Author Topic: TEI #3 - Solved: 1951 Scampolo 500-cc racing car driven by Walter Komossa  (Read 948 times)

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Do you know what this little car is called?

A name and approximate date will earn you a point, but as ever, any extra detail you can give would be appreciated by everyone.


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Re: TEI #3
« Reply #1 on: May 16, 2010, 06:56:27 AM »
I've a feeling this won't last long with the experts.

I offered the rookies a bonus point for identifying the driver, but I think that's a bit too generous at expert level, so now there's just the one point up for grabs. :)

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Re: TEI #3
« Reply #2 on: May 16, 2010, 11:39:14 AM »
Scampolo circa 1952
« Last Edit: May 16, 2010, 11:50:45 AM by D-type »
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Re: TEI #3
« Reply #3 on: May 16, 2010, 12:19:31 PM »
Told you it wouldn't last long!

This is one of several cars built and raced under the name Scampolo from 1948 onwards. My source has this as a 1951 car, and I'm fairly sure it's the 500-cc BMW-powered Scampolo 502 which was raced during the 1951 season by Walter Komossa, one of its co-designers, who is the driver shown in the photograph.

Close enough, though. A point is yours.

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Re: TEI #3 - Solved: 1951 Scampolo 500-cc racing car driven by Walter Komossa
« Reply #4 on: February 05, 2013, 06:32:15 PM »
Three fine pics of the 1948 version:


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One more view of the 1948 Scampolo:

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Re: TEI #3 - Solved: 1951 Scampolo 500-cc racing car driven by Walter Komossa
« Reply #6 on: November 29, 2015, 01:49:26 AM »
and another one:

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Re: TEI #3 - Solved: 1951 Scampolo 500-cc racing car driven by Walter Komossa
« Reply #7 on: November 27, 2016, 07:32:45 AM »
Two Scampolo 500 at the 1949 Stadtparkrennen in Hamburg: