Author Topic: Solved: Wendax 1534 - Volkswagen Standard ambulance by Miesen  (Read 993 times)

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Base car is obvious.

For one point, please respond and identify this car, its builder and its purpose.

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Re: Wendax 1534
« Reply #1 on: March 22, 2015, 05:04:29 AM »
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Re: Wendax 1534
« Reply #2 on: March 22, 2015, 06:51:11 PM »
'60s VW Beetle?
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Re: Wendax 1534
« Reply #3 on: March 23, 2015, 03:28:38 AM »
Obviously a VW Beetle, but not  from the 1960s.

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Re: Wendax 1534
« Reply #4 on: March 30, 2015, 02:57:57 AM »
I never thought that it would reach pro level...

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Re: Wendax 1534
« Reply #5 on: March 30, 2015, 03:27:32 AM »
The VW Beetle is pre-1953 due to its split rear window.  The person looks as if he is some sort of professional driver, as in taxi driver, etc.  There is snow on the ground, which may only indicate the season, but it suggests to me that this may be a winter sports area.  Therefore, I conclude that the structure on top of the vehicle may be used for transporting lengthy sports equipment (skis, toboggans, sleds, etc.) of transported riders.

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Re: Wendax 1534
« Reply #6 on: March 30, 2015, 03:37:32 AM »
Wrong except for the time span and the professional driver

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Re: Wendax 1534
« Reply #7 on: March 30, 2015, 03:48:35 AM »
Well it looks rather downscale, but the platform looks about the right size.  Could this be a economy hearse, with the roof structure used to support a casket?

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Re: Wendax 1534
« Reply #8 on: March 30, 2015, 04:08:13 AM »
vw krankenwagen conversion by miesen , trofeu made a 1/43 scale model of it many years ago

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Re: Wendax 1534
« Reply #9 on: March 30, 2015, 04:17:25 AM »
Shamrock is right. It is an ambulance conversion, done by Miesen in 1949.

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Re: Solved: Wendax 1534 - Volkswagen Standard ambulance by Miesen
« Reply #10 on: March 30, 2015, 01:17:04 PM »
The original picture:

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Re: Solved: Wendax 1534 - Volkswagen Standard ambulance by Miesen
« Reply #11 on: January 21, 2020, 12:10:37 AM »
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