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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2015 => Topic started by: BERTRAND on March 22, 2015, 05:07:32 AM

Title: Maf Typ D 5/14 PS (1909)
Post by: BERTRAND on March 22, 2015, 05:07:32 AM

What's this car?

Title: Re: BD126
Post by: BERTRAND on March 30, 2015, 03:12:39 AM

Expert!

Title: Re: BD126
Post by: BERTRAND on April 06, 2015, 03:40:55 AM

pros

Title: Re: BD126
Post by: Wendax on April 06, 2015, 03:53:50 AM

1909 MAF D4

Title: Re: BD126
Post by: BERTRAND on April 06, 2015, 04:42:18 AM

I give the point but I wish to open the debate with you because on the windscreen of your photo he is a subscriber Maf D4, but me I have Maf D5-14. When I look on the net, I find the same photo as you but with MAf D5-14. Can you tell it to me more?

Title: Re: BD126
Post by: Wendax on April 06, 2015, 05:03:57 AM

I just copied the info from the windscreen poster, but having a closer look I'm quite sure that it's wrong. The adhesive sign on the hood says "Typ D 5/14". The technical data fit the 5/14 PS engine. The books are contradictory to when that engine was introduced: Schrader says it was available up from the beginning in 1909 alongside the 4/12 PS, Gränz/Kirchberg say 1912 (the 1909 engine classifying as 5/12 PS). As the car is widely identified as this, I'd say we should call it a MAF Typ D 5/14 PS.
BTW, the puzzle car was originally owned by the Luxemburg ambassador in Switzerland.

Title: Re: Maf Typ D 5/14 PS (1909)
Post by: BERTRAND on April 06, 2015, 02:59:52 PM

Perfect