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Solved: Wendax 944 - A mixture of a Citroen 11 CV and a VW Beetle convertible
« on: July 11, 2013, 02:17:08 AM »
Some rookie fun here. What are we looking at?

For one point, please respond and identify this car.
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Re: Wendax 944
« Reply #1 on: July 18, 2013, 12:56:42 AM »
Rookies don't wanna have fun, so let the experts have it.
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Re: Wendax 944
« Reply #2 on: July 18, 2013, 07:54:09 PM »
It's pretty obvious the car is a Citroën Traction Avant with custom headlamps, but what's under the bonnet a non original engine or is it a petrol tank?
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Re: Wendax 944
« Reply #3 on: July 19, 2013, 01:30:55 AM »
Quote from: ropat53 on July 18, 2013, 07:54:09 PM
It's pretty obvious the car is a Citroën Traction Avant with custom headlamps
Yes

Quote from: ropat53 on July 18, 2013, 07:54:09 PM
but what's under the bonnet a non original engine or is it a petrol tank?
Take your choice and draw the conclusions.
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Re: Wendax 944
« Reply #4 on: July 19, 2013, 02:23:11 PM »
Citroën 11 CV with a rear or central engine, must be a hot rod?
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Re: Wendax 944
« Reply #5 on: July 19, 2013, 02:31:08 PM »
Quote from: ropat53 on July 19, 2013, 02:23:11 PM
Citroën 11 CV with a rear or central engine
Rear engine

Quote from: ropat53 on July 19, 2013, 02:23:11 PM
must be a hot rod?
I wouldn't call it that

Try on!
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Re: Wendax 944
« Reply #6 on: July 22, 2013, 06:33:50 PM »
Was it made in France?
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Re: Wendax 944
« Reply #7 on: July 23, 2013, 02:21:26 AM »
Oui
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Re: Wendax 944
« Reply #8 on: July 25, 2013, 02:19:26 AM »
Come on, folks! This is just a fun puzzle, have a try.
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Re: Wendax 944
« Reply #9 on: July 25, 2013, 10:51:20 AM »
I just can't find it, I've tried all the search combination I could imagine, with no result. Should I search in English or French?
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Re: Wendax 944
« Reply #10 on: July 25, 2013, 01:46:42 PM »
Just let your imagination flow. What comes to mind, if you have a European bitsa car with rear engine?
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Re: Wendax 944
« Reply #11 on: July 25, 2013, 02:52:34 PM »
Quote from: Wendax on July 25, 2013, 01:46:42 PM
Just let your imagination flow. What comes to mind, if you have a European bitsa car with rear engine?
VW engine?
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Re: Wendax 944
« Reply #12 on: July 25, 2013, 03:51:27 PM »
Yes, now put two and two together. What are we looking at?
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Re: Wendax 944
« Reply #13 on: July 27, 2013, 01:24:30 PM »
I don't understand German, but I think it says it's a Citroen 11CV body on a VW floor platform, but I couldn't work out who did it or why  :huh: :sigh:
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Re: Wendax 944
« Reply #14 on: July 27, 2013, 02:43:39 PM »
Not here to steal a point, but I think that D Type found the answer. If I understand correctly the car was made in France in the 60s using the front body part of a Citroen 11 mated to the back part of a VW Beetle with VW mechanical parts. I can also add that it was a cabriolet and it was for sale on e-bay in 2012.
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Re: Wendax 944
« Reply #15 on: July 27, 2013, 04:32:47 PM »
Quote from: D-type on July 27, 2013, 01:24:30 PM
I don't understand German, but I think it says it's a Citroen 11CV body on a VW floor platform, but I couldn't work out who did it or why  :huh: :sigh:
Yes, that's about it and enough for a point in this fun-based puzzle. Hiawatha has added some more information. It was built in France in the 60s, mating a Citroen 11 CV front end to a 1959 VW Beetle platform and rear end. I will add some more pictures on Monday, as I have them on another computer.
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Re: Solved: Wendax 944 - A mixture of a Citroen 11 CV and a VW Beetle convertible
« Reply #16 on: July 29, 2013, 03:40:16 AM »
Here they are:
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Re: Solved: Wendax 944 - A mixture of a Citroen 11 CV and a VW Beetle convertible
« Reply #17 on: July 29, 2013, 05:31:38 AM »
That'll teach them to leave a Traction parked next to a Beetle in the same garage overnight...!
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Re: Solved: Wendax 944 - A mixture of a Citroen 11 CV and a VW Beetle convertible
« Reply #18 on: July 29, 2013, 05:32:51 AM »
A French Love Bug  ;)
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Re: Solved: Wendax 944 - A mixture of a Citroen 11 CV and a VW Beetle convertible
« Reply #19 on: February 22, 2019, 04:21:10 PM »
The car is still up for sale:
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Re: Solved: Wendax 944 - A mixture of a Citroen 11 CV and a VW Beetle convertible
« Reply #20 on: May 17, 2019, 02:39:58 PM »
It would nicely match with this Citroen 11 B - VW hybrid:
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