Identify this woody!
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Drums

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Tuesday 16th April 2013
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Recently spotted this in France and after exhausting almost every American/European/Russian car manufacturer followed by 'woody' in Google last night, I can't find anything similar. So i turn to the PH masses to help identify the mystery woody! Here are the distinguishing features i have noted (If it helps)

Front doors are metal (almost all woody's of that era had wooden front doors)

Front doors are suicide hinged.

Had a star for a badge on the top of the grill (But it isn't a Chrysler) and there were no other badges anywhere on the car.

Wheels are wooden.

Rear arches not flared (Like others of that era)




Engineer1

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Tuesday 16th April 2013
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Possibly something coachbuilt?

MADMAX2

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Tuesday 16th April 2013
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OPEL?

ClassicMotorNut

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167 months

Tuesday 16th April 2013
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1930s Renault Vivastella

Edited by ClassicMotorNut on Tuesday 16th April 14:33

vixen1700

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Tuesday 16th April 2013
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You know, I think the youngster's got it. clap

CAPP0

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Tuesday 16th April 2013
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ClassicMotorNut said:
1930s Renault Vivastella

Edited by ClassicMotorNut on Tuesday 16th April 14:33
Mais ou est le bois?

ClassicMotorNut

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Tuesday 16th April 2013
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CAPP0 said:
Mais ou est le bois?
In the '30s lots of cars were coachbuilt, so this Vivastella shooting brake probably has a rare coachbuilt body.

Drums

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Tuesday 16th April 2013
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ClassicMotorNut said:
1930s Renault Vivastella

Edited by ClassicMotorNut on Tuesday 16th April 14:33
Well done that man! beer



This would certainly appear to be one, the one i spotted must have had the wooden part coach-built. Thanks for all the suggestions everyone!


CAPP0

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ClassicMotorNut said:
CAPP0 said:
Mais ou est le bois?
In the '30s lots of cars were coachbuilt, so this Vivastella shooting brake probably has a rare coachbuilt body.
Ah, I see. I took the "outside the box" approach and I've emailed the hostellerie it was parked outside to ask them if they know what it is/was! No answer yet!

CAPP0

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Tuesday 16th April 2013
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Well done CMN!

Hostellerie Berard said:
Cher Monsieur,

C’est une Renault Vivastella de 1936.

Nous demeurons à votre entière disposition pour de plus amples informations.

Sincères salutations.

Laura
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Drums

Original Poster:

266 posts

171 months

Tuesday 16th April 2013
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CAPP0 said:
Well done CMN!

Hostellerie Berard said:
Cher Monsieur,

C’est une Renault Vivastella de 1936.

Nous demeurons à votre entière disposition pour de plus amples informations.

Sincères salutations.

Laura
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Haha great stuff!

ClassicMotorNut

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Thank you bowtie
It's about time I got to use that smiley!