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Solved: Allemano's № 500 - 1924/25 Imperia Motorvierrad
« on: October 07, 2010, 09:05:22 AM »
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Re: Allemano's № 500
« Reply #1 on: October 07, 2010, 09:19:54 AM »
A classical threewheeler. Because this is your 500th puzzle I suppose it is something special.

So I´d like to begin with:

it is NOT british?  ;)
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Re: Allemano's № 500
« Reply #2 on: October 07, 2010, 09:23:41 AM »
Quote from: grobmotorix on October 07, 2010, 09:19:54 AM
A classical threewheeler. Because this is your 500th puzzle I suppose it is something special.

So I´d like to begin with:

it is NOT british?  ;)

It's not a classical three-wheeler and it's not British, but something special indeed.
Clues will follow...
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Re: Allemano's № 500
« Reply #3 on: October 07, 2010, 09:31:36 AM »
Is it from continental Europe?
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Re: Allemano's № 500
« Reply #4 on: October 07, 2010, 09:33:20 AM »
Yes!
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Re: Allemano's № 500
« Reply #5 on: October 07, 2010, 01:52:04 PM »
French?
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Re: Allemano's № 500
« Reply #6 on: October 07, 2010, 01:52:48 PM »
Not French.
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Re: Allemano's № 500
« Reply #7 on: October 07, 2010, 02:05:53 PM »
German?
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Re: Allemano's № 500
« Reply #8 on: October 07, 2010, 02:06:36 PM »
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Re: Allemano's № 500
« Reply #9 on: October 07, 2010, 02:10:46 PM »
Late 1920s?
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Re: Allemano's № 500
« Reply #10 on: October 07, 2010, 02:13:15 PM »
Not late 1920s, just a little earlier
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Re: Allemano's № 500
« Reply #11 on: October 07, 2010, 02:53:37 PM »
Berlin?
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Re: Allemano's № 500
« Reply #12 on: October 07, 2010, 02:54:25 PM »
No.
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Re: Allemano's № 500
« Reply #13 on: October 07, 2010, 03:12:44 PM »
Does it have a special kind of engine?
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Re: Allemano's № 500
« Reply #14 on: October 07, 2010, 03:17:15 PM »
During production it had two different kind of engines from different manufacturers. Though built for different vehicles these engines were technically not unusual.                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
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Re: Allemano's № 500
« Reply #15 on: October 07, 2010, 03:27:58 PM »
Motorcycle engined?
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Re: Allemano's № 500
« Reply #16 on: October 07, 2010, 03:44:38 PM »
Yes and no. I suppose the first engine wasn't originally made for driven vehicles at all.
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Re: Allemano's № 500
« Reply #17 on: October 08, 2010, 03:17:48 AM »
A belated "Congratulations!" on your 500'th puzzle!  :cheer:
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Re: Allemano's № 500
« Reply #18 on: October 08, 2010, 01:51:27 PM »
Thank you! :)
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Re: Allemano's № 500
« Reply #19 on: October 08, 2010, 02:49:14 PM »
Congratulations on your 500th!
I hope I can also reach such dizzy heights one day.

As a non-German speaker I have been able to translate a certain amount of information on this vehicle as follows:

Imperia Motorvierrad
Constructed by Dr. Ing. Rolf Schroedter for Motorradfabrik Imperia of Bad Godesberg in 1924/25.
It was fitted with a Sperrholzkarosserie (plywood) body and was fitted initially with a 500 ccm-Zweizylindermotor from Breuer. This was later changed to a Blackburne-Motor.
It could reach 100kmh/h and weighed 160kg.

The vehicle was notable for it's clean, simple construction at a very low cost of materials.
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Re: Allemano's № 500
« Reply #20 on: October 08, 2010, 02:59:35 PM »
Unbelievable!!!  :faint: :applause:
I wished this one had remained a little longer! I took Grobmotorix' annotation (and unintended red herring!) that there was only one Imperia car — the ill fated streamliner.http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=13973.0 Coincidentally I stumbled upon Imperia a few days ago and spotted the "Motorvierrad" which had been the other car of that company.
Reading your translation I guess you have the same magazine that I have.

Very well done!  :)
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Re: Solved: Allemano's № 500 - 1924/25 Imperia Motorvierrad
« Reply #21 on: October 08, 2010, 03:15:59 PM »
I'm sure we have the same magazine source - it's very good!

Allemano - look at my puzzle no. MJW #050 - I expect this may reach the pros but who knows?
Perhaps you know this?

Anyway - interesting cars to solve - thank you.
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Re: Solved: Allemano's № 500 - 1924/25 Imperia Motorvierrad
« Reply #22 on: October 08, 2010, 05:25:28 PM »
BTW: the Breuer engine seems to be originally been built for fire pumps
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Re: Solved: Allemano's № 500 - 1924/25 Imperia Motorvierrad
« Reply #23 on: October 09, 2010, 09:15:30 AM »
Quote from: Allemano on October 08, 2010, 05:25:28 PM
BTW: the Breuer engine seems to be originally been built for fire pumps
German equivalent of the Coventry Climax FWA then?
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