Author Topic: Solved: PN #1252 -- Sliding roof by Carl Rohde  (Read 2086 times)

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Solved: PN #1252 -- Sliding roof by Carl Rohde
« on: June 09, 2019, 11:12:10 AM »
The donor car is not important (though it may help you find the solution), but the coachbuilder and the action are crucial for a point. So what is happening here?
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Re: PN #1252
« Reply #1 on: June 17, 2019, 10:38:17 PM »
Experts?
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Re: PN #1252
« Reply #2 on: June 19, 2019, 02:11:45 PM »
how a fantastic team!!
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Re: PN #1252
« Reply #3 on: June 20, 2019, 03:19:36 PM »
Is this during World War 2 with its associated fuel shortages and rationing when this car is being converted to [4 legged] horse power?
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Re: PN #1252
« Reply #4 on: June 22, 2019, 10:51:27 PM »
no, the picture much much older
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Re: PN #1252
« Reply #5 on: June 23, 2019, 04:47:09 PM »
A bus being converted into a house in the 1920s
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Re: PN #1252
« Reply #6 on: June 23, 2019, 11:22:30 PM »
no, it is not a conversion and earlier than the 1920s
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Re: PN #1252
« Reply #7 on: June 26, 2019, 04:58:00 AM »
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Re: PN #1252
« Reply #8 on: June 26, 2019, 02:29:13 PM »
no
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Re: PN #1252
« Reply #9 on: June 27, 2019, 06:36:49 AM »
Hungarian

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Re: PN #1252
« Reply #10 on: June 27, 2019, 11:13:03 PM »
no
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Re: PN #1252
« Reply #11 on: July 03, 2019, 12:05:25 PM »
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Re: PN #1252
« Reply #12 on: July 03, 2019, 09:36:00 PM »
yes
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Re: PN #1252
« Reply #13 on: July 04, 2019, 12:25:14 PM »
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Re: PN #1252
« Reply #14 on: July 04, 2019, 02:50:33 PM »
no
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Re: PN #1252
« Reply #15 on: July 08, 2019, 11:00:04 AM »
Professionals?
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Re: PN #1252
« Reply #16 on: July 08, 2019, 12:02:06 PM »
An early attempt at streamlining around 1913/14?

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Re: PN #1252
« Reply #17 on: July 08, 2019, 01:04:53 PM »
year is about right, but it is not about streamlining. It is time to look up your German classic car magazines :)
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Re: PN #1252
« Reply #18 on: July 08, 2019, 02:58:43 PM »
Not that easy when you are 1500 km away from home.  :D

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Re: PN #1252
« Reply #19 on: August 21, 2019, 06:21:19 AM »
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Re: PN #1252
« Reply #20 on: August 21, 2019, 06:23:32 AM »
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Re: PN #1252
« Reply #21 on: August 23, 2019, 06:43:52 AM »
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Re: PN #1252
« Reply #22 on: August 23, 2019, 07:00:43 AM »
several degrees more obscure. But even more interesting is the thing which is shown on this picture
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Re: PN #1252
« Reply #23 on: August 23, 2019, 12:48:26 PM »
Is the body being made out of some unusual material (wood, clay, concrete, cheese, chocolate, etc)?

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Re: PN #1252
« Reply #24 on: August 23, 2019, 12:54:09 PM »
I believe mostly wood which makes this a ...
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