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Solved: Wendax 1177 - Citroen 8 Rosalie coach by Manessius
« on: February 28, 2014, 02:18:41 AM »
A classic colour scheme.

For one point, please respond and identify this car as well as its coachbuilder.

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Re: Wendax 1177
« Reply #1 on: March 07, 2014, 04:05:11 AM »
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Re: Wendax 1177
« Reply #2 on: March 07, 2014, 06:22:56 AM »
I believe this is a Citröen Rosalie of perhaps the year 1932/3 with coach work by Manessius.

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Re: Wendax 1177
« Reply #3 on: March 07, 2014, 06:34:34 AM »
Tha car is from 1934, but the rest is correct. Well done!

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Re: Solved: Wendax 1177 - Citroen 8 Rosalie coach by Manessius
« Reply #4 on: March 07, 2014, 06:56:25 AM »
Thank You Kind Sir!

I found that Manessius, a coach builder I was not earlier familiar with, built a wide range of car bodies over quite a span of years.
Apparently, they were a "House" builder for Citröen for a period of time in the early/mid 1930's and built a small series of the type of car shown in your puzzle.  I found a couple of other examples earlier in the week that were similar but not exactly the same car and then about 5 minutes ago I found your car which is still existing.  Very pretty vehicles all of them.

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