Author Topic: Solved - NEH 2621: 1961 Porsche 356B Carrera Special by Manfred Weiss  (Read 3965 times)

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Re: Wendax 3544
« Reply #50 on: July 02, 2021, 08:25:15 AM »
Mr. Olfermann should have been the head-teacher of the body shop department in Kaiserslautern at that time...

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Re: Wendax 3544
« Reply #51 on: July 02, 2021, 12:40:06 PM »
No, I am looking for a person outside the Kaiserslautern school.

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Re: Wendax 3544
« Reply #52 on: July 02, 2021, 01:00:37 PM »
Gerhard Mitter?

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Re: Wendax 3544
« Reply #53 on: July 02, 2021, 03:49:43 PM »
No

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Re: Wendax 3544
« Reply #54 on: July 02, 2021, 03:52:19 PM »
Well-known Porsche-related person?

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Re: Wendax 3544
« Reply #55 on: July 02, 2021, 03:58:01 PM »
Porsche-related person, but not well known

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Re: Wendax 3544
« Reply #56 on: July 02, 2021, 07:10:25 PM »
Manfred Steck?

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Re: Wendax 3544
« Reply #57 on: July 03, 2021, 02:16:26 AM »
Manfred is correct, Steck isn't.

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Re: Wendax 3544
« Reply #58 on: July 03, 2021, 02:22:43 PM »
Journalist and later head of the Porsche-press-office?

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Re: Wendax 3544
« Reply #59 on: July 04, 2021, 02:21:33 AM »
No, mechanical engineer

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Re: Wendax 3544
« Reply #60 on: July 04, 2021, 02:29:34 AM »
Manfred Kremer?

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Re: Wendax 3544
« Reply #61 on: July 04, 2021, 04:48:06 AM »
No

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Re: Wendax 3544
« Reply #62 on: July 04, 2021, 06:57:53 AM »
Manfred Freisinger?

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Re: Wendax 3544
« Reply #63 on: July 04, 2021, 10:15:34 AM »
No

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Re: Wendax 3544
« Reply #64 on: July 04, 2021, 10:43:29 AM »
Manfred Knebel?

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Re: Wendax 3544
« Reply #65 on: July 04, 2021, 10:48:20 AM »
Manfred von Brauchitsch?  ;)
Ein Henschel zieht am Berg und ein Mercedes
an den Türen. (and an attempt of a translation):
A Henschel in rushing up the hill, wheras in a Mercedes wind is rushing through the doors. c/o norberthanke

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Re: Wendax 3544
« Reply #66 on: July 04, 2021, 11:28:04 AM »
Twice no

Taking the right combination of information so far gathered in this thread delivers the solution at the top of the Google list.  ;)

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Re: Wendax 3544
« Reply #67 on: July 04, 2021, 05:43:09 PM »
I guess it's the same car as puzzled here:

https://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/2017-46/solved-neh-2621-1961-porsche-356b-carrera-special-by-karosseriefachbauschule-kai/msg270436/#msg270436

Unfortunately the answer you're asking for isn't in that thread!
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Re: Wendax 3544
« Reply #68 on: July 05, 2021, 01:33:32 AM »
Yes, it is the same car and I'll merge the posts once the builder is identified.

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Re: Wendax 3544
« Reply #69 on: July 05, 2021, 04:13:54 AM »
Leibbrand?

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Re: Wendax 3544
« Reply #70 on: July 05, 2021, 04:26:14 AM »
No

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Re: Wendax 3544
« Reply #71 on: July 05, 2021, 05:10:38 AM »
Manfred Weiss

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Re: Wendax 3544
« Reply #72 on: July 05, 2021, 03:10:21 PM »
Yes, an article about this car in Classic Porsche magazine can be found online.
Below a 1964 sales ad:

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Re: Solved - NEH 2621: 1961 Porsche 356B Carrera Special by Manfred Weiss
« Reply #73 on: July 05, 2021, 03:14:38 PM »
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