Author Topic: Solved: Wendax 1809 - Mercedes-Benz 170 V by Hooper (Read 797 times)

Wendax · « **on:** January 07, 2016, 02:13:37 AM »

A mobile wicker sofa.

For one point, please respond and identify car and coachbuilder.

Wendax · « **Reply #1 on:** January 14, 2016, 02:28:46 AM »

richard cuyler · « **Reply #2 on:** January 14, 2016, 12:38:33 PM »

Yikes! A bit of everything in there....is it a one-off new body on a classic chassis, or a kit car?

Wendax · « **Reply #3 on:** January 14, 2016, 12:44:17 PM »

I thought so too, when I saw this at first. But according to the seller the coachwork is a quite old rebodying by a known coachbuilder.

Wendax · « **Reply #4 on:** January 21, 2016, 12:44:54 AM »

up again

oko94 · « **Reply #5 on:** January 21, 2016, 03:16:57 AM »

European body and chassis ?

Wendax · « **Reply #6 on:** January 21, 2016, 04:56:33 AM »

Djetset · « **Reply #7 on:** January 21, 2016, 05:09:39 AM »

German?

Wendax · « **Reply #8 on:** January 21, 2016, 05:18:06 AM »

Partially

oko94 · « **Reply #9 on:** January 21, 2016, 05:29:01 AM »

Pre-war chassis ?

Wendax · « **Reply #10 on:** January 21, 2016, 05:31:51 AM »

oko94 · « **Reply #11 on:** January 21, 2016, 05:46:15 AM »

German chassis ?

Wendax · « **Reply #12 on:** January 21, 2016, 06:28:21 AM »

ropat53 · « **Reply #13 on:** January 21, 2016, 06:55:34 AM »

Mercedes-Benz 170 V
"According to the available excerpt of the commission book these vehicle was delivered in May 1939 as a Cabriolet B to the "Oberkommando des Heeres" in Berlin. As per statement of the previous owner the car came to England after World War II and later it has been furnished with a new coachwork from "Hooper" (London). Here it must be emphasized the unique wicker work, from which is made the middle part including the seats. "

oko94 · « **Reply #14 on:** January 21, 2016, 07:11:25 AM »

Hooper, of course. Who else could have made that ?

Wendax · « **Reply #15 on:** January 21, 2016, 07:13:45 AM »

Correct! One more point for ropat53

nicanary · « **Reply #16 on:** January 21, 2016, 10:25:49 AM »

Quote from: oko94 on January 21, 2016, 07:11:25 AM

Hooper, of course. Who else could have made that ?

Trunk by Frigidaire. I can hardly believe that Hooper agreed to undertake this commission.

Carnut · « **Reply #17 on:** January 21, 2016, 10:52:07 AM »

Quote from: nicanary on January 21, 2016, 10:25:49 AM

Quote from: oko94 on January 21, 2016, 07:11:25 AM
Hooper, of course. Who else could have made that ?

Trunk by Frigidaire. I can hardly believe that Hooper agreed to undertake this commission.

Quite so.
Just how could they? A new low-point in British coachbuilding..

Wendax · « **Reply #18 on:** January 21, 2016, 01:00:17 PM »

Some more views of this blueprint of style and beauty:

Tom_I · « **Reply #19 on:** January 22, 2016, 07:00:57 PM »

Hooper produced some extravagant designs, such as Lady Docker's Daimlers, but I find it very hard to believe that they could have perpetrated something like this.

nicanary · « **Reply #20 on:** January 23, 2016, 04:17:32 AM »

Quote from: Tom_I on January 22, 2016, 07:00:57 PM

Hooper produced some extravagant designs, such as Lady Docker's Daimlers, but I find it very hard to believe that they could have perpetrated something like this.

There are hints of the Hooper style razor-edge to the wings, but that rear luggage trunk looks GRP to me.

richard cuyler · « **Reply #21 on:** January 23, 2016, 06:54:49 AM »

I agree about the GRP luggage trunk - in fact I think the whole thing may be a replica, because the front wings have that 'thick' GRP look about them too - look at the inner flanges, pretty thick for steel or aluminium.

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Author Topic: Solved: Wendax 1809 - Mercedes-Benz 170 V by Hooper (Read 797 times)