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Solved: Wendax 549 - Itala Tipo 61
« on: April 14, 2012, 02:01:00 AM »
Rather long and rather low.

For one point, please respond and identify this car.
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Re: Wendax 549
« Reply #1 on: April 21, 2012, 01:27:41 AM »
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Re: Wendax 549
« Reply #2 on: April 23, 2012, 10:00:13 AM »
Ansaldo?
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Re: Wendax 549
« Reply #3 on: April 23, 2012, 12:12:18 PM »
Not Ansaldo, but you are in the right geographical region.
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Re: Wendax 549
« Reply #4 on: April 23, 2012, 11:55:23 PM »
That narrows it down. Is it an model 61 Itala?
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Re: Wendax 549
« Reply #5 on: April 24, 2012, 02:24:42 AM »
Yes, that's it. Another point for you. Do you have an idea about the coachbuilder?
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Re: Solved: Wendax 549 - Itala Tipo 61
« Reply #6 on: April 24, 2012, 04:00:19 AM »
I have no idea about coach builders, sorry.
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Re: Solved: Wendax 549 - Itala Tipo 61
« Reply #7 on: April 24, 2012, 04:01:39 AM »
Neither do I. Anybody else out there with an educated guess?
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Re: Solved: Wendax 549 - Itala Tipo 61
« Reply #8 on: April 24, 2012, 05:02:02 AM »
Quote from: Wendax on April 24, 2012, 04:01:39 AM
Neither do I. Anybody else out there with an educated guess?
On checking my database of coachbuilders, Italas were bodied in Italy (10 firms), UK (5 firms) and France (1 firm).
Personally I would go for one of the Italian builders but I haven't yet found a similar body.
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Re: Solved: Wendax 549 - Itala Tipo 61
« Reply #9 on: April 24, 2012, 05:12:24 AM »
On the original photo there is a small '529'. I don't know whether that is of any help.
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Re: Solved: Wendax 549 - Itala Tipo 61
« Reply #10 on: April 24, 2012, 05:40:53 AM »
Quote from: Wendax on April 24, 2012, 05:12:24 AM
On the original photo there is a small '529'. I don't know whether that is of any help.
Thanks for that but I think that may be just the photo/negative number.

I thought at first it may have been by Lavocat & Marsaud but the wing shape is different and I believe they only constructed a closed body on the Itala Tipo 61.

I doubt if is one of the British coachbuilders judging by the photo background.

That leaves one of the Italian firms - most likely Alessio, Coriasco, Garavini, Savio, Stabilimenti Farina, Touring or Zagato. The others were not active in the period when the car was built.

Looking forward to seeing the solution in due course.
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Re: Solved: Wendax 549 - Itala Tipo 61
« Reply #11 on: April 24, 2012, 07:15:44 AM »
could be Balbo as well.
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Re: Solved: Wendax 549 - Itala Tipo 61
« Reply #12 on: April 24, 2012, 08:31:16 AM »
Bertone, Montescani, Fontana & Pietroboni, Viotti, Locati & Viarengo, Locati & Torretta, Sala and Ghia worked on an Itala (but not on the 61 all of them).
Mulliner H.J., Gurney Nutting, Jarvis, Park Ward and Meier too.
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Re: Solved: Wendax 549 - Itala Tipo 61
« Reply #13 on: April 24, 2012, 09:56:31 AM »
On the UK side I also had Lancefield and Wainwright.
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Re: Solved: Wendax 549 - Itala Tipo 61
« Reply #14 on: April 12, 2015, 04:54:42 PM »
Another Itala 61 Tourer:
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Re: Solved: Wendax 549 - Itala Tipo 61
« Reply #15 on: April 12, 2015, 06:04:30 PM »
Quote from: Wendax on April 12, 2015, 04:54:42 PM
Another Itala 61 Tourer:
with the Stabilimenti Farina badge
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