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Solved: Wendax 1156 - Peugeot 174 S (1926 Le Mans car)
« on: February 07, 2014, 01:37:12 AM »
What might this be good for?

For one point, please respond and identify this car.
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Re: Wendax 1156
« Reply #1 on: February 14, 2014, 02:21:07 AM »
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Re: Wendax 1156
« Reply #2 on: February 14, 2014, 09:32:38 AM »
Is it a headlight in the folded-out-of-the-way position, to help a bit with streamlining?
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Re: Wendax 1156
« Reply #3 on: February 14, 2014, 09:51:24 AM »
Yes, follow that trail.
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Re: Wendax 1156
« Reply #4 on: February 14, 2014, 10:34:27 AM »
Sorry, can't find anything about this.
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Re: Wendax 1156
« Reply #5 on: February 14, 2014, 12:05:40 PM »
Is it a car known to be the first one featuring hidden/pop up headlights?
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Re: Wendax 1156
« Reply #6 on: February 14, 2014, 12:08:32 PM »
I really don't know, but I guess not.
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Re: Wendax 1156
« Reply #7 on: February 21, 2014, 02:43:03 AM »
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Re: Wendax 1156
« Reply #8 on: February 21, 2014, 02:54:14 AM »
Great, I was right about the year. From 1926 Peugeot side lights
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Re: Wendax 1156
« Reply #9 on: February 21, 2014, 11:58:01 AM »
Yes, it is the 1926 Peugeot for the Le Mans race. Its headlights could be moved into the engine bay in order to avoid damage at daytime, and to improve the aerodynamics a little bit.
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Re: Solved: Wendax 1156 - Peugeot 1926 Le Mans car
« Reply #10 on: February 21, 2014, 12:38:39 PM »
This would appear to be one of the Peugeot 174S Le Mans cars (probably Boillot/Rigal as Wagner/d'Auvergne carried comp no. 3) and there is a sliding panel in the bonnet side which covers the lamp. In 1926 the surface of some of the roads was still a bit loose and another car retired "with a stone through crankcase" so protecting headlamps was well needed!


Edited to correct Type No.
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Re: Solved: Wendax 1156 - Peugeot 1926 Le Mans car
« Reply #11 on: February 21, 2014, 12:53:32 PM »
Thanks, Allan, that is exactly the same car. One can see the sliding panel pushed back in the magazine article.
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Re: Solved: Wendax 1156 - Peugeot 174 S (1926 Le Mans car)
« Reply #12 on: February 21, 2014, 02:27:41 PM »
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Re: Solved: Wendax 1156 - Peugeot 174 S (1926 Le Mans car)
« Reply #13 on: February 21, 2014, 02:41:54 PM »
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