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Title: Solved: Wendax 616 - Hans Helfritz's Mikafa camper on VW chassis
Post by: Wendax on June 29, 2012, 02:57:07 AM
Take the long way home.

For one point, please respond and identify the base car and the owner. Additional information especially about its builder is welcome.
Title: Re: Wendax 616
Post by: Wendax on July 15, 2012, 05:08:32 AM
up
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Post by: frederick59 on July 15, 2012, 05:31:20 AM
WV base?
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Post by: Wendax on July 15, 2012, 05:39:02 AM
If I take what you thought instead of what you have written: yes, it's VW-based. That was the easy part of the question.
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Post by: frederick59 on July 15, 2012, 07:15:35 AM
Owner Porsche?
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Post by: Wendax on July 15, 2012, 07:52:18 AM
No
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Post by: shamrock on July 15, 2012, 03:59:22 PM
FIAT
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Post by: Wendax on July 15, 2012, 04:01:20 PM
FIAT wasn't the owner. Or did you want to tell me?
Title: Re: Wendax 616
Post by: Wendax on July 22, 2012, 01:36:43 AM
up again
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Post by: RayTheRat on July 22, 2012, 01:20:10 PM
VW Type 29 prototype?
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Post by: Wendax on July 22, 2012, 01:30:37 PM
No
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Post by: guido66 on July 23, 2012, 12:11:36 PM
From the former DDR?
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Post by: Wendax on July 25, 2012, 11:48:09 AM
No
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Post by: pnegyesi on July 26, 2012, 12:00:49 AM
Was the owner Italian?
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Post by: Wendax on July 26, 2012, 03:15:38 AM
No
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Post by: pnegyesi on September 14, 2012, 02:27:35 AM
German owner?
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Post by: Wendax on September 14, 2012, 02:32:31 AM
Yes
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Post by: pnegyesi on September 14, 2012, 02:38:14 AM
Famous owner?
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Post by: Wendax on September 14, 2012, 02:55:11 AM
He has his own entries in the German and the English wikipedia.
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Post by: pnegyesi on September 14, 2012, 03:00:18 AM
Related to automotive industry?
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Post by: Wendax on September 14, 2012, 03:09:17 AM
Not at all
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Post by: pnegyesi on September 14, 2012, 03:13:11 AM
An artist?
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Post by: Wendax on September 14, 2012, 03:16:34 AM
Yes, but not only an artist
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Post by: pnegyesi on September 14, 2012, 03:22:27 AM
a writer?
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Post by: Wendax on September 14, 2012, 03:30:06 AM
Writing was part of his business. In fact, the puzzle picture comes from one of his books.
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Post by: pnegyesi on September 14, 2012, 03:30:52 AM
a traveller?
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Post by: Wendax on September 14, 2012, 03:35:04 AM
Yes, that's what he was mostly known for.
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Post by: pnegyesi on September 14, 2012, 03:36:59 AM
Peter Bamm?
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Post by: Wendax on September 14, 2012, 03:41:05 AM
Not him

BTW, I read quite a lot of Bamm's books. I liked them a lot.
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Post by: pnegyesi on September 14, 2012, 03:44:19 AM
Is this person still alive?
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Post by: Wendax on September 14, 2012, 03:45:59 AM
No, he died in the 1990s.
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Post by: pnegyesi on September 14, 2012, 04:04:54 AM
Died in the first half of 1990s?
Title: Re: Wendax 616
Post by: Wendax on September 14, 2012, 04:19:25 AM
In 1995
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Post by: pnegyesi on September 14, 2012, 04:34:08 AM
Michael Ende :)?
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Post by: Wendax on September 14, 2012, 04:42:58 AM
No, less known
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Post by: pnegyesi on September 16, 2012, 02:47:15 AM
Hans Helfritz?
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Post by: Wendax on September 16, 2012, 08:08:24 AM
And we have a winner! It is Hans Helfritz and his VW-based camper.
One point for you.
Additional information about the car is welcome.
Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 616 - Hans Helfritz's VW camper
Post by: pnegyesi on September 16, 2012, 08:13:13 AM
(http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NDgwWDY0MA==/$T2eC16ZHJGoE9nuQgjUjBP7B83TQ,g~~60_1.JPG?set_id=8800005007)
Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 616 - Hans Helfritz's VW camper
Post by: Wendax on September 16, 2012, 08:22:30 AM
I knew that. Unfortunately they don't tell where that purchase happened. Graf Luckner had a Mikafa Landyacht, but I'm not sure whether Helfritz's car is a Mikafa, too. The Mikafas I know look very different.
Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 616 - Hans Helfritz's VW camper
Post by: Wendax on September 28, 2012, 07:51:44 AM
Sometimes one can solve one's own puzzles!

It is in fact a Mikafa, their van body for the VW chassis. When they promoted it, VW presented their Transporter, so that the Mikafa-VW remained a one-off.
Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 616 - Hans Helfritz's Mikafa camper on VW chassis
Post by: pnegyesi on September 28, 2012, 08:08:12 AM
Nice and they don't mention the famous owner!
Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 616 - Hans Helfritz's Mikafa camper on VW chassis
Post by: Allemano on September 28, 2012, 01:21:59 PM
Not a beauty, but definetly interisting! :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 616 - Hans Helfritz's Mikafa camper on VW chassis
Post by: grobmotorix on November 17, 2013, 01:06:40 PM
Here´s the complete ad:
Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 616 - Hans Helfritz's Mikafa camper on VW chassis
Post by: Wendax on November 17, 2013, 01:16:51 PM
 :thumbsup: