Topic: PN #467

[pnegyesi]

I know almost nothing about this car. There's one point for the country where it was built and the donor. A second point goes to someone who can positively ID the builder and offer some proof.

[pnegyesi]

Experts?

[dzima1985]

German VW Kafer-based homemade car.

Quote: "Der Wagen wurde offenbar von einem Gewerbelehrer gebaut, der ihn zugelassen bekommen hatte und ihn auch einige Jahre fuhr. Es war ein findiger Bastler, der viel mit dem Werkstoff GFK experimentierte und sehr oft auf dem Schrottplatz nach Teilen kramte und sich zusammensuchte, was an den Wagen am besten paßt.
Irgendwann gab er ihn an seine Tochter weiter, die ihn weiter bewegte. Deren Ehemann war dagegen, daß sie ein so unsicheres Fahrzeug fährt, deshalb wurde der Wagen abgemeldet und in den 80ern eben in jenem Garten abgestellt, wo er geborgen wurde.
Der Erbauer ist inzwischen verstorben."

[pnegyesi]

And dzima1985 is now just one point away from being a Pro!!!

I gave him a point but leave this here, maybe someone else knows more

[pnegyesi]

Professionals, do you know more?

[D-type]

Since I don't read German, this posting makes me none the wiser. 

Is it really asking too much to request a translation of short pieces and an English précis of longer  passages.

[RayTheRat]

Since I don't read German, this posting makes me none the wiser. 

Is it really asking too much to request a translation of short pieces and an English précis of longer  passages.

Here's a modified Google Translate version of dzima's text (although you probably already did that):

"The car was apparently built by a business teacher who had registered it and had it approved for a few years. The builder was a clever tinkerer who experimented a lot with fiberglass and very often sought parts that suited the car best at the junkyard.

Eventually, he gave it to his daughter, who brought it home. Her husband, however, was of the opinion that it was an unsafe vehicle, so the car was deregistered in the 80s and parked in the daughters yard, where it was eventually rescued.

The builder has since died."

I make no claims for 100 percent accuracy.   

[pnegyesi]

And do we know the builder's name?

[Allemano]

And do we know the builder's name?

This snippet is apparently scanned from Germany's mag "Oldtimer Markt". There's a request column every month called "Leser helfen Lesern" (readers help readers). It seems there's still no info avalable and unfortunately it's usually not published in the following issues.

[pnegyesi]

yes, I know that column, sometimes it gets very frustrating

[Carnut]

Trying to tidy up some really old puzzles on this board.
Any chance you could do something with this one Pal?

[pnegyesi]

I can move it to BH

[Oguerrerob]

Just to add that apparently it's called Kitzbühel

[Wendax]

No, in the source you refer to, the poster just tells how the town, where the builder's daughter lives, is to be spelled: Kitzbühel instead of Kitzbühl like the blogger did. The sentence "Es heißt Kitzbühel" does not refer to the car.

[Djetset]

Another photo I've found of this mystery VW-based German one-off, but sadly still no clue as to who made it or what it's called!