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Solved: Wendax 312 - Jaguar XK150 Ghia-Aigle
« on: August 21, 2011, 03:54:08 PM »
A beautiful picture of a beautiful car.

For one point, please respond and identify this car, its coachbuilder and the year it was built.
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Re: Wendax 312
« Reply #1 on: August 22, 2011, 05:55:02 AM »
Thanks for front page coverage
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Re: Wendax 312
« Reply #2 on: August 22, 2011, 05:03:20 PM »
Volvo
Swedish
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Re: Wendax 312
« Reply #3 on: August 22, 2011, 05:07:12 PM »
Neither Volvo nor Swedish
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Re: Wendax 312
« Reply #4 on: August 29, 2011, 02:40:08 AM »
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Re: Wendax 312
« Reply #5 on: August 29, 2011, 02:57:57 AM »
Jaguar XK150 Ghia Aigle 1958
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Re: Wendax 312
« Reply #6 on: August 29, 2011, 03:11:14 AM »
For sure. Another point for you.
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Re: Solved: Wendax 312 - Jaguar XK150 Ghia-Aigle
« Reply #7 on: August 29, 2011, 05:52:35 AM »
And here's the same location now, courtesy of Google Street View.

The petrol station has gone, and the Ghia coachworks is now a ski and snowboard shop, but apart from that the scene hasn't changed much in over 50 years. :)
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Re: Solved: Wendax 312 - Jaguar XK150 Ghia-Aigle
« Reply #8 on: August 29, 2011, 06:09:06 AM »
Isn't this car correctly the Frua Jaguar XK150 Ghia-Aigle, as although it was built by Ghia-Aigle it was actually designed by Pietro Frua?
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Re: Solved: Wendax 312 - Jaguar XK150 Ghia-Aigle
« Reply #9 on: August 29, 2011, 08:07:57 AM »
I believe that is actually true.
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Re: Solved: Wendax 312 - Jaguar XK150 Ghia-Aigle
« Reply #10 on: August 30, 2011, 08:46:11 AM »
And here's a rear view of this very attractive car (maybe the photo was taken on the same day!):
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Re: Solved: Wendax 312 - Jaguar XK150 Ghia-Aigle
« Reply #11 on: August 30, 2011, 01:04:34 PM »
Attractive it is as long as it doesn't wear Mercedes /8 headlamps like in its later years.
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Re: Solved: Wendax 312 - Jaguar XK150 Ghia-Aigle
« Reply #12 on: October 02, 2012, 07:38:51 AM »
Quote from: Allemano on August 30, 2011, 01:04:34 PM
Attractive it is as long as it doesn't wear Mercedes /8 headlamps like in its later years.

Has someone returned it to original?:

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