Author Topic: Whaddyacallit #290 - Solved! Porsche 356 with a four-seat coupe body by Wendler (Read 1771 times)

Ray B. · « **on:** March 11, 2009, 10:22:07 AM »

Ever seen this ?

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Ray B. · « **Reply #1 on:** March 18, 2009, 05:09:34 PM »

Moved

DynaMike · « **Reply #2 on:** March 18, 2009, 07:33:41 PM »

Porsche 356 with a four-seat coupe body by Wendler.

Ray B. · « **Reply #3 on:** March 19, 2009, 05:38:34 AM »

Yessir! And pretty car.

araknid · « **Reply #4 on:** August 09, 2011, 07:03:24 PM »

What, when and by whom?

Allemano · « **Reply #5 on:** August 15, 2011, 02:19:03 AM »

Did you check if it has been posted before...?

araknid · « **Reply #6 on:** August 15, 2011, 06:16:49 PM »

not this picture

Allemano · « **Reply #7 on:** August 16, 2011, 01:40:07 AM »

not the same picture or not the same car?

olavr · « **Reply #8 on:** August 16, 2011, 06:43:57 AM »

Some variant of the theme special body based on a Porsche 356 or VW beetle

araknid · « **Reply #9 on:** August 16, 2011, 11:52:53 AM »

You are on the right track. But, who did it and when.

I'll lock this for you for 24 hours.

araknid · « **Reply #10 on:** August 17, 2011, 04:50:42 PM »

Any experts care to have a go?

SACO · « **Reply #11 on:** August 17, 2011, 05:41:28 PM »

VW Ghia Aigle ?

araknid · « **Reply #12 on:** August 17, 2011, 05:41:59 PM »

SACO · « **Reply #13 on:** August 18, 2011, 02:04:07 AM »

Porsche 356C Wendler ?

araknid · « **Reply #14 on:** August 19, 2011, 12:06:23 PM »

Oh, so close. Yes, it is a Porsche prototype by Wendler, but not based on a 356C. If you can come up with the basis of this car and when it was built that matches the documentation I have, I'll give you the point.

Puzzle locked until Monday morning (9:00am US Pacific time).

SACO · « **Reply #15 on:** August 19, 2011, 02:59:32 PM »

356 extended 1957 ?

araknid · « **Reply #16 on:** August 19, 2011, 05:00:04 PM »

Well, at least you got the year I had in the documentation I have. The documentation says that it was built on a 356A Cabriolet chassis with 356B bits added. But, that's kind of splitting hairs so I'll give you the point.

There is also some disagreement in the material I found, so it's unclear when the car was actually built. Some sources say 1957 and other say 1959-60.

Here is the material I found along with some pictures of the car in happier times.

araknid · « **Reply #17 on:** August 19, 2011, 05:04:53 PM »

Here are some more pictures of the car as it looked in 2007. The guy who found it lives in Atlanta, GA. He contacted the Porsche Museum for information about the car that could help him restore it. They had nothing and thought the car had been destroyed. They were happy to discover that it was intact, albeit in very bad shape.

araknid · « **Reply #18 on:** August 19, 2011, 05:12:58 PM »

This puzzle can now be merged with this:
http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=7240.0

Allemano · « **Reply #19 on:** August 20, 2011, 01:40:40 AM »

Quote from: Allemano on August 16, 2011, 01:40:07 AM

not the same picture or not the same car?

Quote from: araknid on August 19, 2011, 05:12:58 PM

This puzzle can now be merged with this:
http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=7240.0

Maybe you know what I meant by now!

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #20 on:** August 20, 2011, 04:22:07 AM »

Quote from: araknid on August 19, 2011, 05:12:58 PM

This puzzle can now be merged with this:
http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=7240.0

So what exactly was the point of pretending it wasn't a re-post?

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #21 on:** August 20, 2011, 04:22:13 AM »

Merged.

jotage21 · « **Reply #22 on:** August 22, 2011, 07:31:49 PM »

Please, which is that book that´s in your picture Araknid?

araknid · « **Reply #23 on:** August 22, 2011, 07:40:37 PM »

The guy who now owns the car refers to "Porsche 356 Driving in its Purest Form" by Dirk-Michael Conrad.

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Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #24 on:** August 23, 2011, 03:07:22 AM »

araknid: posting of links in the puzzles threads - including Solved Puzzles - is forbidden. Please read:

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Author Topic: Whaddyacallit #290 - Solved! Porsche 356 with a four-seat coupe body by Wendler (Read 1771 times)