Author Topic: Solved: PN #130 -- Steyr racer, 1927 (Read 1065 times)

pnegyesi · « **on:** December 13, 2010, 01:46:20 PM »

Can you recognise this car? If you identify its brand and the model year I'll give you a point. I don't think it had a proper model name

pnegyesi · « **Reply #1 on:** December 21, 2010, 06:10:32 AM »

Experts?

woodinsight · « **Reply #2 on:** December 21, 2010, 08:07:04 AM »

European?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #3 on:** December 21, 2010, 08:18:09 AM »

woodinsight · « **Reply #4 on:** December 22, 2010, 02:33:29 PM »

Italian?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #5 on:** December 23, 2010, 12:10:35 AM »

pnegyesi · « **Reply #6 on:** December 27, 2010, 05:01:34 AM »

Professionals?

grobmotorix · « **Reply #7 on:** December 27, 2010, 02:50:33 PM »

It is painted white - so it might be german?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #8 on:** December 27, 2010, 02:54:05 PM »

No, it isn't German

D-type · « **Reply #9 on:** December 29, 2010, 04:45:31 PM »

Francaise?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #10 on:** December 29, 2010, 11:50:36 PM »

And it is not French either

grobmotorix · « **Reply #11 on:** December 30, 2010, 01:08:41 AM »

Is it czech?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #12 on:** December 30, 2010, 01:22:31 AM »

No, it is not Czech. Sorry don't want to help you too much, because it would reveal a lot

woodinsight · « **Reply #13 on:** December 30, 2010, 02:19:52 AM »

Spanish? (as part of the process of elimination)

pnegyesi · « **Reply #14 on:** December 30, 2010, 02:49:30 AM »

Czech was closer geographically

woodinsight · « **Reply #15 on:** December 30, 2010, 02:56:50 AM »

Okay, can I also rule out the Benelux countries?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #16 on:** December 30, 2010, 03:21:44 AM »

Yes, you can rule those out as well

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #17 on:** December 30, 2010, 03:37:29 AM »

From Poland?

D-type · « **Reply #18 on:** December 30, 2010, 04:29:25 AM »

Geographically close to Czechoslovakia ... is it Austrian?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #19 on:** December 30, 2010, 04:58:03 AM »

It is Austrian indeed. But I will only award the point if you give me the exact model year of this car, not just its brand!

woodinsight · « **Reply #20 on:** December 30, 2010, 05:32:31 AM »

Steyr 1925?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #21 on:** December 30, 2010, 05:47:58 AM »

Locked for you. Not from 1925

Allemano · « **Reply #22 on:** December 30, 2010, 05:58:33 AM »

One look in the books and there it is! $:-\$
Found a pic of with the very same building in the background, but with the constructor at the wheel.

woodinsight · « **Reply #23 on:** December 30, 2010, 08:09:19 AM »

Well, I haven't found the car in a quick look through my library.
I'd guess 1927 but please unlock it if that is not correct.

pnegyesi · « **Reply #24 on:** December 30, 2010, 08:15:33 AM »

This is your lucky day! It is indeed from 1927, one of the two low-slung racecars developed by Steyr. This one was driven by Josef Hansal at the Semmering race in 1928.
This picture was taken at the Steyr Works in front of the development department.
(with courtesy of Martin Pfundner for the information and the editorial office of Veterán Autó és Motor for the photograph)

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