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Solved ropat#27: 1927 Marendaz Special
« on: April 20, 2013, 08:57:49 PM »
What car is this?

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Re: ropat#27
« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2013, 08:26:26 PM »
Up for experts, shouldn't last long here

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Re: ropat#27
« Reply #2 on: April 29, 2013, 11:33:55 PM »
I believe this is a Marendaz Special from about 1927.

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Re: ropat#27
« Reply #3 on: April 29, 2013, 11:44:03 PM »
Yes that's the car.

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Re: Solved ropat#27: 1927 Marendaz Special
« Reply #4 on: January 09, 2015, 08:22:01 PM »
An interesting 1930 Marendaz magazine clipping and an ad:
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Re: Solved ropat#27: 1927 Marendaz Special
« Reply #5 on: January 10, 2015, 03:33:49 AM »
As you can see from the advertisements, Capt. Marendaz was good at making claims for his products that looked well, but may not have mattered much.
Although the last Marendaz Special was built in 1936 for the next 50 years any criticism of it, real or imagined, in a magazine such as Motor Sport would result in a strongly worded letter from Capt. Marendaz, often threatening legal action. 
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Re: Solved ropat#27: 1927 Marendaz Special
« Reply #6 on: January 10, 2015, 03:43:30 AM »
Interesting details... ;)