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Solved: Wendax 432 - Opel Corsa Tropica by Gilbert David
« on: December 30, 2011, 01:58:39 AM »
An easy Rookie puzzle.

For one point, please respond and identify this car and by whom it was converted.
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Re: Wendax 432
« Reply #1 on: January 06, 2012, 02:39:33 AM »
Easy expert puzzle now
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Re: Wendax 432
« Reply #2 on: January 06, 2012, 05:38:01 AM »
Opel Corsa pickup by Emelba / 1984
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Re: Wendax 432
« Reply #3 on: January 06, 2012, 05:41:01 AM »
The base car is an Opel Corsa (obviously), but the conversion is not by Emelba.
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Re: Wendax 432
« Reply #4 on: January 06, 2012, 07:38:21 AM »
My first thought was the Emelba too, but with the Emelba the roof above the front seats is also cut away and it has a different roof construction.

I don't know this conversion, but it looks like it was done in a shed somewhere (it should have stayed there too) ...
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Re: Wendax 432
« Reply #5 on: January 06, 2012, 07:48:13 AM »
Quote from: Delorean on January 06, 2012, 07:38:21 AM
it looks like it was done in a shed somewhere (it should have stayed there too) ...

Actually I thought it was a shed...
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Re: Wendax 432
« Reply #6 on: January 06, 2012, 07:56:28 AM »
It was not a private one-off (I wouldn't have posted it then as it lacks individuality), but it was meant to sell and was produced in a small series.
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Re: Wendax 432
« Reply #7 on: January 08, 2012, 03:48:29 AM »
Corsa Tropica by Gilbert David (Opel garage in Manosque)

This was actually quite a big seller in France for an aftermarket conversion.



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Re: Wendax 432
« Reply #8 on: January 08, 2012, 04:00:55 AM »
Congratulations, that's what it is. As far as I know, 25 Tropica were built.

Another point for you.
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Re: Solved: Wendax 432 - Opel Corsa Tropica by Gilbert David
« Reply #9 on: January 08, 2012, 04:09:00 AM »
Way more than that! I have seen one again during Christmas time in Nice!

Apparently in 1990 only he produced 400 of them... which is more realistic as it was quite frequent to see one in summer.

He then did an attempt on corsa B, but that's never picked up. Maybe the 25 number refers to this transformation.

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Re: Solved: Wendax 432 - Opel Corsa Tropica by Gilbert David
« Reply #10 on: January 08, 2012, 04:19:49 AM »
I looked up the (internet) source again. At the beginning of the article they say 25, at the end 400.  :D
The latter sounds more realistic, then.
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