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Re: Wendax 3424
« Reply #75 on: October 15, 2021, 05:30:13 PM »
Le Mans ?

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Re: Wendax 3424
« Reply #76 on: October 15, 2021, 05:41:57 PM »
Yes

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Re: Wendax 3424
« Reply #77 on: October 16, 2021, 02:00:45 AM »
Le Mans seems to be even closer to northern coast than western coast. Is Le Mans the circuit?
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Re: Wendax 3424
« Reply #78 on: October 16, 2021, 02:09:30 AM »
Yes (see above)

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Re: Wendax 3424
« Reply #79 on: October 16, 2021, 05:07:25 AM »
Thanks, missed that. So a 'National' status rally started and finished at Le Mans and including the surrounding area?
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Re: Wendax 3424
« Reply #80 on: October 16, 2021, 06:24:39 AM »
A rallye incorporating the Le Mans track, but starting and ending elsewhere.

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Re: Wendax 3424
« Reply #81 on: October 16, 2021, 09:17:04 AM »
Multi circuit rallye?
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Re: Wendax 3424
« Reply #82 on: October 16, 2021, 09:29:34 AM »
A rallye incorporating the Le Mans track, but starting and ending elsewhere.
That's all I know about that rallye.

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Re: Wendax 3424
« Reply #83 on: October 19, 2021, 04:00:47 AM »
The Tour de France could just be called a rally but it was a multi-venue speed event and did visit Le Mans. Is that the event we should study?
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Re: Wendax 3424
« Reply #84 on: October 19, 2021, 04:03:13 AM »
No

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Re: Wendax 3424
« Reply #85 on: October 19, 2021, 08:52:48 AM »
The car participated in some rallyes before it was transformed into an Aurelia GT lookalike, but I wouldn't call those rallyes well known.
A lot less well known than the TdF then. Will the third picture be posted if ideas run out?
« Last Edit: October 19, 2021, 09:08:31 AM by Wendax »
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Re: Wendax 3424
« Reply #86 on: October 19, 2021, 09:11:33 AM »
Tour d'Europe?
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Re: Wendax 3424
« Reply #87 on: October 19, 2021, 09:15:25 AM »
No. I don't know if it helps to find the car, but here is the poster of the rallye the car took part in before the rebuild.

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Re: Wendax 3424
« Reply #88 on: October 20, 2021, 01:15:35 AM »
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Re: Wendax 3424
« Reply #89 on: October 20, 2021, 02:25:22 AM »
What took you so long to find the right book?  ;D

Yes, it is the Lancia Ardennes rebodied by Lucien Sautenet using an original Aurelia roof and grill by Pininfarina.

BTW, the rallye was the Rallye International Sablé-Solesmes 1954.
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Re: Solved: Wendax 3424 - Lancia Ardennes by Lucien Sautenet
« Reply #90 on: October 20, 2021, 03:32:52 AM »
Solved Autopuzzle! Excellent and well done. Is there a book with the details? And is there a photo of the car before conversion? Richard
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Re: Solved: Wendax 3424 - Lancia Ardennes by Lucien Sautenet
« Reply #91 on: October 20, 2021, 04:00:19 AM »
The information was taken from the book "Constructeurs sans Patente 2" by Dominique Pascal.

Here's the car before conversion (#124):

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Re: Solved: Wendax 3424 - Lancia Ardennes by Lucien Sautenet
« Reply #92 on: October 20, 2021, 04:02:24 PM »
Actually I've found the solution online. I have the aforementioned book but it didn't occur to me that it could be related to this puzzle.

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Re: Solved: Wendax 3424 - Lancia Ardennes by Lucien Sautenet
« Reply #93 on: October 21, 2021, 04:48:52 AM »
Puzzle for real champions. Me never came the idea Dominique Pascal's book "Constructeurs sans Patente 2" may help solving this puzzle.
Heavy time consuming brilliant puzzle. Congratulation to 'oko94' for the solution

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Re: Solved: Wendax 3424 - Lancia Ardennes by Lucien Sautenet
« Reply #94 on: October 21, 2021, 06:04:13 AM »
Actually I've found the solution online. I have the aforementioned book but it didn't occur to me that it could be related to this puzzle.
Many thanks, is there any written text in the book to accompany the photographs, or an online link? Richard                                                             
« Last Edit: October 21, 2021, 06:23:48 AM by Wendax »
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Re: Solved: Wendax 3424 - Lancia Ardennes by Lucien Sautenet
« Reply #95 on: October 21, 2021, 06:25:16 AM »
I'll send a scan to you this evening.

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Re: Solved: Wendax 3424 - Lancia Ardennes by Lucien Sautenet
« Reply #96 on: October 21, 2021, 07:47:04 AM »
Scan recieved. Many thanks, Richard
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