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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2015 => Topic started by: Wendax on March 28, 2015, 02:45:16 AM

Title: Solved: Wendax 1547 - Dux LO
Post by: Wendax on March 28, 2015, 02:45:16 AM

Strange radiator mask.

For one point, please respond and identify this truck.

Title: Re: Wendax 1547
Post by: Wendax on April 03, 2015, 04:13:34 AM

up

Title: Re: Wendax 1547
Post by: Wendax on April 10, 2015, 02:30:41 AM

up again

Title: Re: Wendax 1547
Post by: 4popoid on April 10, 2015, 03:04:30 AM

Schneider circa 1916?

Title: Re: Wendax 1547
Post by: Wendax on April 10, 2015, 03:17:18 AM

No

Title: Re: Wendax 1547
Post by: 4popoid on April 10, 2015, 03:24:29 AM

Crochat?

Title: Re: Wendax 1547
Post by: Wendax on April 10, 2015, 03:26:49 AM

No

Title: Re: Wendax 1547
Post by: 4popoid on April 10, 2015, 03:29:25 AM

De Dion-Bouton?

Title: Re: Wendax 1547
Post by: Wendax on April 10, 2015, 03:31:28 AM

No

Title: Re: Wendax 1547
Post by: Bill Murray on April 10, 2015, 03:33:13 AM

Can this be a German Dux from around 1913-1915?

Bill

Title: Re: Wendax 1547
Post by: 4popoid on April 10, 2015, 03:36:54 AM

Delahaye?

Title: Re: Wendax 1547
Post by: Wendax on April 10, 2015, 03:40:56 AM

Quote from: Bill Murray on April 10, 2015, 03:33:13 AM

Can this be a German Dux from around 1913-1915?

Bill

Yes, it is. I'll have to look up tonight whether I need more information for the point.  ;)
Meanwhile locked for you.

Title: Re: Wendax 1547
Post by: 4popoid on April 10, 2015, 03:49:33 AM

Good grab Bill!  I recognized the French made Goudard and Mennesson cooler, and did not expect to see it on a German truck, given the politics of the time.

Title: Re: Wendax 1547
Post by: Bill Murray on April 10, 2015, 06:06:25 AM

Thanks Spence:
At first I thought it was a NAG, another ID project I worked on with another Forum a few weeks ago but the unique radiator made me look more.

Gerd, the only other information I have is from one photo in a German military vehicle history book and it indicated a model designation LO and that it was used by the Imperial German Army in the 1914-1918 War.

Bill

Title: Re: Wendax 1547
Post by: Wendax on April 10, 2015, 12:58:19 PM

Yes, LO is the bit I was looking for.

One more point for you.

The original picture alongside another contemporary Dux truck:

Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 1547 - Dux LO
Post by: Bill Murray on April 10, 2015, 01:23:00 PM

Thanks Gerd!

Here is a contemporary advertisement for the military variant and I believe your second photo is also an Army vehicle.

I have a bit more information but I have to go out just now.

Bill

Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 1547 - Dux LO
Post by: Bill Murray on April 10, 2015, 04:39:26 PM

OK, a bit more background information.

Apparently, DUX in one form or another was in business from the early 1900's until 1928.

Like a large number of German marques of the time, the Great Depression had a terrible effect on the company.  They went through a series of mergers and alliances with other manufacturers including Presto/Magirus/Vomag, forming DAK which seems to have evolved into NAG which in turn was eventually taken over by Buessing NAG.

During their truck building days, they built 5 different chassis ranging from 1.000 to 5.000 kilo capacity.

Bill

Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 1547 - Dux LO
Post by: Wendax on April 10, 2015, 05:11:06 PM

Thanks, Bill. Dux evolved out of the Polymobil company, building the Oldsmobile Curved Dash under license: http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=26485