Author Topic: Solved: Wendax 781 - Dodge WC bus by Speckbacher (Read 1077 times)

Wendax · « **on:** January 14, 2013, 02:34:45 AM »

Base car is easy, but here we have another obscure coachbuilder again.

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

Wendax · « **Reply #1 on:** January 21, 2013, 02:37:43 AM »

targhediferro · « **Reply #2 on:** January 21, 2013, 04:06:12 AM »

The base looks like Dodge WC, and the body is very similar to Fiat 618 little bus or so, and I guess Viberti.

Wendax · « **Reply #3 on:** January 21, 2013, 04:08:41 AM »

You are right about the base car, but the coachbuilder is much more obscure than Viberti.

targhediferro · « **Reply #4 on:** January 21, 2013, 12:10:29 PM »

I suppose this is a one-off realised after the WWII, using a Dodge left in Italy by USarmy.

Wendax · « **Reply #5 on:** January 21, 2013, 12:34:00 PM »

Quote from: targhediferro on January 21, 2013, 12:10:29 PM

I suppose this is a one-off realised after the WWII, using a Dodge left ~~in Italy~~ by USarmy.

Bill Murray · « **Reply #6 on:** January 21, 2013, 12:36:10 PM »

I am probably completely wrong, but I have seen this photo or one very similar to it years ago and did not save it.

As I remember, it was bodied either by a Swiss or an Austrian company.

Even with that memory, two hours of looking have returned nothing but maybe that might help someone else if I am looking in the correct geographical area.

Wendax · « **Reply #7 on:** January 21, 2013, 12:48:38 PM »

You are in the right geographical area for sure.

Wendax · « **Reply #8 on:** January 28, 2013, 03:11:49 AM »

up again

woodinsight · « **Reply #9 on:** January 28, 2013, 03:22:43 AM »

Just to narrow it down, is it Swiss rather than Austrian?

Wendax · « **Reply #10 on:** January 28, 2013, 03:27:54 AM »

Not Swiss

woodinsight · « **Reply #11 on:** January 28, 2013, 04:23:55 AM »

Johann Zeller, St. Polten, Austria?

Wendax · « **Reply #12 on:** January 28, 2013, 04:25:45 AM »

Quote from: woodinsight on January 28, 2013, 04:23:55 AM

Johann Zeller, St. Polten, Austria?

We had a similar car by Zeller before: http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=21222.0
But this time it's not by him.

pnegyesi · « **Reply #13 on:** February 03, 2013, 03:21:53 AM »

was the coachbuilder situated in Wien?

Wendax · « **Reply #14 on:** February 03, 2013, 03:24:51 AM »

pnegyesi · « **Reply #15 on:** February 03, 2013, 03:25:25 AM »

was it situated in a big city?

Wendax · « **Reply #16 on:** February 03, 2013, 03:33:10 AM »

No, about 20 km away from a big city (on an Austrian scale).

pnegyesi · « **Reply #17 on:** February 03, 2013, 03:51:19 AM »

was it only active in the 1940s and 1950s?

Wendax · « **Reply #18 on:** February 03, 2013, 03:58:11 AM »

It was founded in the 1920s and is still active as a body repair company.

pnegyesi · « **Reply #19 on:** February 03, 2013, 04:52:34 AM »

near Graz?

Wendax · « **Reply #20 on:** February 03, 2013, 05:06:34 AM »

woodinsight · « **Reply #21 on:** February 03, 2013, 05:22:40 AM »

Did they also build car coachwork?

Wendax · « **Reply #22 on:** February 03, 2013, 05:30:04 AM »

As far as I can tell, their business was truck coachbuilding and body repair.

Bill Murray · « **Reply #23 on:** February 03, 2013, 12:28:31 PM »

Just for fun and a bit of levity, and to show I am really trying on this one, I came up with these treasures. Not our bus but funny anyway.
Edit: Well, still too big but I resized the Hawaii car.
Bill

Wendax · « **Reply #24 on:** February 03, 2013, 12:30:11 PM »

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Author Topic: Solved: Wendax 781 - Dodge WC bus by Speckbacher (Read 1077 times)