Topic: Solved: SHW 4/20 Prototyp by Wunibald Kamm 1925 (Automotive Hall of Fame)

[grobmotorix]

Who can tell me anything about this one?

EDIT:

This is indeed one of three of the 1925 SHW 4/20 prototypes by Schwäbische Hüttenwerke GmbH  - in many ways a remarkable extreme lightweight construction.

The engineering was executed by the later aerodynamic pioneer Prof. Wunibald Kamm.
But the project failed like so many others, because BMW did not produce it, as it was planned in the first place...

The SHW-Wagen pioneered many automobile characteristics which are commonplace today, such as a semi-monococque aluminum body, front-wheel drive, 4-wheel independent suspension, coil springs with hydraulic shocks, 4 wheels brakes and a horizontally opposed engine.

- it was years if not decades ahead of its time!

Thus Wunibald Kamm became a member in the "Automotive Hall of Fame" in 2009.

One of those has started at the 24h Taunus-race in 1925 and finished second in its class!

[grobmotorix]

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[grobmotorix]

Promoted to a higher level...

[Oguerrerob]

SHW 1925 prototype. The car was a compact car the company Swabian Hüttenwerke GmbH (SHW) from the year 1925. from Germany

[grobmotorix]

 

Oguerrerob made it finally!

This is indeed one of three of the 1925 SHW 4/20 prototypes by Schwäbische Hüttenwerke GmbH  - in many ways a remarkable extreme lightweight construction.

The engineering was executed by the later aerodynamic pioneer Prof. Wunibald Kamm - but the project failed like so many others...

The SHW-Wagen pioneered many automobile characteristics which are commonplace today, such as a semi-monococque aluminum body, front-wheel drive, 4-wheel independent suspension, coil springs with hydraulic shocks, 4 wheels brakes and a horizontally opposed engine.

 

- it was years if not decades ahead of its time!

Thus Wunibald Kamm became a member in the "Automotive Hall of Fame" in 2009.

[Allemano]

Front-wheel-drive and self-supporting light metal body — quite remarkable back then.

[grobmotorix]

I´ve found an original essay on the SHW-Wagen in "Der Motorwagen".

The whole car weighed a mere 600 kg!!

Here are some Details:

[guido66]

Another picture, taken at the Berlin show in 1925

[grobmotorix]

 

[pnegyesi]

Some more views

[grobmotorix]

Now that´s very interesting!

Thank you!

[Carnut]

Here's another picture.

On a point of interest, this might be the oldest company featured so far here on AP as SHW was founded in 1365 by Christian monks to produce raw iron!

[grobmotorix]

was founded in 1365

 

[Wendax]

Another fine photo:

[grobmotorix]

 

[grobmotorix]

Some interesting details of the SHW´s front suspension:

[grobmotorix]

The cut-out SHW-Wagen in the Deutsches Museum: