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A day at the races.

For one point, please respond and identify the base car and the driver.
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Re: Wendax 1389
« Reply #1 on: October 27, 2014, 07:53:16 AM »
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Re: Wendax 1389
« Reply #2 on: November 03, 2014, 02:24:51 AM »
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Re: Wendax 1389
« Reply #3 on: November 03, 2014, 06:19:38 AM »
French ?
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Re: Wendax 1389
« Reply #4 on: November 03, 2014, 06:30:44 AM »
No

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Re: Wendax 1389
« Reply #5 on: November 03, 2014, 06:39:00 AM »
German ?
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Re: Wendax 1389
« Reply #6 on: November 03, 2014, 07:05:44 AM »
The base car is German.

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Re: Wendax 1389
« Reply #7 on: November 03, 2014, 07:14:30 AM »
Pluto ?
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Re: Wendax 1389
« Reply #8 on: November 03, 2014, 07:37:03 AM »
No

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Re: Wendax 1389
« Reply #9 on: November 03, 2014, 08:21:04 AM »
Italian race?
https://rareandunique.media - Rare&Unique Vehicles magazine
http://magyarjarmu.hu - detailed Hungarian motoring history (Hungarian language)
http://automuseums.info - motoring museums' guide

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Re: Wendax 1389
« Reply #10 on: November 03, 2014, 08:32:55 AM »
No

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Re: Wendax 1389
« Reply #11 on: November 03, 2014, 08:56:50 AM »
Wanderer Puppchen based, racing in USA?

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Re: Wendax 1389
« Reply #12 on: November 03, 2014, 09:13:20 AM »
Yes, I think that the car is based on a Wanderer Puppchen. That was the easy part.
No US involvement.

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Re: Wendax 1389
« Reply #13 on: November 03, 2014, 09:31:06 AM »
Yes, I think that the car is based on a Wanderer Puppchen. That was the easy part.
No US involvement.

I hadn't even noticed it was a "tandem"! By pure coincidence, I'm having my eyes tested tomorrow at 9am - not before time!
I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia

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Re: Wendax 1389
« Reply #14 on: November 03, 2014, 09:33:49 AM »
The original lettering on the car gave a second clue:

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Re: Wendax 1389
« Reply #15 on: November 03, 2014, 01:17:41 PM »
Germany?

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Re: Wendax 1389
« Reply #16 on: November 03, 2014, 01:43:49 PM »
Just a long shot, is the driver Franz Felix and the lady looking in adoration Tilly Feiner?

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Re: Wendax 1389
« Reply #17 on: November 03, 2014, 02:26:27 PM »
Your query regarding actor and actress jolted me into a new line of thinking, ropat.  The racing car occupants in the photograph have the exaggerated gestures seen in silent films.  Is this photograph a still from an old silent film, and the driver's name we are seeking that of an actor?     

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Re: Wendax 1389
« Reply #18 on: November 03, 2014, 04:14:24 PM »
Germany?
No

Just a long shot, is the driver Franz Felix and the lady looking in adoration Tilly Feiner?
No

Your query regarding actor and actress jolted me into a new line of thinking, ropat.  The racing car occupants in the photograph have the exaggerated gestures seen in silent films.  Is this photograph a still from an old silent film, and the driver's name we are seeking that of an actor?     
Yes!

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Re: Wendax 1389
« Reply #19 on: November 03, 2014, 04:23:19 PM »
Scandinavian?

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Re: Wendax 1389
« Reply #20 on: November 03, 2014, 04:26:34 PM »
Yes

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Re: Wendax 1389
« Reply #21 on: November 03, 2014, 04:34:56 PM »
Danish?

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Re: Wendax 1389
« Reply #22 on: November 03, 2014, 04:38:32 PM »
 Foundf it: Valdemar Psilander in Favoriten (1917-the year of his death).

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Re: Wendax 1389
« Reply #23 on: November 03, 2014, 04:48:15 PM »
Foundf it: Valdemar Psilander in Favoriten (1917-the year of his death).
Yes, well found! The German title was "Der tote Automobilist" (The dead automobilist).