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Solved NIC#394 - 1949 Keller-JAP F3
« on: April 06, 2015, 10:14:37 AM »
Another obscure marque. What was this car called?
« Last Edit: July 14, 2015, 08:41:18 AM by nicanary »
I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia

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Re: NIC #394
« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2015, 07:14:32 AM »
Experts?
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Re: NIC #394
« Reply #2 on: July 14, 2015, 07:22:26 AM »
Pros? Nice easy one.
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Re: NIC #394
« Reply #3 on: July 14, 2015, 07:43:39 AM »
German racecar, cca. 1950?

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Re: NIC #394
« Reply #4 on: July 14, 2015, 08:22:46 AM »
German racecar, cca. 1950?

Not German, but 1950 is close enough - it was built in 1949.
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Re: NIC #394
« Reply #5 on: July 14, 2015, 08:37:13 AM »
Jakob Keller's Jap-powered 500cc special.

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Re: NIC #394
« Reply #6 on: July 14, 2015, 08:40:37 AM »
Jakob Keller's Jap-powered 500cc special.

And the point goes to PJ. It was later fitted with a Triumph twin.
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Re: Solved NIC#394 - 1949 Keller-JAP F3
« Reply #7 on: October 29, 2017, 10:30:48 AM »
Jakob Keller at the wheel:

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Re: Solved NIC#394 - 1949 Keller-JAP F3
« Reply #8 on: November 24, 2019, 04:09:49 AM »
A contemporary newspaper article
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Keller Special Racer 500
« Reply #9 on: April 07, 2024, 08:29:40 AM »
Please, identify this car
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Re: BD1200
« Reply #10 on: April 19, 2024, 04:46:24 AM »
expert

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Re: BD1200
« Reply #11 on: May 11, 2024, 04:33:02 PM »
Veritas Meteor?

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Re: BD1200
« Reply #12 on: May 12, 2024, 04:12:36 AM »
not a Veritas

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Re: BD1200
« Reply #13 on: May 13, 2024, 10:07:30 AM »
Is it European?
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Re: BD1200
« Reply #14 on: May 13, 2024, 12:41:06 PM »
home built special

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Re: BD1200
« Reply #15 on: May 14, 2024, 11:47:30 AM »

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Re: BD1200
« Reply #16 on: May 14, 2024, 11:49:46 AM »
home built special
Just a race car Special

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Re: BD1200
« Reply #17 on: May 15, 2024, 12:09:00 PM »
Czech

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Re: BD1200
« Reply #18 on: May 15, 2024, 12:29:29 PM »
BMW engine

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Re: BD1200
« Reply #19 on: May 16, 2024, 08:54:41 AM »
as usual, I found an image with little or no information on the car. for this puzzle I have nothing to comment on the car, so I think and I am practically certain that it's not Czech. As for the engine, I have no idea what it is.

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Re: BD1200
« Reply #20 on: May 20, 2024, 11:47:51 AM »
Hungaria

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Re: BD1200
« Reply #21 on: May 21, 2024, 03:57:20 AM »
I don't know the origin for this car

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Re: BD1200
« Reply #22 on: May 22, 2024, 04:28:26 AM »
Not Czech, not Hungarian

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Re: BD1200
« Reply #23 on: May 23, 2024, 10:17:47 AM »
I made a mistake, it's a European car

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Re: BD1200
« Reply #24 on: June 25, 2024, 03:56:16 AM »
pros