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Turicum, swiss prototype car 1904
« on: October 26, 2010, 06:18:46 PM »
Who knows this "car" ?
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Re: grob: buckboard
« Reply #1 on: November 04, 2010, 03:26:25 AM »
Experts - this is your chance.

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Re: grob: buckboard
« Reply #2 on: November 10, 2010, 08:15:42 AM »
Pro´s time now.

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Re: grob: buckboard
« Reply #3 on: November 11, 2010, 02:39:38 AM »
Isn't this a Turicum?
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Re: grob: buckboard
« Reply #4 on: November 11, 2010, 05:29:31 AM »
LOCKED for you!

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Re: grob: buckboard
« Reply #5 on: November 14, 2010, 03:01:21 AM »
My book says that Martin Fischer created this one-seater, four-wheeler car in 1904 which was 140 cm long and had a 1-cylinder motorcycle engine. Fischer and his friend, Paul Vorbrodt teamed up with a Zürich-based company to produce this car. Turicum (Latin name for Zürich) was used. A 2nd prototype was built but it failed to attract attention so Turicom switched to production of voiturettes.
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Re: grob: buckboard
« Reply #6 on: November 14, 2010, 10:20:00 AM »
It looks like the first ever go-kart  :)

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Re: grob: buckboard
« Reply #7 on: November 14, 2010, 11:26:46 AM »
Yes, my book also says that this vehicle which we call gokart these days.
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Re: Turicum, swiss prototype car 1904
« Reply #8 on: November 14, 2010, 02:46:09 PM »
Congrats, Pal.

This is Paul Vorbrodt in the very first Turicum prototype car of 1904.