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Solved - MJW #1095 - Minerva M-4 Cabriolet Graber 1934
« on: January 19, 2013, 05:08:48 AM »
Make, model, year and coachbuilder to be identified for the point

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Re: MJW #1095
« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2013, 06:29:32 AM »
Time for another Experts' top-up.....

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Re: MJW #1095
« Reply #2 on: January 23, 2013, 08:30:28 AM »
German 6 cilinder?

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Re: MJW #1095
« Reply #3 on: January 23, 2013, 09:32:45 AM »

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Re: MJW #1095
« Reply #4 on: January 23, 2013, 11:15:11 AM »
Lanchester 10hp?
I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia

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Re: MJW #1095
« Reply #5 on: January 23, 2013, 11:36:09 AM »
Lanchester 10hp?
Not a Lanchester....

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Re: MJW #1095
« Reply #6 on: January 23, 2013, 11:39:45 AM »
Mathis of about 1933?

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Re: MJW #1095
« Reply #7 on: January 23, 2013, 11:45:24 AM »
Mathis of about 1933?
Not a Mathis and you are a year out with the date....

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Re: MJW #1095
« Reply #8 on: January 23, 2013, 11:58:09 AM »
Italian with german coachbuilder?

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Re: MJW #1095
« Reply #9 on: January 23, 2013, 11:59:41 AM »
Italian with german coachbuilder?
No - not an Italian chassis and the coachbuilder is not German.

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Re: MJW #1095
« Reply #10 on: January 23, 2013, 04:37:49 PM »
1934 French chassis with Swiss body?

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Re: MJW #1095
« Reply #11 on: January 24, 2013, 12:22:11 AM »
1934 French chassis with Swiss body?
1934 and Swiss body are correct but the chassis is not French

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Re: MJW #1095
« Reply #12 on: January 24, 2013, 01:26:08 AM »
1934 US chassis with body by Tuscher?

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Re: MJW #1095
« Reply #13 on: January 24, 2013, 02:59:06 AM »
1934 US chassis with body by Tuscher?
Not a chassis from the USA and the body is not by Tuscher (it's not an obscure make if that helps)

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Re: MJW #1095
« Reply #14 on: January 24, 2013, 04:27:35 AM »
1934 British chassis with body by Worblaufen?

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Re: MJW #1095
« Reply #15 on: January 24, 2013, 05:01:31 AM »
1934 British chassis with body by Worblaufen?
Not by Worblaufen....

If I can just sum up the chassis manufacturer nationality so far -

German
Italian
French
American (USA)
British

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Re: MJW #1095
« Reply #16 on: January 24, 2013, 07:04:52 AM »
Austrian base?
I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia

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Re: MJW #1095
« Reply #17 on: January 24, 2013, 07:18:49 AM »
The car has some good ID points and I have settled on a 1934 Minerva M-4.

I am lost beyond that point and two hours of searching did not yield a coachbuilder.
If the chassis is correct, let the rest of the family play with the puzzle and I will keep looking as well.
Bill
Cheers
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Re: MJW #1095
« Reply #18 on: January 24, 2013, 10:13:09 AM »

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Re: MJW #1095
« Reply #19 on: January 24, 2013, 10:16:31 AM »
The car has some good ID points and I have settled on a 1934 Minerva M-4.

I am lost beyond that point and two hours of searching did not yield a coachbuilder.
If the chassis is correct, let the rest of the family play with the puzzle and I will keep looking as well.
Bill
Yes Bill, that's the car - a 1939 Minerva M-4 Cabriolet....
I'll LOCK it for you just until your next answer (within 24 hrs) to give you a chance to name the coachbuilder.

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Re: MJW #1095
« Reply #20 on: January 24, 2013, 11:09:55 AM »
Hi Malcolm:

I am at a dead end, please unlock.
BTW, I am pretty certain the year is 1934, the last year real Minervas were made.

Imperia purchased the company around 1935/36 and I believe either assembled some cars from parts or rebadged their own cars as Minervas for export.
Bill
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Re: MJW #1095
« Reply #21 on: January 24, 2013, 12:23:11 PM »
Hi Malcolm:

I am at a dead end, please unlock.
BTW, I am pretty certain the year is 1934, the last year real Minervas were made.

Imperia purchased the company around 1935/36 and I believe either assembled some cars from parts or rebadged their own cars as Minervas for export.
Bill
Hi Bill, that was my typo - it should have read 1934!  :-[

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Re: MJW #1095
« Reply #22 on: January 24, 2013, 12:35:03 PM »
Hi guys,

I have three possibilities.  First let's try: 1934 Minerva M-4 by Gygax.

Spence 

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Re: MJW #1095
« Reply #23 on: January 24, 2013, 12:51:41 PM »
Hi guys,

I have three possibilities.  First let's try: 1934 Minerva M-4 by Gygax.

Spence 
Not Gygax........

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Re: MJW #1095
« Reply #24 on: January 24, 2013, 01:00:32 PM »
1934 Minerva M-4 by Gangloff?