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Solved: Wendax 1622 - Carrosserie P. Morin
« on: June 13, 2015, 02:02:30 AM »
Quite a fancy bodywork.

For one point, please respond and identify the coachbuilder.
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Re: Wendax 1622
« Reply #1 on: June 20, 2015, 01:42:03 AM »
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Re: Wendax 1622
« Reply #2 on: June 27, 2015, 01:51:43 AM »
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Re: Wendax 1622
« Reply #3 on: June 27, 2015, 01:53:11 AM »
According to this old ad, the coachbuilder is P. Morin of Rennes, France.

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Re: Wendax 1622
« Reply #4 on: June 27, 2015, 02:00:42 AM »
Nothing to add but a point.

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Re: Solved: Wendax 1622 - Carrosserie Morin
« Reply #5 on: June 27, 2015, 02:05:34 AM »
It looks like a Voisin, but I'm not sure about the model.

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Re: Solved: Wendax 1622 - Carrosserie Morin
« Reply #6 on: June 27, 2015, 02:22:42 AM »
The radiator mascot certainly looks like a Voisin, but the wheels don't look right (not the correct number of fasteners).  I would lean toward an early Citroen 10 CV, but I can't explain away that radiator mascot.

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Re: Solved: Wendax 1622 - Carrosserie Morin
« Reply #7 on: June 27, 2015, 02:34:54 AM »
I couldn't find a suitable Voisin model either, so perhaps just a lookalike design.

BTW, the Morin building still exists: