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Dinos 8/35PS Rennwagen at the Herkulesrennen/Kassel 1924
« on: April 13, 2014, 03:22:17 PM »
Who knows this racing car?
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Re: grob 2014.04.13 (04)
« Reply #1 on: April 25, 2014, 01:00:30 PM »
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Re: grob 2014.04.13 (04)
« Reply #2 on: May 01, 2014, 11:59:33 AM »
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Re: grob 2014.04.13 (04)
« Reply #3 on: May 01, 2014, 12:33:35 PM »
German?

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Re: grob 2014.04.13 (04)
« Reply #4 on: May 01, 2014, 01:33:11 PM »
Yes.

And this german company has built also street legal cars over some years.

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Re: grob 2014.04.13 (04)
« Reply #5 on: May 01, 2014, 01:48:21 PM »
Steiger 12/70 PS Sport?

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Re: grob 2014.04.13 (04)
« Reply #6 on: May 01, 2014, 02:06:15 PM »
Not Steiger.

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Re: grob 2014.04.13 (04)
« Reply #7 on: May 02, 2014, 08:13:43 AM »
Simson-Supra ?
I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia

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Re: grob 2014.04.13 (04)
« Reply #8 on: May 02, 2014, 12:57:24 PM »
No.

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Re: grob 2014.04.13 (04)
« Reply #9 on: June 08, 2014, 03:42:58 AM »
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Re: grob 2014.04.13 (04)
« Reply #10 on: June 08, 2014, 02:45:34 PM »
Heim?

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Re: grob 2014.04.13 (04)
« Reply #11 on: June 08, 2014, 02:56:19 PM »
Falcon?
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Re: grob 2014.04.13 (04)
« Reply #12 on: June 10, 2014, 11:58:40 AM »
The guesses get better as you walk directly to the initial letter D we are searching for...  :D

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Re: grob 2014.04.13 (04)
« Reply #13 on: June 10, 2014, 12:33:32 PM »
Durkopp ?
I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia

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Re: grob 2014.04.13 (04)
« Reply #14 on: June 10, 2014, 01:01:17 PM »
Dinos 16/72 PS?

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Re: grob 2014.04.13 (04)
« Reply #15 on: June 10, 2014, 01:05:26 PM »
Durkopp ?
Ouch...that was my guess too,,,what's left, Dixi G5?

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Re: grob 2014.04.13 (04)
« Reply #16 on: June 10, 2014, 01:26:33 PM »
I'm late to this game, but I think PJ may be correct that this is a Dixi, although I would lean toward an S-16 (6 cyl. under that long hood).

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Re: grob 2014.04.13 (04)
« Reply #17 on: June 10, 2014, 01:48:25 PM »
LOCKED for Wendax!

It is indeed a DINOS, but the HP are still wrong...

Three more tries for you.

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Re: LOCKED for Wendax: grob 2014.04.13 (04) Dinos race car
« Reply #18 on: June 10, 2014, 02:37:41 PM »
Dinos was quite successful in 1921/22 in the class up to 8 Steuer-PS. So my first guess would be a 8/42 PS, based on the 8/35 PS model.

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Re: LOCKED for Wendax: grob 2014.04.13 (04) Dinos race car
« Reply #19 on: June 10, 2014, 02:42:12 PM »
It was the 8/35 engine.

The photo shows Dinos´ Direktor, Mr. Dunlop at the wheel of the 8/35PS Dinos Rennwagen at the Herkulesrennen Kassel 1924.

Your point!
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Re: Dinos 8/35PS Rennwagen at the Herkulesrennen/Kassel 1924
« Reply #20 on: June 10, 2014, 02:44:59 PM »
Does anybody have a better photo of this car?

The only better illustration I have found is this SKF ad from 1925, which should resemble a simplified Dinos race car, I´m quite sure:

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