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The wheels don't match yet.

For one point, please respond and identify this car.

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Re: Wendax 3121
« Reply #1 on: February 06, 2020, 04:54:17 PM »
a pedal car ?

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Re: Wendax 3121
« Reply #2 on: February 07, 2020, 02:28:41 AM »
No

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Re: Wendax 3121
« Reply #3 on: February 14, 2020, 02:30:40 AM »
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Re: Wendax 3121
« Reply #4 on: February 28, 2020, 02:30:12 AM »
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Re: Wendax 3121
« Reply #5 on: February 28, 2020, 02:34:39 AM »
This is Silberhummel prototype by Fraunhofer Institute. I had a chance to see this car at IAA Frankfurt last year :)

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Re: Wendax 3121
« Reply #6 on: February 28, 2020, 04:43:37 AM »
Yes, locked for you to find the man behind the project (not from Fraunhofer institute).

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Re: Wendax 3121
« Reply #7 on: March 01, 2020, 10:54:59 AM »
Yes, locked for you to find the man behind the project (not from Fraunhofer institute).
I have identified the car. I have no time for extra info.

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Re: Wendax 3121
« Reply #8 on: March 01, 2020, 12:10:52 PM »
Unlocked

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Re: Wendax 3121
« Reply #9 on: March 01, 2020, 12:19:27 PM »
Is Dipl.-Ing. Soren Scheffler the name you're looking for as the Silberhummel's creator?
« Last Edit: March 01, 2020, 12:24:16 PM by Djetset »
A car is for life, not just for Christmas.

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Re: Wendax 3121
« Reply #10 on: March 01, 2020, 12:37:04 PM »
No, I am not looking for anyone connected to the Fraunhofer Institute.

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Re: Wendax 3121
« Reply #11 on: March 01, 2020, 12:42:47 PM »
Frieder Bach?

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Re: Wendax 3121
« Reply #12 on: March 01, 2020, 12:47:01 PM »
Yes, locked for you to supply the final bit of information: Where does the design of this car come from?

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Re: Wendax 3121
« Reply #13 on: March 01, 2020, 12:49:18 PM »
DKW?

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Re: Wendax 3121
« Reply #14 on: March 01, 2020, 12:50:56 PM »
@Wendax, could you please indicate all required information in original post, instead of asking additional questions, once the car is identified?

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Re: Wendax 3121
« Reply #15 on: March 01, 2020, 01:26:15 PM »
DKW?
Yes, and what was the design meant for?

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Re: Wendax 3121
« Reply #16 on: March 01, 2020, 02:46:15 PM »
1938 Berlin Rome Berlin road race?

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Re: Wendax 3121
« Reply #17 on: March 01, 2020, 03:43:22 PM »
Yes, Frieder Bach, founder of the Museum für sächsische Fahrzeuge in Chemnitz unearthed construction plans for a DKW F9 race car, probably to be built for the 1939 (!) Berlin-Rome road race which never took place. He started the project to recreate this car for his museum. The work has been carried out by the Fraunhofer-Institut für Werkzeugmaschinen und Umformtechnik IWU. They use the Silberhummel as a technology demonstrator for their economically efficient sheetmetal forming technology, especially for low production numbers. Next step will be the addition of a fuel cell to the car.

I regarded this interesting story as part of the puzzle, while the car's name alone would have been an unsatisfying solution to me. Sometimes (as in this case) I don't include the detailed questions in the first post, because questions can lead the way to the solution. I prefer the method with locks and subsequent questions, at least at pro level.

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Re: Solved: Wendax 3121 - Silberhummel, recreation of a DKW F9 race car
« Reply #18 on: April 27, 2020, 04:05:27 PM »
The project drawing from the 40s: