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Discussion in 'General Automotive Discussion' started by El Wayne, Jun 24, 2016.

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  1. Simon

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    #26 Simon, Jul 13, 2016
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    If I may be so bold, assuming my post was adequate (I know, no chassis description), then I can offer this racy number as the next GTC.

    I scanned the image this morning from a 1910 motoring journal. I did a quick google and only found one reference online. So I am hoping it lives up to the expectations of the "advanced" group. That, or it will be described in 5 minutes along with the driver's shoe size and social security number :D
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  2. El Wayne

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    #27 El Wayne, Jul 13, 2016
    Well done! I think that's probably as close as anyone's going to get.

    It's the Volkhart V1 Streamline Coupe, circa 1938-39. The rear-engined V1 was engineered by Kurt C. Volkhart (of rocket-powered car fame) and powered by a Ford Eifel 1172 side-valve engine. The streamline body was designed by Volkhart and König-Fachsenfeld, constructed by Dunker, and then modified by Wendler in 1941 to include that large rear fin.
     
  3. El Wayne

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    #28 El Wayne, Jul 13, 2016
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    Excelent choice!

    The driver is Hubert Latham, but I have neither his shoe size nor his social security number (he didn't have one).:) The car is La Coccinelle ("The Ladybug"), a special-bodied Grégoire commissioned by Latham. Here's another great pic of Latham and his bug:
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  4. El Wayne

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    #30 jm2, Jul 13, 2016
    Cool, looks like an attempt at 'aero'...
     
  6. El Wayne

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    #31 El Wayne, Jul 13, 2016
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    Latham was very much into "aero". According to Wikipedia, Latham:

    - Became the first person to smoke a cigarette while piloting an airplane in May, 1909
    - Became first person to attempt to cross the English Channel in an airplane on July 19, 1909
    - Became the first person to successfully land an airplane on water on July 19, 1909 (following his failed attempt to cross the Channel)
    - Completed the first over-city flight in an airplane (Berlin) in October, 1909
    - Set three world altitude records during 1909-10 (up to 4,541 ft in July, 1910)
    - Became the first pilot to hunt wild fowl from an airplane (killed two ducks with a shotgun while flying) in December, 1910

    Here's the bug alongside one of Latham's more famous vehicles:
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    #32 Simon, Jul 14, 2016
    Jeez Wayne. You can not be human. Thought I'd dug up a Duesy (so to speak).
     
  8. El Wayne

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    #33 El Wayne, Jul 14, 2016
    I thought it was interesting and obscure, so a perfect choice for this thread.

    Any guesses on the befinned beauty in post #29?
     
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    #34 Tcar, Jul 14, 2016
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    Front looks like a caricature of a Jag-u-ar.
    Henry N. Manney III would call it a "Lamp peddler's special", maybe.

    Rear like a Tatra sort of.

    Got nothing.
     
  10. Sfumato

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    #35 Sfumato, Jul 14, 2016
    Spohn? so handsome.
    Spanish? or SA
    Really off game lately. Haven't even driven the new toy more than 4-5 miles.
     
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    #36 Simon, Jul 15, 2016
    The farmhouse in the background looks French or German. My first reaction was Horch 930S. But obviously not.
     
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    #37 dmj, Jul 15, 2016
    :D My exact thoughts yesterday. Had to browse through all Spohn files I could find, to no avail. But my eyes are still sore...
     
  13. El Wayne

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    #38 El Wayne, Jul 15, 2016
    Incredibly handsome coachwork not by Spohn, but there's definitely a resemblance. Car is European, but not Spanish. Brand/marque is still in existence today, in some form or another.

    Rest up and take it easy! The new toy will be waiting for you.
     
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    #39 craterface, Jul 15, 2016
    Grille looks like a prewar Peugeot. Getting warm?
     
  15. El Wayne

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    #40 El Wayne, Jul 15, 2016
    Sorry, but no.
     
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    Paul Jaray design, possibly Maybach?
     
  17. El Wayne

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    #43 Sfumato, Jul 15, 2016
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    Not it but closer.
    Ds or SW? Later than this.
    Sakhnoffsky? Spohn did one but earlier, not Jaray.
    Tjardda did very similar at Lincoln about same time.
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    #44 El Wayne, Jul 15, 2016
    SW. Not by Sakhnoffsky or Tjaarda. Somewhat successful German coachbuilder. Not all of his designs were this, uhm, "handsome". :)
     
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    #45 Sfumato, Jul 15, 2016
    Erdmann and Rossi off top of head, they did drawing similar.
    Still extant??
     
  21. El Wayne

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    #46 El Wayne, Jul 15, 2016
    No, coachbuilder went under back in the '60s.
     
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    Glaser?
     
  23. El Wayne

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    #48 El Wayne, Jul 15, 2016
    Nope.
     
  24. Sfumato

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    #49 Sfumato, Jul 15, 2016
    Autenreith :)
    38 SW38.
    They did UGLY stuff. Or bland.
     
  25. El Wayne

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    #50 El Wayne, Jul 15, 2016
    Bingo. :)
     
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