CHRONICLE OF A SCAM
You’ll find below all posts published about this Chenard & Walcker.
This section could be labelled “chronicle of a scam” as you’ll discover through this story.
“Synthesis” The questions that had been asked to the expert were as follows: The answers were: no, the car could not have been built in 1904 but in 1905 no, the car is not a “G” type no, the chassis… Read More »XXI – Chenard & Walcker, the expert’s report (8/8)
Highlight of the expert’s report: “The vehicle has been artificially aged” The most curious can discover, in the pages below, the details of the expert’s findings on the transformations that the vehicle underwent. Here are some extracts: There are traces… Read More »XXI – Chenard & Walcker, the expert’s report (7/8)
One of the car’s previous owners is discovered : “The vehicle presented is the one that was sold on October 4,1998 at the “Laporte” sale (lot_n°13) and that has undergone modifications in appearance“ That was the end of the hypothesis… Read More »XXI – Chenard & Walcker, the expert’s report (6/8)
On the FFVE certificate, drawn up under the auspices of our consultant-dealer, the car was supposed to be registered under the serial number 950. But the number 950, which we had searched for without success, was not found by the… Read More »XXI – Chenard & Walcker, the expert’s report (5/8)
As presented by our intermediary-consultant, the car was a “Type G”. The expert’s answer was unequivocal though: “The car cannot be a Type G. It is more likely to be a Type I, J or L, types which have not… Read More »XXI – Chenard & Walcker, the expert’s report (4/8)
The car had been presented to us by our intermediary and consultant-in-ancient-vehicles as being entirely original and “untouched”. But in his report, our expert noted that: “The bodywork was not original (too big for the chassis)“and that:“The radiator dates from… Read More »XXI – Chenard & Walcker, the expert’s report (3/8)
The first seven pages of the report itself answer the question “Was the car built in 1904?“The answer is based on the examination of several essential elements of the Chenard & Walcker (engine, gearbox, etc.) from the point of view… Read More »XXI – Chenard & Walcker, the expert’s report (2/8)
The easiest way to get a good understanding of the situation is to publish the report of the expert Mario Montanaro. Here is the first part below explaining what objectives were set for the expert. Foreword JWA Classic (editor’s note:… Read More »XXI – Chenard & Walcker, the expert’s report (1)
Cela faisait plusieurs mois que je cherchais quelqu’un qui puisse m’aider à y voir clair dans le process de datation d’une voiture aussi ancienne dont la date de construction pouvait – j’avais encore un petit espoir – être de la… Read More »XX – Un expert particulièrement impliqué
Pendant les longs mois qui vont s’écouler dans l’attente du retour de notre plainte auprès du procureur de la république, nous essaierons de parler avec nos adversaires. Notre idée était que nous n’irions jamais jusqu’au procès. Il ne s’agissait que… Read More »XIX – La discussion impossible
