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Solved: Wendax 1823 - Thury-Nussberg
« on: January 21, 2016, 12:42:26 AM »
From the very early days of motoring.

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Re: Wendax 1823
« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2016, 08:40:33 AM »
This is a photo of the oldest car daro. A car with steam power. A car made in 1884.

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Re: Wendax 1823
« Reply #2 on: January 23, 2016, 08:43:43 AM »
It is a steam car. I have another year though.

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Re: Wendax 1823
« Reply #3 on: January 23, 2016, 08:50:45 AM »
1881 Thury-Nussberger Steam 3-Wheeler ?

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Re: Wendax 1823
« Reply #4 on: January 23, 2016, 09:11:41 AM »
Yes, I've seen it referred to as Thury-Nussberger as well as Thury-Nussberg. As Thury himself named his friend Nussberg, we'll go for that. The year is not easy to fix: Thury and Nussberg started constructing the car in 1877 and continued improving it until 1892.

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