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Solved: Wendax 2139 - Chevrolet Styleline limousine by Ghia-Aigle
« on: January 13, 2017, 01:45:42 AM »
Some work to do.

For one point, please respond and identify car and coachbuilder.
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Re: Wendax 2139
« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2017, 02:07:59 AM »
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Re: Wendax 2139
« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2017, 07:35:01 AM »
General Motors product?
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Re: Wendax 2139
« Reply #3 on: January 20, 2017, 08:40:41 AM »
It started out as one.
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Re: Wendax 2139
« Reply #4 on: January 22, 2017, 06:15:40 PM »
Well it's LHD, so unlikely to be Holden or Vauxhall, so let's plunge in with 48 oldsmobile?
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Re: Wendax 2139
« Reply #5 on: January 23, 2017, 02:21:27 AM »
Not an Oldsmobile
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Re: Wendax 2139
« Reply #6 on: January 23, 2017, 11:12:35 AM »
What I can see of the dashboard suggests 1948-ish Buick. But there are other clues on the body which seem to rule this out. Plus there seems to be a cut-and-shut weld in the central area of the roof. So was it a custom built limousine or similar? ??? ???
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Re: Wendax 2139
« Reply #7 on: January 23, 2017, 02:01:40 PM »
Not a Buick, but  a custom-built limousine
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Re: Wendax 2139
« Reply #8 on: January 24, 2017, 08:07:29 AM »
1946-ish Chevrolet?
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Re: Wendax 2139
« Reply #9 on: January 24, 2017, 08:26:43 AM »
Not from 1946, but a Chevrolet from this era served as base car.
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Re: Wendax 2139
« Reply #10 on: January 29, 2017, 01:03:48 PM »
Was it a one off custom car, or built by coachbuilders - and was it built at the time it was reasonably new?
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Re: Wendax 2139
« Reply #11 on: January 29, 2017, 02:49:57 PM »
Quite a lot of questions at once. In the future, please pose one question at a time.  :)
Quote from: tobytwirl on January 29, 2017, 01:03:48 PM
Was it a one off (...)
Yes
Quote from: tobytwirl on January 29, 2017, 01:03:48 PM
(...) custom car, (...)
No
Quote from: tobytwirl on January 29, 2017, 01:03:48 PM
(...) or built by coachbuilders (...)
Yes
Quote from: tobytwirl on January 29, 2017, 01:03:48 PM
(...) - and was it built at the time it was reasonably new?
Yes
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Re: Wendax 2139
« Reply #12 on: January 29, 2017, 06:17:44 PM »
1949/51 Chevrolet  according to the instrument panel.

If so, not a common vehicle to spend a lot of money on if it is a true "coachbuilt", limousine.

A few hours trying to solve this one, no luck so far

Bill
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Re: Wendax 2139
« Reply #13 on: January 29, 2017, 08:31:09 PM »
1950 Chevrolet Styleline by Ghia Aigle
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Re: Wendax 2139
« Reply #14 on: January 30, 2017, 02:18:07 AM »
That's the one!
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Re: Solved: Wendax 2139 - Chevrolet Styleline limousine by Ghia-Aigle
« Reply #15 on: January 31, 2017, 11:12:46 AM »
Great looking car. Much better than in the original picture... ;D
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