #56 on: August 28, 2011, 03:10:00 AM »
Wow Oguerrerob!

Nicely done, though Google translates pretty much nonsense!  ;D

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Re: Wendax 191
« Reply #57 on: August 28, 2011, 09:12:41 AM »
Finally this hard nut is cracked. Well done, Oguerrerob. It is the Paffen Motoporter, a transporter built under license from Motoporter we already had as puzzle car: http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=11120.25