Author Topic: Solved: Wendax 2353 - Mercedes-Benz C123 disguised as a Bentley by Ottmann Karosserie-Design  (Read 1036 times)

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Lots of luggage.

For one point, please respond and identify this car.

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Re: Wendax 2353
« Reply #1 on: September 23, 2017, 02:40:34 PM »
Looks like a Bentley T1 and a Mercedes SLC were locked in a garage overnight...

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Re: Wendax 2353
« Reply #2 on: September 23, 2017, 04:45:01 PM »
You are heading in the right direction.

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Re: Wendax 2353
« Reply #3 on: October 01, 2017, 02:52:37 AM »
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Re: Wendax 2353
« Reply #4 on: October 01, 2017, 05:02:33 AM »
Mercedes based home-built from Africa ?

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Re: Wendax 2353
« Reply #5 on: October 01, 2017, 05:42:26 PM »
Not home-built, not from Africa, otherwise correct if I accepted Mercedes as a synonym for Mercedes-Benz.  ;)

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Re: Wendax 2353
« Reply #6 on: October 15, 2017, 02:28:23 AM »
up again

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Re: Wendax 2353
« Reply #7 on: October 15, 2017, 06:10:07 AM »
Made in Europe ?

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Re: Wendax 2353
« Reply #8 on: October 15, 2017, 07:43:54 AM »
Yes

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Re: Wendax 2353
« Reply #9 on: October 15, 2017, 07:55:24 AM »
Made in Germany ?

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Re: Wendax 2353
« Reply #10 on: October 15, 2017, 01:28:38 PM »
Yes

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Re: Wendax 2353
« Reply #11 on: October 15, 2017, 03:41:30 PM »
Here's what I found on my hard drive but I guess you're expecting more ?

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Re: Wendax 2353
« Reply #12 on: October 15, 2017, 04:22:27 PM »
Yes, that is the same car. I need the coachbuilder, but the snippet may help a bit.

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Re: Wendax 2353
« Reply #13 on: October 15, 2017, 04:28:05 PM »
Is the coachbuilder located in Kreis Nordfriesland ?

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Re: Wendax 2353
« Reply #14 on: October 15, 2017, 04:33:31 PM »
Yes

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Re: Wendax 2353
« Reply #15 on: October 15, 2017, 06:41:34 PM »
Is the coachbuilder still active ?

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Re: Wendax 2353
« Reply #16 on: October 16, 2017, 02:15:58 AM »
No

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Re: Wendax 2353
« Reply #17 on: October 16, 2017, 04:50:02 AM »
Is the coachbuilder known for other cars ?

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Re: Wendax 2353
« Reply #18 on: October 16, 2017, 05:55:27 AM »
Yes

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Re: Wendax 2353
« Reply #19 on: October 16, 2017, 06:09:08 AM »
known for other mongrel conversions like that?

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Re: Wendax 2353
« Reply #20 on: October 16, 2017, 06:22:56 AM »
Yes

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Re: Wendax 2353
« Reply #21 on: October 16, 2017, 06:45:17 AM »
Was the coachbuilder already mentioned on AutoPuzzles ?

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Re: Wendax 2353
« Reply #22 on: October 16, 2017, 08:39:13 AM »
Yes, which one wasn't?  :D

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Re: Wendax 2353
« Reply #23 on: October 16, 2017, 08:50:44 AM »
Is the coachbuilder known for other Mercedes-Benz conversions ?

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Re: Wendax 2353
« Reply #24 on: October 16, 2017, 04:26:38 PM »
Ottmann from the isle of Föhr?
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