Solved: PN #492 -- cca 1905 Express FWD car made by the Vulkan factory

pnegyesi · May 20, 2013, 03:11:39 AM

Please identify this car for a point

pnegyesi · May 27, 2013, 10:57:19 PM

Experts?

pnegyesi · June 04, 2013, 09:54:24 AM

Professionals?

Wendax · July 25, 2013, 05:15:55 PM

I have to start somewhere: European?

pnegyesi · July 26, 2013, 12:10:41 AM

yes

Wendax · July 26, 2013, 01:54:56 AM

From Eastern Europe?

pnegyesi · July 26, 2013, 02:08:04 AM

no

Wendax · July 26, 2013, 02:08:28 AM

Central Europe?

pnegyesi · July 26, 2013, 11:24:37 AM

Depends on definition. I would say no

Wendax · July 26, 2013, 03:53:12 PM

Let's take this definition of Brockhaus and Encyclopedia Britannica:[attachimg=1]

Is it Central European then?

pnegyesi · July 26, 2013, 03:59:49 PM

yes

Wendax · July 26, 2013, 04:11:56 PM

German?

pnegyesi · July 27, 2013, 12:18:31 AM

yes

Wendax · July 27, 2013, 01:41:42 AM

It looks very much like the French Parisienne Victoria. Any connection?

pnegyesi · July 27, 2013, 08:45:02 AM

I don't think so

sixtee5cuda · July 27, 2013, 11:48:47 AM

Built before 1890?

pnegyesi · July 27, 2013, 01:37:11 PM

No

Wendax · July 27, 2013, 05:00:45 PM

Robert Schwenke's front wheel driven car from 1905?

4popoid · July 27, 2013, 11:41:47 PM

Perhaps an early Bielefelder Maschinenfabrik (Dürkopp) from about 1898?

pnegyesi · July 28, 2013, 12:08:47 AM

it is locked for Wendax. Where did Mr Schwenke work?

Wendax · July 28, 2013, 03:27:19 AM

It seems that, at that time, he was the main proprietor of the Vulkan Automobilgesellschaft mbH. In 1907, he went to Siemens-Schuckertwerke in Berlin as head of the engineering department.

pnegyesi · July 28, 2013, 07:38:56 AM

Yes, that's probably the solution. I found the image as an illustration to an article on cars made by the Express factory. Between 1901-1907 Vulkan took over the Express bicycle factory and made various three- and four-wheelers.

This is one of their FWD experimental things.

pnegyesi · December 04, 2016, 10:22:58 AM

A slightly better pic

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Solved: PN #492 -- cca 1905 Express FWD car made by the Vulkan factory