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You might have seen this little roadster here before.

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

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Re: Wendax 3390
« Reply #1 on: December 01, 2020, 01:14:02 AM »
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Re: Wendax 3390
« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2020, 07:22:50 AM »
Haven't seen it before, sadly,... but is it a German car?

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Re: Wendax 3390
« Reply #3 on: December 02, 2020, 09:06:24 AM »
Yes

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Re: Wendax 3390
« Reply #4 on: December 02, 2020, 10:32:49 AM »
Two-cylinder, two-stroke?

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Re: Wendax 3390
« Reply #5 on: December 02, 2020, 11:24:10 AM »
Twice no

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Re: Wendax 3390
« Reply #6 on: December 02, 2020, 01:17:21 PM »
Four-cylinder, four-stroke, then?

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Re: Wendax 3390
« Reply #7 on: December 02, 2020, 04:14:12 PM »
Yes

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Re: Wendax 3390
« Reply #8 on: December 02, 2020, 05:34:29 PM »
NSU Fiat?

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Re: Wendax 3390
« Reply #9 on: December 03, 2020, 01:29:47 AM »
No

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Re: Wendax 3390
« Reply #10 on: December 03, 2020, 02:32:07 AM »
Becauseof the long rear and big wheels, is it VW-based?

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Re: Wendax 3390
« Reply #11 on: December 03, 2020, 02:54:36 AM »
No

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Re: Wendax 3390
« Reply #12 on: December 03, 2020, 04:28:51 AM »
Any BMW-connection?

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Re: Wendax 3390
« Reply #13 on: December 03, 2020, 11:57:41 AM »
built by Fritz Trüller, Karosseriebau,  Freiburg

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Re: Wendax 3390
« Reply #14 on: December 03, 2020, 12:08:18 PM »
Any BMW-connection?
Yes

built by Fritz Trüller, Karosseriebau,  Freiburg
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Re: Wendax 3390
« Reply #15 on: December 03, 2020, 12:52:29 PM »
3/20 Wendler?

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Re: Wendax 3390
« Reply #16 on: December 03, 2020, 03:52:42 PM »
Not by Wendler.
Not a 3/20, but close.

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Re: Wendax 3390
« Reply #17 on: December 03, 2020, 04:30:46 PM »
BMW 319? Reutter?

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Re: Wendax 3390
« Reply #18 on: December 03, 2020, 05:02:34 PM »
No

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Re: Wendax 3390
« Reply #19 on: December 03, 2020, 06:44:03 PM »
3/15? Ihle-Karosserie?

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Re: Wendax 3390
« Reply #20 on: December 04, 2020, 04:27:35 AM »
Based on a BMW 3/15 PS, but no Ihle connection

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Re: Wendax 3390
« Reply #21 on: December 04, 2020, 08:19:45 AM »
Looks very professionally built,... Made by Autenrieth?

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Re: Wendax 3390
« Reply #22 on: December 04, 2020, 11:07:46 AM »
Not a professional coachbuilder despite the looks

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Re: Wendax 3390
« Reply #23 on: December 04, 2020, 04:15:52 PM »
This is 'Moritz', the brother of 'Max'?

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Re: Wendax 3390
« Reply #24 on: December 05, 2020, 01:47:01 AM »
Yes, that was the easy part, but who built it?