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SOLVED - What car #32 - 1958 Müller VW
« on: November 09, 2007, 08:43:23 AM »
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Re: What car #32
« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2007, 02:49:32 PM »
Hi, that is a Volkswagen-based (!) one-off built by Helmut Müller in 1958.

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Re: What car #32
« Reply #2 on: November 15, 2007, 04:56:30 PM »
Why the exclamation point? Doesn't this look like any other ordinary Volkswagen? :D

Anyway, you're absolutely right.
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Re: SOLVED - What car #32 - 1958 Müller VW
« Reply #3 on: January 24, 2012, 04:42:48 PM »
Design by Werner Ring, built by Ing. Helmut Müller, both from Speyer, Germany.
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Re: SOLVED - What car #32 - 1958 Müller VW
« Reply #4 on: January 24, 2012, 05:08:22 PM »
Wow!

I'm somewhat amazed by how many guys built cars that followed this same general visual format.
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grob VW Special #04 out of 10 / 2012.08.18
« Reply #5 on: August 18, 2012, 04:37:57 PM »
Who knows this car?

I have two names and a year.

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Re: grob VW Special #04 out of 10 / 2012.08.18
« Reply #6 on: August 18, 2012, 06:23:31 PM »
And another repost.

I´ve filed it as 1959 Antes & Hofmann Eigenbau. Why? Look at the pic below... :(

http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=3019.0

So may some administrator please merge them?
« Last Edit: August 19, 2012, 04:32:54 AM by grobmotorix »

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Re: grob VW Special #04 out of 10 / 2012.08.18
« Reply #7 on: August 19, 2012, 04:12:33 AM »
Which one do you want to merge it with?  :scratch:
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Re: grob VW Special #04 out of 10 / 2012.08.18
« Reply #8 on: August 19, 2012, 04:33:30 AM »
Sorry, I´ve mixed them up...
It´s been this one:
http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=3019.0

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Re: SOLVED - What car #32 - 1958 Müller VW
« Reply #9 on: August 19, 2012, 04:36:33 AM »
Merged
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Re: SOLVED - What car #32 - 1958 Müller VW
« Reply #10 on: August 19, 2012, 03:09:21 PM »
Antes & Hoffmann is a still existing car dealer.

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Re: SOLVED - What car #32 - 1958 Müller VW
« Reply #11 on: August 19, 2012, 03:49:30 PM »
Well, that´s a very good explanation for this error... :P

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Re: SOLVED - What car #32 - 1958 Müller VW
« Reply #12 on: January 11, 2018, 11:07:23 AM »
Auto Motor und Sport, 1958
https://rareandunique.media - Rare&Unique Vehicles magazine
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Re: SOLVED - What car #32 - 1958 Müller VW
« Reply #13 on: January 11, 2018, 12:57:01 PM »
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