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Wendax
WS 750
Small taxi-oriented 748 cc two-stroke four-door saloon of 1950-1951
Still being researched: identification guide, full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- Not yet verified
- Years
- Not yet verified
- Engine
- 748 cc / 0.7 LFactory: 748 cc
- Power
- 19.1 kW / 26 PSFactory: 26 PS
- Top speed
- 105 km/hFactory: 105 km/h
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Not yet verified
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
The Wendax WS 750 was a small four-door front-wheel-drive saloon designed specially for the taxi trade, built in Hamburg-Harburg by Wendax-Fahrzeugbau GmbH, a subsidiary of the Draisinenbau Dr. Alpers & Co KG.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
No production figures recorded yet.
History
The Auta5P data sheet gives production from 1950 to 1951. The ADAC story by a finder of a car describes the WS 750 built in 1951 with a two-cylinder ILO two-stroke double-piston engine of 748 cc and 25 PS, and four doors, the two doors on one side opening in opposite directions.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard WS 750.
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | Not yet verified |
| Displacement | 748 cc / 0.7 LFactory: 748 cc1 Registry reported |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Power | 19.1 kW / 26 PSFactory: 26 PS1 Registry reportedADAC story gives 25 PS |
| Power at | 3,500 rpm1 Registry reported |
| Torque | 49 NmFactory: 49 Nm1 Registry reported |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Gears | Not yet verified |
| Driven wheels | Not yet verified |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Not yet verified |
| Rear suspension | Not yet verified |
| Brakes | Not yet verified |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Not yet verified |
| Wheelbase | 2,650 mmFactory: 2,650 mm1 Registry reported |
| Length | 4,400 mmFactory: 4,400 mm1 Registry reported |
| Width | Not yet verified |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | 880 kgFactory: 880 kg1 Registry reported |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | 105 km/hFactory: 105 km/h1 Registry reported |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
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Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
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05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
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Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
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Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
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See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
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Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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1
Wendax WS 750, 1950 (Auta5P ID 17191) Level C auta5p.eu
- Hubraum 748 cm³
- Leistung 19.0 / 26.0 bei 3500 U/min
- 19.0 / 26.0 bei 3500 U/min
- Drehmoment 49 Nm bei 2500 U/min
- Radstand 2650 mm
- Fahrzeuglänge 4400 mm
- Leergewicht 880 kg
- Höchstgeschwindigkeit 105 km/h
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