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SOLVED: FW #498: PBA-DKW FJ driven by Günther Wels, 1960
« on: April 05, 2023, 05:42:13 AM »
Please identify this race car: Make? Engine? Race class? Year? Driver?
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Re: FW #498
« Reply #1 on: June 27, 2023, 02:39:37 PM »
Experts?
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Re: FW #498
« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2023, 04:37:54 AM »
Make? _ Mitter Eigenbau
Engine? - DKW
Race class? Formula Junior
Year? - 1959
Driver? Gerhard Mitter

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Re: FW #498
« Reply #3 on: June 28, 2023, 05:58:12 AM »
Make? _ Mitter Eigenbau: NO
Engine? - DKW: YES
Race class? Formula Junior: YES
Year? - 1959: NO
Driver? Gerhard Mitter: NO
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Re: FW #498
« Reply #4 on: August 28, 2023, 07:14:53 AM »
Professionals?
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Re: FW #498
« Reply #5 on: August 28, 2023, 07:43:12 AM »
Hartmann ?
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Re: FW #498
« Reply #6 on: August 28, 2023, 03:06:03 PM »
No
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Re: FW #498
« Reply #7 on: August 28, 2023, 03:51:35 PM »
Bode?
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Re: FW #498
« Reply #8 on: August 28, 2023, 03:59:07 PM »
Is it from Sweden?
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Re: FW #498
« Reply #9 on: August 29, 2023, 01:45:44 AM »
No
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Re: FW #498
« Reply #10 on: August 29, 2023, 11:52:21 AM »
Built in Germany ?
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Re: FW #498
« Reply #11 on: August 29, 2023, 02:54:59 PM »
Yes
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Re: FW #498
« Reply #12 on: August 30, 2023, 08:29:26 AM »
Built in East Germany (DDR)?
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Re: FW #498
« Reply #13 on: August 30, 2023, 08:44:20 AM »
No
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Re: FW #498
« Reply #14 on: August 30, 2023, 06:59:34 PM »
PDA-DKW built and driven by Günther Wels - 1960
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Re: FW #498
« Reply #15 on: August 31, 2023, 04:41:49 AM »
You are very very near the correct solution of this puzzle:
It is the P(.)A DKW FJ driven by Günther Wels
1960 is also correct
Günther Wels hasn't built the car. Who did it? Hint: The first two letters of the designation refer to the builder, the third letter to the place where the car was built
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Re: FW #498
« Reply #16 on: August 31, 2023, 05:52:49 AM »
sorry PBA  ;D
built at Aachen by Paul Bolle.
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Re: FW #498
« Reply #17 on: August 31, 2023, 08:30:16 AM »
 :thumbsup:
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