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Title: Solved: Wendax 2975 - Fiat 600 Coupé by Kurt Brixner
Post by: Wendax on September 03, 2019, 02:46:37 AM
Black and white in colour.

For one point, please respond and identify this car.
Title: Re: Wendax 2975
Post by: Spazmatron206 on September 03, 2019, 11:47:12 AM
VW Beetle based?
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Post by: Wendax on September 03, 2019, 12:21:34 PM
No
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Post by: Spazmatron206 on September 04, 2019, 05:28:32 AM
Amphibious capable?
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Post by: Wendax on September 04, 2019, 06:10:21 AM
No
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Post by: Wendax on September 11, 2019, 03:04:18 AM
up
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Post by: gte4289 on September 12, 2019, 02:57:11 AM
Trabant P50 base?
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Post by: Wendax on September 12, 2019, 03:36:57 AM
No
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Post by: del78 on September 12, 2019, 04:10:58 AM
designed by Colani?
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Post by: Wendax on September 12, 2019, 06:30:47 AM
No
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Post by: del78 on September 12, 2019, 07:15:29 AM
Sbarro?
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Post by: Wendax on September 12, 2019, 08:07:14 AM
No
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Post by: bsa on September 12, 2019, 01:14:30 PM
uk?
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Post by: Wendax on September 12, 2019, 01:18:03 PM
No
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Post by: gte4289 on September 12, 2019, 01:27:27 PM
Made in France on 4CV base?
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Post by: Wendax on September 12, 2019, 01:29:09 PM
No
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Post by: bsa on September 12, 2019, 01:30:26 PM
german?
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Post by: Wendax on September 12, 2019, 01:59:47 PM
Yes
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Post by: bsa on September 12, 2019, 02:16:36 PM
Quote from: Wendax on September 12, 2019, 01:59:47 PM
Yes
any relations to Porsche?
Title: Re: Wendax 2975
Post by: Wendax on September 12, 2019, 03:07:45 PM
None that I know of
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Post by: shamrock on September 12, 2019, 06:15:58 PM
Is it NSU based
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Post by: Wendax on September 13, 2019, 02:32:52 AM
No
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Post by: gte4289 on September 13, 2019, 05:10:49 AM
Rear-engined?
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Post by: Wendax on September 13, 2019, 06:24:31 AM
Yes
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Post by: gte4289 on September 13, 2019, 07:10:05 AM
Quote from: Wendax on September 13, 2019, 06:24:31 AM
Yes
Was the original donor also rear-engined?
Title: Re: Wendax 2975
Post by: Wendax on September 13, 2019, 12:51:32 PM
Yes
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Post by: gte4289 on September 13, 2019, 02:22:15 PM
Base = Neckar?
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Post by: Wendax on September 13, 2019, 04:13:42 PM
No
Title: Re: Wendax 2975
Post by: gte4289 on September 13, 2019, 04:19:47 PM
Quote from: Spazmatron206 on September 03, 2019, 11:47:12 AM
VW Beetle based?
Quote from: Wendax on September 03, 2019, 12:21:34 PM
No
Based on VW other than Beetle?
Title: Re: Wendax 2975
Post by: Wendax on September 13, 2019, 04:46:38 PM
No
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Post by: Wendax on September 13, 2019, 04:48:46 PM
Quote from: gte4289 on September 13, 2019, 02:22:15 PM
Base = Neckar?
Quote from: Wendax on September 13, 2019, 04:46:38 PM
No
Sorry, I got that wrong. The base car is a Neckar resp. Fiat.
Title: Re: Wendax 2975
Post by: gte4289 on September 14, 2019, 02:34:32 AM
Built by an individual?
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Post by: Wendax on September 14, 2019, 10:26:42 AM
Yes, but later he started a small series production of different cars.
Title: Re: Wendax 2975
Post by: gte4289 on September 14, 2019, 03:46:13 PM
Was this car created between 1961-1965?
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Post by: Wendax on September 14, 2019, 04:27:23 PM
Yes
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Post by: gte4289 on September 14, 2019, 04:53:22 PM
Created by Fritz Meißnest?
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Post by: Wendax on September 14, 2019, 05:07:47 PM
No
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Post by: gte4289 on September 14, 2019, 05:32:03 PM
Quote from: Wendax on September 14, 2019, 10:26:42 AM
... later he started a small series production of different cars.
Regarding these later cars, were they produced under the creator's name? In other words, was the creator's name also the brand name, such as "Ribic" (after creator Walter Ribic), "Holthusen" (after creator Bernd Holthusen), etc?
Title: Re: Wendax 2975
Post by: Wendax on September 15, 2019, 02:51:19 AM
Yes
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Post by: gte4289 on September 15, 2019, 10:41:07 PM
Were the later cars produced before 1970?
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Post by: Wendax on September 16, 2019, 02:05:24 AM
Before and after
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Post by: gte4289 on September 16, 2019, 10:33:04 AM
Dieter Kohlmus?
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Post by: Wendax on September 16, 2019, 11:34:05 AM
No
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Post by: gte4289 on September 16, 2019, 12:10:30 PM
Walter Ribic?
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Post by: Wendax on September 16, 2019, 01:09:19 PM
No
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Post by: gte4289 on September 16, 2019, 01:14:47 PM
Beubheur?
Title: Re: Wendax 2975
Post by: Wendax on September 16, 2019, 01:35:02 PM
No
Title: Re: Wendax 2975
Post by: gte4289 on September 16, 2019, 02:25:49 PM
Were his later cars being produced after 1980?
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Post by: Wendax on September 16, 2019, 02:38:12 PM
I don't know.
