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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2013 => Topic started by: Wendax on January 04, 2013, 03:58:33 AM

Title: Solved: Wendax 771 - 1930 Essex Cabriolet by Kathe
Post by: Wendax on January 04, 2013, 03:58:33 AM

A clean design.

For one point, please respond and identify car and coachbuilder.

Title: Re: Wendax 771
Post by: Wendax on January 11, 2013, 02:25:29 AM

up

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Post by: 4popoid on January 11, 2013, 06:45:55 PM

German marque?

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Post by: Wendax on January 12, 2013, 01:21:07 AM

No

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Post by: 4popoid on January 12, 2013, 01:56:32 AM

US marque?

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Post by: Wendax on January 12, 2013, 01:58:09 AM

Yes

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Post by: RayTheRat on January 12, 2013, 10:47:20 PM

European coachwork?

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Post by: Wendax on January 13, 2013, 03:04:59 AM

Yes

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Post by: targhediferro on January 13, 2013, 03:28:57 AM

Chevrolet?

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Post by: Wendax on January 13, 2013, 03:41:30 AM

No

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Post by: targhediferro on January 13, 2013, 05:38:17 AM

Plymouth, 1928

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Post by: 4popoid on January 13, 2013, 06:03:02 AM

1928 Oldsmobile?

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Post by: Wendax on January 13, 2013, 06:08:35 AM

Not a 1928 model, and neither Plymouth nor Oldsmobile

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Post by: 4popoid on January 13, 2013, 06:14:45 AM

1926 Cadillac?

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Post by: Wendax on January 13, 2013, 06:17:22 AM

No and no

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Post by: Craig Gillingham on January 13, 2013, 06:26:12 AM

Was it made by General Motors?

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Post by: targhediferro on January 13, 2013, 06:27:39 AM

so, Chrysler 1929?

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Post by: Wendax on January 13, 2013, 06:29:28 AM

Not a 1929 model, not a GM or Chrysler product

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Post by: 4popoid on January 13, 2013, 06:30:02 AM

1927 Buick by Hibbard & Darrin?

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Post by: Wendax on January 13, 2013, 06:30:34 AM

Triple no

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Post by: targhediferro on January 13, 2013, 07:42:11 AM

Essex?

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Post by: Wendax on January 13, 2013, 07:54:31 AM

Yes, and the coachbuilder?

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Post by: targhediferro on January 13, 2013, 08:41:51 AM

1930, Drauz?

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Post by: Wendax on January 13, 2013, 09:09:11 AM

Yes, it is a 1930 Essex, but the body wasn't made by Drauz.

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Post by: targhediferro on January 13, 2013, 10:40:34 AM

Kellner?...if not, is anyway German?

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Post by: Wendax on January 13, 2013, 10:42:21 AM

Not Kellner, but German

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Post by: targhediferro on January 13, 2013, 11:55:02 AM

Karmann?

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Post by: Wendax on January 13, 2013, 12:02:54 PM

No

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Post by: targhediferro on January 13, 2013, 12:20:29 PM

Neuss?

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Post by: 4popoid on January 13, 2013, 12:36:18 PM

1930 Essex by Ambi-Budd?

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Post by: Wendax on January 13, 2013, 12:40:49 PM

Neither Neuss nor Ambi-Budd

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Post by: targhediferro on January 13, 2013, 02:36:36 PM

Wendler?

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Post by: Wendax on January 13, 2013, 03:52:53 PM

No

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Post by: targhediferro on January 13, 2013, 04:30:09 PM

Weinberger...anyway, known or obscure name?

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Post by: Wendax on January 13, 2013, 04:34:57 PM

Not Weinberger. The coachbuilder in question is none of the very well known, but neither obscure, just a second row coachbuilder I would say. We had a car by this coachbuilder on AutoPuzzles before.

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Post by: 4popoid on January 13, 2013, 04:38:08 PM

1930 Essex by Buhne?

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Post by: targhediferro on January 13, 2013, 04:50:07 PM

Hornig?

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Post by: Wendax on January 13, 2013, 04:51:46 PM

Neither Hornig nor Buhne, but you are looking in the right part of Germany.

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Post by: 4popoid on January 13, 2013, 05:05:30 PM

1930 Essex by Szabo & Wechselmann?

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Post by: targhediferro on January 13, 2013, 05:40:32 PM

Drogmuller?

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Post by: Wendax on January 14, 2013, 02:13:53 AM

Neither Szabo & Wechselmann nor Drögmöller

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Post by: targhediferro on January 14, 2013, 03:11:32 AM

Jacobi

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Post by: Wendax on January 14, 2013, 03:32:36 AM

No

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Post by: targhediferro on January 14, 2013, 04:24:17 AM

Autenrieth?

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Post by: Wendax on January 14, 2013, 04:26:38 AM

No

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Post by: targhediferro on January 14, 2013, 04:49:55 AM

Frederich?

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Post by: Wendax on January 14, 2013, 04:52:37 AM

No

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Post by: targhediferro on January 14, 2013, 02:20:45 PM

Auer?

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Post by: Wendax on January 14, 2013, 02:23:55 PM

No

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Post by: 4popoid on January 14, 2013, 04:16:42 PM

Could this be my second point with Kathe?

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Post by: Wendax on January 14, 2013, 04:24:41 PM

Quote from: 4popoid on January 14, 2013, 04:16:42 PM

Could this be my second point with Kathe?

For sure! It is a Kathe-bodied 1930 Essex. The "Hudson Essex Motors Company m.b.H." assembled Essex cars in Berlin-Spandau from 1927 to 1933.

No more Kathe bodies from me for a while.  :D

Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 771 - 1930 Essex Cabriolet by Kathe
Post by: Bill Murray on January 14, 2013, 06:06:35 PM

A favour if I may ask one.

My main research interest is American cars exported/manufactured/assembled in countries outside the US.

I have never heard of or read of "Hudson-Essex Motors GMBH" nor the coachbuilder Kathe and I find nothing on Google, either the US or German sites.

Is it possible, so I may further expand my reference library, to either link something about this company/ies  or PM me with further information??

And, my congratulations to 4popoid for his tenacity.  I also spent almost three hours on this puzzle and came up with nothing.
Bill

Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 771 - 1930 Essex Cabriolet by Kathe
Post by: Wendax on January 15, 2013, 02:06:46 AM

Bill, I will gather some information tonight and PM you.

Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 771 - 1930 Essex Cabriolet by Kathe
Post by: Bill Murray on January 15, 2013, 07:28:10 AM

Thanks for any assistance, Wendax.

In the meantime, I did find information on the coachbuilder Kathe but no connection to any American automobiles, all German.
So, now I just lack the Hudson-Essex story.

Bill