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Protos Wettfahrtwagen or Race Car (1907)
« on: October 24, 2015, 09:10:51 AM »
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Re: BD278
« Reply #1 on: October 25, 2015, 04:30:45 AM »
One day your puzzles will end up like these: http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=16628  ;D

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Re: BD278
« Reply #2 on: October 31, 2015, 03:51:41 AM »
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Re: BD278
« Reply #3 on: November 07, 2015, 05:27:41 AM »
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Re: BD278
« Reply #4 on: November 07, 2015, 05:42:18 AM »
Is that the Peking-Paris Itala ?
I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia

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Re: BD278
« Reply #5 on: November 07, 2015, 05:58:00 AM »
1907 Protos 40 PS, bodied by Jos. Neuss, first to cross the line of the 1908 New York to Paris race

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Re: BD278
« Reply #6 on: November 07, 2015, 06:35:50 AM »
Protos is correct but the model name is in german.  Can you give me that?
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Re: BD278 Locked for Wendax
« Reply #7 on: November 07, 2015, 07:03:52 AM »
The Deutsches Museum calls it Protos Wettfahrtwagen. Is that the name you are looking for?

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Re: BD278 Locked for Wendax
« Reply #8 on: November 07, 2015, 07:43:41 AM »
Yes, that's the name, but I have no idea what's the traduction is in english

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Re: BD278 Locked for Wendax
« Reply #9 on: November 07, 2015, 07:45:29 AM »
The point is for you wendax

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Re: Protos Wettfahrtwagen (1907)
« Reply #10 on: November 07, 2015, 06:15:54 PM »
Literally translated it is a car (Wagen) for a competitive tour (Wettfahrt), meaning race car.

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Re: Protos Wettfahrtwagen or Race Car (1907)
« Reply #11 on: July 03, 2023, 05:11:25 PM »
...and here in full gear.
Ein Henschel zieht am Berg und ein Mercedes
an den Türen. (and an attempt of a translation):
A Henschel in rushing up the hill, wheras in a Mercedes wind is rushing through the doors. c/o norberthanke