Topic: Solved: Wendax 3238 - Borgward 1500 RS Kunststoffsportwagen (plastic body)

[Wendax]

No points for the background car.

For one point, please respond and identify this car.
For an extra point, tell me to which other car its engine was transferred.

[knewit]

Borgward Prototype with BASF plastic body. Later the engine was put into an AFM sportcar.

[Wendax]

Yes, both answers are correct, but incomplete.
Which Borgward was this car based on?
Which AFM car got the engine?
Locked for you, of course.

[knewit]

The Borgward was Hansa 1500 Roadster. The body was designed by Erich Übelacker. The engine was from a Borgward RS (Rennsport)  with fuel injektion. After test by Borgward the car was given to Bechem who later sold it. At a testdrive of the new owner the car burnt down at the Nürburgring.
AFM  - It was the ex Gommann Monoposto , rebuilt into a sportscar by Bechem (again)

[Wendax]

Two well-earned points for you!

[Wendax]

Those were your points #50 and 51, which allows me to promote you to Expert rank. 
You may now post puzzles of your own.

[Carnut]

Well done knewit.
No more solving Rookie puzzles for you unfortunately!

[D-type]

Is that within the rules?
Blanking out a motif, symbol or badge such as deleting the distinctive Borgward diamond is allowable.  But I do think drawing (or photoshopping) bars to form a grille is carrying it too far.  I feel it should have had a black blob like the VW registration.
(This isn't sour grapes as I hadn't the foggiest idea what it is anyway)

[Carnut]

I think it's OK.
It's something I do regularly, to replace an Alfa or BMW (for instance) 'shield' or grille with parts from the rest of the grille so that it replaces entirely the giveaway part but still looks right.  I prefer it to a black blob!

[gte4289]

The car as it appeared during Gunter Bechem's ownership, with hardtop and incorporated full windshield. (Also, note the small driver's side 'door' that was barely visible in the puzzle image.)