Puzzle #866 Solved! Espenlaub 1000 (1952)

[Otto Puzzell]

Know what it is?

Please, respond below and let us know the make and model designation of the car posted here.

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[Ray B.]

This is a Gottlob Espenlaub postwar design.
Nice photoshopping of the company name on the hood !

[Otto Puzzell]

What about the license plate? 

[Ray B.]

Much easier.
Does this mean something to you ?
http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=4266.0

[Otto Puzzell]

I guess I didn't put 2 and 2 together. Sorry about that.

[Wendax]

Just to differentiate it from the other cars by Gottlob Espenlaub: this is the 1952 version of the Espenlaub 1000.

[grobmotorix]

Here´s a german March 1953 magazine clipping:

[Wendax]

Two more views:

[Wendax]

This 1965 ad for an Eigenbau car looks a lot like an Espenlaub 1000, although fitted with a Ford 12 M engine instead of the Ilo two-stroke.

[grobmotorix]

Good find!

[Wendax]

Another picture:

[grobmotorix]

A German video documentary can be found under the words: "Autopioniere - verrückt, verpönt, vergessen" which also features the Espenlaub creations.