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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2011 => Topic started by: Allemano on September 14, 2011, 06:55:17 AM
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Another micro-car.
Please respond below if you know the make and model designation of this car.
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moved.
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Pro's?
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I guess it is German. Any connections to Lepoix?
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It is German, but I don't think there's a connection to L.L. Lepoix.
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It looks strangely close to the first Ligier voiturette, the JS4 (later with names JS6, JS8, JS10, 330, 430...).
A Dornier Delta prototype ?
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It looks strangely close to the first Ligier voiturette, the JS4 (later with names JS6, JS8, JS10, 330, 430...).
A Dornier Delta prototype ?
Not one of those.
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Petrol-engined?
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No
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Urbanix?
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No
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Condor?
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Condor?
No
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Motoflitz?
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Motoflitz?
Motoflitz were long gone as this car was built.
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Time for a BIG clue...
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Let's turn this into a geo-puzzle.
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Was it made in that city of the clue?
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The company was resident in this city and I suppose the car was built there, as well.
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Is it a still existing company like Böcker?
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Is it a unique self-built example or was it built in small numbers?
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Is it a still existing company like Böcker?
The company once was very successful and famous for quality products. Unfortunatly they couldn't struggle against low prices especially of Asian producers and finally went bust.
....and there's no frog bridge in the city I'm after... ;)Is it a unique self-built example or was it built in small numbers?
My source reports that this car was the only ever built...
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Is the city Munich? I'm getting a Willie Wonka vibe from that picture
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Is the city Munich? I'm getting a Willie Wonka vibe from that picture
No, much smaller than Munich. The partly revealed plate should show you the right direction..
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If I knew anything about German license plates it might :D
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Well, info about German plates is well documented on the internet, though some detective work is needed.
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OK - the city is Braunschweig. Maybe this will shorten the search for those familiar with German Elektroauto
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Was the car made by Kynast?
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OK - the city is Braunschweig. Maybe this will shorten the search for those familiar with German Elektroauto
No it's not Braunschweig which is indexed as BS - .......
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Stupid Google... :D
Bersenbrück
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Was the car made by Kynast?
Whooom! He made it again. :applause: :applause: :applause:
This was an abandoned Microcar project by Kynast from 1985¹ (?). Unfortunately I can't find anything about it on the internet and have to rely on one source only.
Otto Kynast und sein Sohn Werner etablierten sich 1951 als Fahrradhändler in Quakenbrück² und gründeten die Otto Kynast OHG, die auch bald Fahrräder und Campingartikel zu produzieren begann. 1966 wurde das einmillionste Fahrrad hergestellt. Ab 1973 wurden auch Fahrräder mit Elektroantrieb entwickelt. Als erster deutscher Fabrikant bot Kynast bot BMX-Räder an.
1985¹ entstand der Prototyp eines Elektroautos unter dem Namen Kynast City-Car. Das Projekt des Zweisitzers blieb im Entwicklungsstadium stecken, weil man keine geeigneten Batterien geringen Gewichts fand, die einen größeren Aktionsradius erlaubten.
¹ I guess my source is wrong here. Bersenbrück already lost its own numberplate BSB in 1972. After that it got the OS plate of Osnabrück. However the car looks much older than 1985.
² the geo-picture shows Quakenbrück where Kynast was located. Quakenbrück got the same plate as Bersenbrück till 1972.
via GoogleTranslator:
Otto and his son Werner Kynast established in 1951 as a bicycle dealer in Quakenbrück and founded the Otto Kynast OHG, which soon began to produce bicycles and camping equipment. In 1966, the millionth bike was manufactured. From 1973, bicycles were developed with electric drive. As the first German manufacturer offered Kynast offered to BMX bikes.
In 1985, the prototype of an electric car developed under the name Kynast city car. The project of the two-seater car was stuck in development stage, because there was no suitable light weight batteries, which allowed a wider range of activity.
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The prototype still exists apparently: