Author Topic: Solved: Wendax 455 - Vulpès racing car (Read 881 times)

Wendax · « **on:** January 16, 2012, 02:14:20 AM »

No points for the coachbuilder

For one point, please respond and identify this car and the year it was built.

Wendax · « **Reply #1 on:** January 23, 2012, 02:53:17 AM »

D-type · « **Reply #2 on:** January 23, 2012, 03:42:27 PM »

No points for the coachbuilder

Wendax · « **Reply #3 on:** January 30, 2012, 03:01:50 AM »

up again

Allan L · « **Reply #4 on:** January 30, 2012, 01:11:06 PM »

Well I thought Franklin, but it's not that nor is it my second choice, SARA, but perhaps it uses the engine from one of those?

Wendax · « **Reply #5 on:** January 30, 2012, 02:14:09 PM »

I'm not absolutely sure, but the two sources I have about this manufacturer only mention two other engine suppliers.

Paul Jaray · « **Reply #6 on:** February 09, 2012, 01:21:26 PM »

It's a Vulpes Light Racing Car from 1906!

Wendax · « **Reply #7 on:** February 09, 2012, 01:26:25 PM »

Exactly!

One more point for you.

grobmotorix · « **Reply #8 on:** May 08, 2014, 03:53:09 PM »

Here´s another fine 1905 photo, shot during the Gaillon hillclimb races (the driver shows a stiff lower lip in all the photos...

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Wendax · « **Reply #9 on:** May 08, 2014, 03:58:39 PM »

Allan L · « **Reply #10 on:** May 08, 2014, 06:16:48 PM »

That's one of those cases where they bought several thousand holes, attached them to a jig and welded them together to make the car.

grobmotorix · « **Reply #11 on:** May 08, 2014, 06:29:53 PM »

grobmotorix · « **Reply #12 on:** May 10, 2014, 12:56:43 PM »

Finally I´ve found a fine photo of the Vulpes with a racing car body.

The driver´s face still looks the same

Wendax · « **Reply #13 on:** May 10, 2014, 02:27:53 PM »

grobmotorix · « **Reply #14 on:** May 23, 2014, 03:46:33 PM »

Two more photos of different Vulpes racing voiturettes with the driver Barriaux from 1907:

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