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Solved: Wendax 757 - Jowett 7/17, rebodied by Abbott
« on: December 21, 2012, 02:53:10 AM »
Ready for the christmas journey.

For one point, please respond and identify this car.
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Re: Wendax 757
« Reply #1 on: December 28, 2012, 02:17:10 AM »
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Re: Wendax 757
« Reply #2 on: December 28, 2012, 03:21:15 AM »
Nice car. British ?

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Re: Wendax 757
« Reply #3 on: December 28, 2012, 03:30:14 AM »
Twice yes

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Re: Wendax 757
« Reply #4 on: December 28, 2012, 05:33:39 PM »
Some Riley involvement ?

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Re: Wendax 757
« Reply #5 on: December 29, 2012, 01:20:16 AM »
No

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Re: Wendax 757
« Reply #6 on: December 29, 2012, 03:33:40 AM »
Well-known make or more obscure ?

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Re: Wendax 757
« Reply #7 on: December 29, 2012, 04:37:52 AM »
Is the body more recent than the chassis?
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Re: Wendax 757
« Reply #8 on: December 29, 2012, 06:17:02 AM »
Well-known make or more obscure ?
Well known, at least for AutoPuzzlers  ;D

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Re: Wendax 757
« Reply #9 on: December 29, 2012, 06:18:01 AM »
Is the body more recent than the chassis?
I'm not sure, but I think so.

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Re: Wendax 757
« Reply #10 on: December 29, 2012, 12:32:51 PM »
MG ?

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Re: Wendax 757
« Reply #11 on: December 29, 2012, 01:09:11 PM »
No

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Re: Wendax 757
« Reply #12 on: December 29, 2012, 06:23:40 PM »
Singer?
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Re: Wendax 757
« Reply #13 on: December 30, 2012, 01:28:50 AM »
No

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Re: Wendax 757
« Reply #14 on: January 06, 2013, 03:43:54 AM »
up again

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Re: Wendax 757
« Reply #15 on: January 06, 2013, 09:11:23 AM »
Railton?

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Re: Wendax 757
« Reply #16 on: January 06, 2013, 09:21:37 AM »
No

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Re: Wendax 757
« Reply #17 on: January 06, 2013, 10:11:24 AM »
I'm trying to picture that radiator shell with different badges on it. Alvis?
I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia

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Re: Wendax 757
« Reply #18 on: January 06, 2013, 10:18:09 AM »
Not Alvis

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Re: Wendax 757
« Reply #19 on: January 06, 2013, 01:28:30 PM »
Sheffield-Simplex - or is that too obscure?

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Re: Wendax 757
« Reply #20 on: January 06, 2013, 01:42:57 PM »
Better known than Sheffield-Simplex, less known than MG

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Re: Wendax 757
« Reply #21 on: January 06, 2013, 01:51:10 PM »
Perhaps simply a Sunbeam then?

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Re: Wendax 757
« Reply #22 on: January 06, 2013, 02:14:50 PM »
No

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Re: Wendax 757
« Reply #23 on: January 06, 2013, 06:09:11 PM »
BSA ?

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Re: Wendax 757
« Reply #24 on: January 07, 2013, 02:27:33 AM »
No