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Solved: Wendax 849 - Hurst 250 prototype
« on: March 25, 2013, 03:22:36 AM »
Form follows function.

For one point, please respond and identify this car.

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Re: Wendax 849
« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2013, 02:41:29 AM »
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Re: Wendax 849
« Reply #2 on: April 01, 2013, 03:02:37 AM »
German?

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Re: Wendax 849
« Reply #3 on: April 01, 2013, 03:17:34 AM »
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Re: Wendax 849
« Reply #4 on: April 01, 2013, 04:09:31 AM »
It looks quite rough, is it a one-off or a prototype?

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Re: Wendax 849
« Reply #5 on: April 01, 2013, 06:13:45 AM »
Hanomag

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Re: Wendax 849
« Reply #6 on: April 01, 2013, 02:54:05 PM »
Not Hanomag

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Re: Wendax 849
« Reply #7 on: April 01, 2013, 03:28:59 PM »
I've searched in cyclecar world, thinking this car was from '30; some details, like the horn and the central light bring me some doubt. Is it an afterwar car?

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Re: Wendax 849
« Reply #8 on: April 01, 2013, 03:39:23 PM »
It looks quite rough, is it a one-off or a prototype?
According to my source it is not a one-off, but you can consider it as a prototype or pre-series of a more car-like looking vehicle.

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Re: Wendax 849
« Reply #9 on: April 01, 2013, 03:39:55 PM »
I've searched in cyclecar world, thinking this car was from '30; some details, like the horn and the central light bring me some doubt. Is it an afterwar car?
It is post-1945.

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Re: Wendax 849
« Reply #10 on: April 01, 2013, 04:08:05 PM »
I found some resemblance with the Hurst 250, 1949. Is perhaps a prototype or anyway connected with that car?

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Re: Wendax 849
« Reply #11 on: April 02, 2013, 02:30:28 AM »
I found some resemblance with the Hurst 250, 1949. Is perhaps a prototype or anyway connected with that car?
Yes, well found. This is the first version of the Hurst 250. According to Mr. Rosellen (so please handle this information with care) three Hurst 250 of this early version were built. At least there were some Hurst 250 with a design somewhere between this prototype and the edgy production version (http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=4401.0), as can be seen in the following pictures: