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[Wendax]

Some pieces of this last puzzle are falling in the right place. The guy in the Porsche 356 is a famous person visiting a Volkswagen shop. I would say that he is better known than Carl Hahn. The St Christopher artwork might give you a hint about the area where this visit took place.

[4popoid]

I still don't know who the person in the car is, but I have learned that St. Christopher is the patron saint of Braunschweig, where Volkswagen has a satellite plant (its first).  So perhaps 16 is a location (lobby?) at the Braunschweig Volkswagen facility, where our unknown person, in the car, once paid a visit.

Although the person is cited as well known, I don't know if he is well known outside of Germany, or, even if he is, in what field.  He might be an actor, businessman, engineer/designer, politician, or sports personality.  Since this is AutoPuzzles, he might be a famous racing car driver (perhaps German?).

Despite the anonymity of the person, the connecting feature of the two pictures, F & 16, would be the Braunschweig Volkswagen facility. 

[Wendax]

Well, I want this to be solved. You came closer again in some respects. The man in question is well known not only in Germany. To help you along I attach another picture. My hint with St Christopher was misleading. I just wanted to emphasize that the place is rather in a Catholic area than in a Protestant one. To obtain the final point, name that man and the city where this took place, as the Volkswagen dealer where the pictures were taken would be very hard to find.

[Tom_I]

I'm still not having any luck with the place, but with the new picture, I'm now even more convinced that the man in the car is Stirling Moss.

[4popoid]

I think Tom_I is correct, that the man in the picture is Sir Stirling Moss.  With that in mind, I think, the location of the picture may be in Austria, not Germany.  I think this picture may have taken in Zeltweg, Austria, the location of Zeltweg Air Base, which was home to several Formula One events from 1964 to 1969.  Therefore, if the picture is from a Volkeswagen dealership, it must be in, or near, Zeltweg, Austria.

A big "Thank You" to Tom_I.

[Wendax]

Stirling Moss is correct, Austria is correct, too. The pictures were taken, because Moss was racing at Zeltweg and made a promotional visit to a VW dealer. Locked for Tom_I and 4popoid to name the city. Whoever is first, gets the last point.

[Tom_I]

I have been trying to identify where Photo 16 is, but I have failed so far.

I'll try Vienna for the city, but it's just a guess.

[Wendax]

Yes, Vienna it is. The photos were taken at Autohaus Liewers.

That brings this puzzle to an end. The results are:

4popoid: 11 points
targhediferro: 3 points
Craig Gillingham: 2 points
Tom_I: 1 point

Thank you, gentlemen. Time for me to think about another group puzzle.

[4popoid]

Good job Tom_I, you deserve the point, as I wouldn't have even been close without your post of Sir Stirling Moss.  I had the date (September 11, 1960), and the name of the dealership, but, by the time I had found that the dealership was located in Vienna, you had already posted.

Good puzzle Gerd.  I'm glad that, as a team, we were able to complete it.