Autoquiz 481

[carsntrucks4you]

Here the new quiz. As usual sent PM with Make, Year and Type.

 

 

[Earl Marischal]

That's a very attractive car.

steve

[blunc]

an interesting subject, not manufactured where I thought and quite similar to my first search specs.

[peteski]

That one is very familiar to me. Well, not that specific body style, but I'm familiar with the make.  Funny that this one has "venti-ports" on the fenders, like American Buicks had.

[DonW]

I'll be fine once I get my meds...?

[carsntrucks4you]

This one seems to be one of the easier ones. This car Wartburg 313 (sorry in German) was awarded as nicest European car at the New York Import Car Show in 1958. It was build from 1957 - 1960 in the German Democratic Repulic. This sports car is a 2 seater with a removable hardtop. Later it was sold with a folding roof. The engine was a 3 cylinder 2 stroke with 50hp and 900ccm.

This car was in my opinion one of the good looking cars build in Eastern Germany.

The correct answer were sent in by:

stitchup

GeeBee

Ace-Garageguy

dw1603

ChrisR

Earl Marischal

blunc

porschercr

sjordan2

DonW

iamsuperdan

 

Congratulations

 

 

[blunc]

at first I thought it was an Isabella, similar but not the same

 

[DonW]

As Michael knows, I'm not a fan! But then I don't like the old Mercedes 190SL either and I know a lot of people do. Good challenge though!

[GeeBee]

4 hours ago, blunc said:

at first I thought it was an Isabella, similar but not the same

 

I did think the same for a few minutes, but then I remembered the one a member of staff was restoring when I worked at Volkswagen, the front grille is totally different,  then I knew what it was. 

[Ace-Garageguy]

8 hours ago, blunc said:

at first I thought it was an Isabella, similar but not the same

Yup, my first thought was Borgward too...but then I remembered the classic Wartburg face on the much more common sedans...

 

[peteski]

What about me Michael?!  I was probably one of the first respondents.  I remember Wartburgs quite well from the time when I lived in Poland in the '60s and '70s.  I always thought they were quite pleasant looking cars.

[GeeBee]

5 hours ago, peteski said:

What about me Michael?!  I was probably one of the first respondents.  I remember Wartburgs quite well from the time when I lived in Poland in the '60s and '70s.  I always thought they were quite pleasant looking cars.

Revell released a 1:18th scale diecast one a few years ago, I've always wanted them to release a 1:24th scale model kit of it

 

[peteski]

I have few 1:43 scale models (metal and resin), even including the camping (station wagon) version.

[carsntrucks4you]

Sorry that I forgot to mention that peteski found also the correcr answer. Sorry