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Solved: Wendax 1158 - Somua fire engine
« on: February 09, 2014, 03:33:48 AM »
The chassis seems to be too big for the body.

For one point, please respond and identify the maker of this vehicle and the year it was built.

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Re: Wendax 1158
« Reply #1 on: February 16, 2014, 03:28:09 AM »
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Re: Wendax 1158
« Reply #2 on: February 16, 2014, 05:47:21 AM »
Dennis of Guildford made a lot of fire appliances.  Did they make this one in 1910?
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Re: Wendax 1158
« Reply #3 on: February 16, 2014, 05:48:25 AM »
Not Dennis, and later.

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Re: Wendax 1158
« Reply #4 on: February 19, 2014, 01:33:54 PM »
Is it from Europe?

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Re: Wendax 1158
« Reply #5 on: February 19, 2014, 01:38:46 PM »
Yes

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Re: Wendax 1158
« Reply #6 on: February 26, 2014, 02:23:48 AM »
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Re: Wendax 1158
« Reply #7 on: February 26, 2014, 02:51:48 AM »
German marque?

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Re: Wendax 1158
« Reply #8 on: February 26, 2014, 03:03:40 AM »
No

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Re: Wendax 1158
« Reply #9 on: February 26, 2014, 03:11:21 AM »
European marque?

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Re: Wendax 1158
« Reply #10 on: February 26, 2014, 03:15:06 AM »
Yes

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Re: Wendax 1158
« Reply #11 on: February 26, 2014, 03:18:50 AM »
1924-1926 time frame?
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Re: Wendax 1158
« Reply #12 on: February 26, 2014, 03:51:31 AM »
British marque?

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Re: Wendax 1158
« Reply #13 on: February 26, 2014, 04:06:56 AM »
Not British, I'll look up the year tonight

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Re: Wendax 1158
« Reply #14 on: February 26, 2014, 01:31:34 PM »
French marque?

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Re: Wendax 1158
« Reply #15 on: February 26, 2014, 01:38:13 PM »
Yes, French and from the time frame guessed before

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Re: Wendax 1158
« Reply #16 on: February 26, 2014, 01:56:19 PM »
Somua
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Re: Wendax 1158
« Reply #17 on: February 26, 2014, 04:08:11 PM »
I shouldn't use that source anymore.

One more point for you.

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Re: Solved: Wendax 1158 - Somua fire engine
« Reply #18 on: February 26, 2014, 11:44:10 PM »
You can use it, but unfortunately it is a bit too obvious for me :)
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