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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2018 => Topic started by: Wendax on May 12, 2018, 05:32:40 AM

Title: Solved: Wendax 2569 - Bugatti Type 23 rebodied for Lucien Cantin
Post by: Wendax on May 12, 2018, 05:32:40 AM

Unrestored.

For one point, please respond and identify car and coachbuilder.

Title: Re: Wendax 2569
Post by: Wendax on May 19, 2018, 05:16:43 AM

up

Title: Re: Wendax 2569
Post by: richard cuyler on May 19, 2018, 06:29:25 AM

Elderly Lord Fotheringham-Gardner's car illegally parked outside Windsor Chapel as he attends the Royal wedding. The Security Police are very suspicious of this wreck well used car and will probably blow it up later.

Title: Re: Wendax 2569
Post by: Wendax on May 19, 2018, 11:45:05 AM

All eyes on Windsor today!  ;D

Title: Re: Wendax 2569
Post by: Wendax on June 02, 2018, 08:49:40 AM

up again

Title: Re: Wendax 2569
Post by: oko94 on June 02, 2018, 09:32:45 AM

French chassis and body ?

Title: Re: Wendax 2569
Post by: Wendax on June 02, 2018, 10:40:14 AM

Yes

Title: Re: Wendax 2569
Post by: oko94 on June 02, 2018, 11:20:26 AM

'20s chassis with '30s body ?

Title: Re: Wendax 2569
Post by: Wendax on June 02, 2018, 02:39:59 PM

Yes

Title: Re: Wendax 2569
Post by: oko94 on June 02, 2018, 03:04:54 PM

Was the chassis manufacturer still active after WWII ?

Title: Re: Wendax 2569
Post by: Wendax on June 02, 2018, 04:13:56 PM

Yes

Title: Re: Wendax 2569
Post by: oko94 on June 02, 2018, 04:17:05 PM

Bugatti ?

Title: Re: Wendax 2569
Post by: Wendax on June 02, 2018, 04:54:22 PM

Yes

Title: Re: Wendax 2569
Post by: oko94 on June 02, 2018, 05:37:06 PM

Bugatti Type 23, chassis number 231346. Built in 1922, first coachbuilt by Lavocat. Chassis bought by Lucien Cantin in 1935 and fitted with a body that was probably made between 1929 and 1933 (or between 1935 and 1939 according to another source, which makes more sense). Actual coachbuilder is unkown AFAIK. The body (with a shortened tail) was auctioned by Artcurial a few years ago.

Title: Re: Wendax 2569
Post by: Wendax on June 03, 2018, 02:30:43 AM

A perfect answer. Sorry about my erroneous question, I didn't want to ask for the coachbuilder, but for Lucien Cantin who commissioned the bodywork.