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SOLVED: FW #29 'Splinters', VW-based, all-wooden bodywork, Ted Mangels, 1963
« on: November 14, 2020, 01:11:42 PM »
Please identify this car and its speciality for one point...

Good luck!
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Re: FW #29
« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2021, 10:26:55 AM »
Experts?
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Re: FW #29
« Reply #2 on: February 01, 2021, 04:27:57 AM »
Pros?
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Re: FW #29
« Reply #3 on: February 01, 2021, 12:08:02 PM »
Early car by Peter Sauber
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Re: FW #29
« Reply #4 on: February 01, 2021, 12:47:56 PM »
No
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Re: FW #29
« Reply #5 on: February 01, 2021, 09:26:53 PM »
VW-based?
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Re: FW #29
« Reply #6 on: February 02, 2021, 04:04:54 AM »
Yes
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Re: FW #29
« Reply #7 on: February 27, 2021, 08:49:50 AM »
'Splinters' off-road dune buggy built of marine plywood in 1963 by Ted Mangles of Southern California.
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Re: FW #29
« Reply #8 on: February 27, 2021, 09:00:41 AM »
Absolutely correct answer! Ted Mangels was a boat-builder, who built up this all-wooden-body on the VW-bug-platform-chassis within 30 days work.
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Re: SOLVED: FW #29 'Splinters', VW-based, all-wooden bodywork, Ted Mangels, 1963
« Reply #9 on: February 27, 2021, 09:35:41 AM »
Thanks for the point!
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