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Solved - MJW #659 - Karl Baier's amphibious car 1952
« on: November 03, 2011, 02:11:43 PM »
What was the name of this small amphibian?
Who built it and what was the year it was completed?
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Re: MJW #659
« Reply #1 on: November 08, 2011, 01:27:56 AM »
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Re: MJW #659
« Reply #2 on: November 09, 2011, 01:46:29 PM »
I have found it as Midget amphibious car developed by Karl Baier,  West germany photo taken in year 1952. This is the unmodified photo I have found.
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Re: MJW #659
« Reply #3 on: November 10, 2011, 02:23:32 AM »
Quote from: serra on November 09, 2011, 01:46:29 PM
I have found it as Midget amphibious car developed by Karl Baier,  West germany photo taken in year 1952. This is the unmodified photo I have found.
Yes that's it.
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Re: Solved - MJW #659 - Karl Baier's amphibious car 1952
« Reply #4 on: December 03, 2011, 05:12:00 AM »
Karl Baier was the owner of a bakery in Berlin. The car you´ve presented here was the first version (1950) of his 300kg 8HP amphibium. He´s mainly constructed it to be able to use it at Berlin´s lake Wannsee:
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Re: Solved - MJW #659 - Karl Baier's amphibious car 1952
« Reply #5 on: December 03, 2011, 06:43:18 AM »
amazing.......and with a sail to help assist sideways motion!
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Re: Solved - MJW #659 - Karl Baier's amphibious car 1952
« Reply #6 on: December 03, 2011, 08:38:09 AM »
And here´s the second version from 1953:
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Re: Solved - MJW #659 - Karl Baier's amphibious car 1952
« Reply #7 on: December 03, 2011, 12:16:05 PM »
interesting to see the sail used for forward propulsion and as a sunshade!
Thanks for posting these Grob.
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