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Solved: PN #303 -- Opel röntgen Automobile 1913 by Kölber
« on: March 23, 2012, 10:51:05 AM »
Please identify chassis, coachbuilder and year for a point
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Re: PN #303
« Reply #1 on: April 06, 2012, 12:44:07 AM »
Experts?
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Re: PN #303
« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2012, 11:59:58 AM »
I suppose it is not from Hungary, despite the writing?

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Re: PN #303
« Reply #3 on: April 14, 2012, 02:39:49 AM »
Coachwork is Hungarian
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Re: PN #303
« Reply #4 on: April 22, 2012, 12:22:39 AM »
Professionals?
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Re: PN #303
« Reply #5 on: August 17, 2012, 04:05:48 AM »
French chassis?

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Re: PN #303
« Reply #6 on: August 17, 2012, 05:09:41 AM »
no
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Re: PN #303
« Reply #7 on: August 17, 2012, 05:41:26 AM »
Austro-Daimler?

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Re: PN #303
« Reply #8 on: August 17, 2012, 06:01:14 AM »
Year must be around 1910?

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Re: PN #303
« Reply #9 on: August 17, 2012, 06:16:44 AM »
not Austrian chassis and younger than 1910
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Re: PN #303
« Reply #10 on: August 17, 2012, 06:22:47 AM »
German?

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Re: PN #303
« Reply #11 on: August 17, 2012, 10:43:27 AM »
yes, German chassis, Hungarian body. There is an article on this car available somewhere on the net :)
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Re: PN #303
« Reply #12 on: August 17, 2012, 03:10:25 PM »
Rex Simplex chassis?

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Re: PN #303
« Reply #13 on: August 17, 2012, 11:22:14 PM »
no
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Re: PN #303
« Reply #14 on: August 25, 2012, 09:37:06 AM »
Mercedes - Benz chassis?

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Re: PN #303
« Reply #15 on: August 26, 2012, 02:31:47 AM »
no
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Re: PN #303
« Reply #16 on: August 26, 2012, 01:45:25 PM »
Opel chassis?
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Re: PN #303
« Reply #17 on: August 26, 2012, 02:06:07 PM »
yes, with that you just earned a 24-hour lock.
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Re: PN #303
« Reply #18 on: August 27, 2012, 12:59:12 PM »
Since I know absolutely nothing about early Opels, I can only guess 1915 Opel Blitz chassis.

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Re: PN #303
« Reply #19 on: August 27, 2012, 02:03:51 PM »
well, the chassis is one thing, the coachbuilder would be more important.
It is a bit earlier than 1915 and definitely not a Blitz

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Re: PN #303
« Reply #20 on: August 28, 2012, 04:11:54 AM »
I have just been informed that in a weeks' time you can solve this puzzle very easily.
In other words, a directory of Hungarian coachbuilders with short introduction on each will finally be published on our site.
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Re: PN #303
« Reply #21 on: August 28, 2012, 05:33:26 AM »
I have just been informed that in a weeks' time you can solve this puzzle very easily.
In other words, a directory of Hungarian coachbuilders with short introduction on each will finally be published on our site.
That's wonderful news!
In the meantime is the coachwork by Glattfelder?

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Re: PN #303
« Reply #22 on: August 28, 2012, 06:14:53 AM »
No, but you are in the right direction :)
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Re: PN #303
« Reply #23 on: August 28, 2012, 06:20:34 AM »
I have to say I don't know very much about Hungarian coachbuilders or where they were located. (I guess all will be revealed soon :))
Another guess - Frohner-Pasztelyi?

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Re: PN #303
« Reply #24 on: August 28, 2012, 07:51:18 AM »
No, Glattfelder was closer in terms of the right era (coachbuilders mainly active before 1st WW). Frohner-Pasztelyi was set up after 1st WW
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