Author Topic: Solved: Wendax 3134 - Bastard, a Mercedes-Benz 170 V-bodied Buick Riviera by David Strohmeyer  (Read 947 times)

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Not that I like those creations very much.

For one point, please respond and identify this car.

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Re: Wendax 3134
« Reply #1 on: February 26, 2020, 03:00:59 AM »
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Re: Wendax 3134
« Reply #2 on: February 29, 2020, 09:02:22 AM »
Citroen Traction based?

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Re: Wendax 3134
« Reply #3 on: February 29, 2020, 06:03:54 PM »
No

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Re: Wendax 3134
« Reply #4 on: March 01, 2020, 05:28:49 AM »
Is this car based upon the design of a 1935 Chevrolet coupe'?

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Re: Wendax 3134
« Reply #5 on: March 01, 2020, 05:31:56 AM »
No

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Re: Wendax 3134
« Reply #6 on: March 07, 2020, 08:44:12 AM »
Wanderer based ?
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Re: Wendax 3134
« Reply #7 on: March 07, 2020, 08:44:33 AM »
No

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Re: Wendax 3134
« Reply #8 on: March 14, 2020, 10:12:38 AM »
Can this be a Berliet? I hope it is not.

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Re: Wendax 3134
« Reply #9 on: March 14, 2020, 11:23:08 AM »
It's not a Berliet.

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Re: Wendax 3134
« Reply #10 on: March 28, 2020, 04:47:07 AM »
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Re: Wendax 3134
« Reply #11 on: March 28, 2020, 04:57:41 AM »
This unfortunate machine seems to be some form of customised Mercedes-Benz 170, modified to shoehorn in a larger engine I guess such as an American V8?
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Re: Wendax 3134
« Reply #12 on: March 28, 2020, 05:32:30 AM »
Yes, it is a Mercedes-Benz 170 with an American V8. Locked for you.

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Re: Wendax 3134
« Reply #13 on: March 28, 2020, 05:56:33 AM »
OK, found it. This frightful M-B 170 V seems to be the one-off creation of Lutz Müller. It uses an ex-Buick Riviera V8 and seems to be nicknamed 'the Bastard'! Here's another image of this utter horror...
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Re: Wendax 3134
« Reply #14 on: March 28, 2020, 09:13:34 AM »
Yes, the Bastard not only uses the Buick V8, but the whole Riviera chassis. Lutz Müller didn't build it, he is just the current owner. He acquired the car from its builder David Strohmeyer.

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It's quite touching that it is named after its creator's status. :lmao:
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