JPG #166 Solved - Berliet with Ford V8 and body by Soful Larsen of Copenhagen

João · August 03, 2011, 10:49:24 PM

For one point, please identify this car, the coachbuilder ( I don't know ) and the year :

João · August 22, 2011, 01:54:24 PM

Up!

Wendax · August 23, 2011, 07:03:40 AM

The grille bears a strong resemblance to the 1936 GM styling. Any relations to a - let's say - Chevrolet?

João · August 23, 2011, 01:23:12 PM

It's not American!

woodinsight · August 23, 2011, 01:54:58 PM

Hotchkiss 20CV c.1938?
I don't know the coachbuilder at the moment.

João · August 23, 2011, 01:59:01 PM

QuoteHotchkiss 20CV c.1938?

Not a Hotchkiss,but it's based on a French car.

QuoteI don't know the coachbuilder at the moment.

Me neither $:-\$

woodinsight · August 23, 2011, 02:35:11 PM

Coachwork looks very similar to the Voisin C30 of 1937 bodied by Dubos
Still searching.....

Wendax · August 23, 2011, 04:10:44 PM

Unic U6?

João · August 23, 2011, 08:51:25 PM

Quote from: Wendax on August 23, 2011, 04:10:44 PM
Unic U6?

No,similar!

Wendax · August 24, 2011, 02:50:14 AM

Salmson S4?

João · August 24, 2011, 12:17:37 PM

Not a Salmson.

Wendax · August 24, 2011, 02:01:57 PM

Berliet?

João · August 24, 2011, 04:08:09 PM

Quote from: Wendax on August 24, 2011, 02:01:57 PM
Berliet?

Yes!

Wendax · August 24, 2011, 04:24:35 PM

I'm really surprised to see a 1930's Berliet with wire wheels. Is it based on a 11 CV Dauphine from 1936? Or is the base car older than the body?

João · August 24, 2011, 04:30:23 PM

Yes...it's a re-bodied Berliet from 1923!!

Wendax · August 24, 2011, 04:37:57 PM

... with a Danish body. The model is probably a 18 HP.

Wendax · August 25, 2011, 02:44:57 AM

It was rebodied in 1938 after the original body was destroyed by a fire.

João · August 25, 2011, 03:13:58 PM

That's amazing! (Not the fire)

Fantastic automobile in my opinion.

sixtee5cuda · May 28, 2012, 01:04:19 PM

At least one internet source indicates this car has a Ford V8 under the hood.

pnegyesi · August 17, 2012, 06:21:45 AM

Yes, it has a Ford V8 under the hood. According to the museum, this Berliet was bought in 1923 by a Danish engineer, Hermann Wanhö. It was a modern car with four-wheel brakes, oil gauge etc.
The building where it was stored burnt down in 1924. It was restored, but it did not receive an engine.

In 1935 a Ford V8 was installed. Then a company bought it and then it was bought by Sofus Larssen who handed it over to this Swedish museum in 1938.
Unfortunately they don't know the coachbuilder.

João · August 17, 2012, 09:02:12 AM

Thank you pnegyesi!

sixtee5cuda · November 08, 2012, 08:24:33 PM

As we don't know the coachbuilder, does this puzzle float in limbo?

João · November 09, 2012, 09:13:49 AM

Yes, I'm afraid so. $:-\$

Bill Murray · November 24, 2014, 12:26:25 PM

I believe I found it, last May, and forgot it was an old puzzle.

A rebody by Sofus Larsen of Denmark.

Bill

pnegyesi · November 30, 2014, 05:33:46 AM

Bill, see my reply #19

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JPG #166 Solved - Berliet with Ford V8 and body by Soful Larsen of Copenhagen