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Solved: PN #1455 -- Mercedes by Höpfl, 1955
« on: August 30, 2020, 11:50:56 AM »
Please identify donor and coachbuilder for a point
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Re: PN #1455
« Reply #1 on: August 30, 2020, 06:22:27 PM »
Donor seems to be Mercedes, no luck on finding the coachbuilder so far though.

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Re: PN #1455
« Reply #2 on: August 30, 2020, 11:30:44 PM »
yes, that was the easy part. It's a Mercedes
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Re: PN #1455
« Reply #3 on: September 04, 2020, 05:07:40 AM »
Austrian Coachbuilder?
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Re: PN #1455
« Reply #4 on: September 04, 2020, 05:43:43 AM »
no

(and thanks for your note regarding the Machaczek books, I will respond soon)
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Re: PN #1455
« Reply #5 on: September 04, 2020, 05:54:41 AM »
(and thanks for your note regarding the Machaczek books, I will respond soon)

I have to thank you - and no hurry  ;)

Then i'll continue my guess as an absolute newby and say the coachbuider is from Germany, maybe Ackermann?
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Re: PN #1455
« Reply #6 on: September 04, 2020, 12:56:50 PM »
coachbuilder is from Germany, not Acerkmann
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Re: PN #1455
« Reply #7 on: September 06, 2020, 05:26:25 AM »
Lueg?
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Re: PN #1455
« Reply #8 on: September 06, 2020, 07:14:53 AM »
no
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Re: PN #1455
« Reply #9 on: September 13, 2020, 01:12:44 AM »
Experts?
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Re: PN #1455
« Reply #10 on: September 19, 2020, 05:25:05 PM »
Ackermann?

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Re: PN #1455
« Reply #11 on: September 20, 2020, 03:43:52 AM »
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Re: PN #1455
« Reply #12 on: September 20, 2020, 05:37:15 AM »
Professionals?
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Re: PN #1455
« Reply #13 on: September 20, 2020, 05:13:53 PM »
Buhne?

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Re: PN #1455
« Reply #14 on: September 20, 2020, 11:43:02 PM »
no
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Re: PN #1455
« Reply #15 on: September 22, 2020, 03:11:27 AM »
Kässbohrer?

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Re: PN #1455
« Reply #16 on: September 22, 2020, 03:45:06 AM »
no
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Re: PN #1455
« Reply #17 on: September 27, 2020, 11:10:45 AM »
Masters?
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Re: PN #1455
« Reply #18 on: September 27, 2020, 11:13:53 AM »
Hendricks?

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Re: PN #1455
« Reply #19 on: September 27, 2020, 11:33:41 AM »
no but I am feeling generous so I tell you it starts with an H
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Re: PN #1455
« Reply #20 on: September 27, 2020, 12:15:16 PM »
Hesselbein?

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Re: PN #1455
« Reply #21 on: September 27, 2020, 12:22:06 PM »
no
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Re: PN #1455
« Reply #22 on: September 27, 2020, 12:26:58 PM »
Hemmis?

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Re: PN #1455
« Reply #23 on: September 27, 2020, 03:19:14 PM »
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Re: PN #1455
« Reply #24 on: September 27, 2020, 05:31:25 PM »
Hintze?