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Solved: Wendax 1737 - Magirus 3C-V110, the first Magirus truck
« on: October 21, 2015, 02:28:23 AM »
Quite a celebration.

For one point, please respond and identify this chassis.

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Re: Wendax 1737
« Reply #1 on: October 28, 2015, 03:23:55 AM »
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Re: Wendax 1737
« Reply #2 on: November 04, 2015, 02:13:56 AM »
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Re: Wendax 1737
« Reply #3 on: November 04, 2015, 02:17:18 AM »
German marque?

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Re: Wendax 1737
« Reply #4 on: November 04, 2015, 02:23:24 AM »
Yes

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Re: Wendax 1737
« Reply #5 on: November 04, 2015, 02:53:06 AM »
SAG?
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Re: Wendax 1737
« Reply #6 on: November 04, 2015, 02:55:58 AM »
Manufactured in territory that would later become part of the BRD?

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Re: Wendax 1737
« Reply #7 on: November 04, 2015, 03:02:44 AM »
SAG?
No

Manufactured in territory that would later become part of the BRD?
Yes

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Re: Wendax 1737
« Reply #8 on: November 04, 2015, 03:18:12 AM »
Manufactured in North Rhine-Westphalia?

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Re: Wendax 1737
« Reply #9 on: November 04, 2015, 03:24:35 AM »
No

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Re: Wendax 1737
« Reply #10 on: November 04, 2015, 03:52:08 AM »
Manufactured in Lower Saxony (including the free city of Bremen)?

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Re: Wendax 1737
« Reply #11 on: November 04, 2015, 03:59:02 AM »
was this company known for its truck production?
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Re: Wendax 1737
« Reply #12 on: November 04, 2015, 04:00:11 AM »
Manufactured in Lower Saxony (including the free city of Bremen)?
No

was this company known for its truck production?
Yes

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Re: Wendax 1737
« Reply #13 on: November 04, 2015, 04:03:56 AM »
Manufactured in Bavaria?

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Re: Wendax 1737
« Reply #14 on: November 04, 2015, 05:05:39 AM »
No

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Re: Wendax 1737
« Reply #15 on: November 04, 2015, 11:57:09 AM »
Manufactured in Baden-Württemberg?

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Re: Wendax 1737
« Reply #16 on: November 04, 2015, 11:57:37 AM »
Yes

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Re: Wendax 1737
« Reply #17 on: November 04, 2015, 12:20:57 PM »
Bergmann?
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Re: Wendax 1737
« Reply #18 on: November 04, 2015, 12:22:38 PM »
No

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Re: Wendax 1737
« Reply #19 on: November 04, 2015, 12:28:32 PM »
Magirus?

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Re: Wendax 1737
« Reply #20 on: November 04, 2015, 12:51:15 PM »
Yes, locked for you.

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Re: Wendax 1737
« Reply #21 on: November 04, 2015, 01:57:04 PM »
Thanks for the lock Gerd.  I'm not exactly sure as to what you are looking for, but I just came across these two sentences, and thought they might be applicable:

"The first truck with the name Magirus was built in September 1916.  It was a 3 tonner, with a 4 cylinder engine of 6082 cc, which carried 40 HP out at 1100 rpm."

Perhaps the puzzle vehicle is the first Magirus truck, and thus a cause for celebration.

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Re: Wendax 1737
« Reply #22 on: November 04, 2015, 03:20:31 PM »
Spot on!

It is the first Magirus truck chassis, a 3C-V110, its engineer Prof. Dr. Heinrich Buchmann next to the driver. I think the date next to the photo is wrong.