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Post by: gte4289 on September 16, 2019, 04:02:24 PM
[Edit: change of approach]

Were the later cars VW-based and/or VW-powered?
Title: Re: Wendax 2975
Post by: Wendax on September 16, 2019, 04:11:55 PM
He worked for several companies, but I don't think he designed a complete car there.
Title: Re: Wendax 2975
Post by: gte4289 on September 16, 2019, 05:48:12 PM
Quote from: Wendax on September 16, 2019, 04:11:55 PM
He worked for several companies, but I don't think he designed a complete car there.
Lepoix?
Title: Re: Wendax 2975
Post by: Wendax on September 17, 2019, 02:23:09 AM
No
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Post by: gte4289 on September 17, 2019, 02:25:43 AM
Quote from: gte4289 on September 16, 2019, 04:02:24 PM
Were the later cars VW-based and/or VW-powered?
Back to this.
Title: Re: Wendax 2975
Post by: Wendax on September 17, 2019, 04:47:01 AM
No
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Post by: gte4289 on September 17, 2019, 08:01:45 PM
I am running low on options, so how about Heinz Melkus?
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Post by: Wendax on September 18, 2019, 02:21:17 AM
No
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Post by: gte4289 on September 18, 2019, 03:24:52 AM
Rudolph Thurner?
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Post by: Wendax on September 18, 2019, 03:59:40 AM
No
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Post by: hermanoto on September 19, 2019, 06:08:48 AM
Trippel?
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Post by: Wendax on September 19, 2019, 06:18:48 AM
No
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Post by: gte4289 on September 19, 2019, 11:35:27 PM
We know that this car was built in Germany, but were the later cars also built in Germany?
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Post by: Wendax on September 20, 2019, 01:22:08 AM
Yes
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Post by: gte4289 on September 20, 2019, 08:34:09 PM
Erich Bitter?
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Post by: Wendax on September 21, 2019, 01:43:36 AM
No
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Post by: gte4289 on September 21, 2019, 02:22:39 AM
Were his later cars Fiat powered/based?
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Post by: Wendax on September 21, 2019, 02:37:57 AM
No
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Post by: gte4289 on September 21, 2019, 03:23:04 AM
Were they based on German components?
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Post by: Wendax on September 21, 2019, 05:17:23 AM
Yes
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Post by: gte4289 on September 21, 2019, 05:28:26 AM
Porsche?
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Post by: Wendax on September 21, 2019, 05:41:39 AM
No
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Post by: gte4289 on September 21, 2019, 05:53:35 AM
Walter Schätzle?
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Post by: Wendax on September 21, 2019, 06:04:58 AM
No
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Post by: gte4289 on September 21, 2019, 06:28:39 AM
Claudius Dornier Jr.?
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Post by: Wendax on September 21, 2019, 07:14:28 AM
No
Title: Re: Wendax 2975
Post by: gte4289 on September 21, 2019, 12:41:15 PM
Regarding the small series production, were they microcars?
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Post by: Wendax on September 21, 2019, 01:26:00 PM
No
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Post by: gte4289 on September 21, 2019, 01:54:01 PM
Were they Wartburg powered?
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Post by: Wendax on September 21, 2019, 02:52:35 PM
No
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Post by: gte4289 on September 21, 2019, 02:56:02 PM
NSU?
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Post by: Wendax on September 21, 2019, 02:59:41 PM
Yes, his series production cars were NSU-based.
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Post by: gte4289 on September 21, 2019, 03:26:02 PM
Was he born in Germany?
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Post by: Wendax on September 21, 2019, 03:36:41 PM
I think so.
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Post by: hermanoto on September 23, 2019, 02:10:37 AM
Siegfried Spiess
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Post by: Wendax on September 23, 2019, 02:25:57 AM
No, but Spiess was a friend of the mystery person.
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Post by: hermanoto on September 23, 2019, 02:43:16 AM
Gepard
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Post by: Wendax on September 23, 2019, 03:07:25 AM
No (Gepard is Cheetah in German)
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Post by: hermanoto on September 23, 2019, 05:12:35 AM
Hans Albert Zender
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Post by: Wendax on September 23, 2019, 06:20:58 AM
No
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Post by: gte4289 on September 24, 2019, 12:43:09 AM
Kurt Brixner?
Title: Re: Wendax 2975
Post by: Wendax on September 24, 2019, 03:01:55 AM
Yes, locked for you to complete the answer and name the Fiat model it was based on.
Title: Re: Wendax 2975
Post by: gte4289 on September 24, 2019, 03:29:27 AM
Fiat 600/770 Neckar Jagst?
Title: Re: Wendax 2975
Post by: Wendax on September 24, 2019, 03:57:18 AM
Yes, my source mentions a Fiat 600 as base car, but might as well have been a NSU-Fiat Jagst. Kurt Brixner built his car at the Meisterschule in Kaiserslautern. I'll add a picture tonight.
Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 2975 - Fiat 600 Coupé by Kurt Brixner
Post by: gte4289 on September 24, 2019, 04:36:17 AM
Thanks!
Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 2975 - Fiat 600 Coupé by Kurt Brixner
Post by: Wendax on September 25, 2019, 01:16:33 PM
The unmolested picture of the car:
Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 2975 - Fiat 600 Coupé by Kurt Brixner
Post by: gte4289 on September 25, 2019, 01:24:21 PM
Quote from: Wendax on September 25, 2019, 01:16:33 PM
The unmolested picture of the car:
Oh, I'm pretty sure that picture has been molested, just not by you.
Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 2975 - Fiat 600 Coupé by Kurt Brixner
Post by: Wendax on September 25, 2019, 03:20:22 PM
 ;D