Imperia (Bad Godesberg) Sportwagen / radial engined 1935 prototype

grobmotorix · September 30, 2010, 07:47:42 AM

Who can tell me some facts about this vehicle?

Paul Jaray · September 30, 2010, 08:27:26 AM

Grob, your latest puzzles are fantastic!
great period pics and rare cars!

grobmotorix · September 30, 2010, 08:43:30 AM

Thank you.

Maybe some will make it up to the pro-level...

Allemano · October 04, 2010, 06:54:14 AM

grobmotorix · October 04, 2010, 02:35:16 PM

The hunter´s waiting...

grobmotorix · October 05, 2010, 09:05:12 AM

I´d better send it one level higher.

franck.kegelart · October 05, 2010, 10:42:28 AM

Imperia 1935 from Germany ; the engine was a radial, supercharged 3-cylinder 2-stroke.

grobmotorix · October 05, 2010, 11:38:43 AM

Good job, Franck!

The photography shows the 1935 Imperia Sportwagen prototype during the Berlin car exhibition.

And as you´ve already said, it featured a three-cylinder, two stroke, RADIAL engine with 750ccm (ca.54 cui).

It is - as far as I know - the only car produced by Imperia, Bad Godesberg/Germany (not to be mixed up with the belgian company Imperia , located at Nessonvaux).

It would be great to have some more pics of it - does anybody have another view of it?

Allemano · October 05, 2010, 12:07:17 PM

The bodies of the Imperia Stromlinien Coupé were made by Autenrieth. (I hoped this would be one part of the puzzle requirements..)

Alas this car project was way too expensive for the small motor-cycle company (app. 50 cars were built) and Imperia went bust in 1935.

grobmotorix · October 05, 2010, 01:01:44 PM

I think I´ll award Allemano one special point for the coachbuilder Autenrieth.
I did not know that before and I´ve never seen another picture of this very interesting project!

Allemano · October 05, 2010, 01:06:49 PM

Thanks!

ftg3plus4 · October 05, 2010, 06:04:25 PM

Thanks, guys -- I'd been looking for more pictures of this car myself. Figures I wouldn't recognize it from the original puzzle pic!

grobmotorix · April 08, 2013, 06:39:49 PM

censored by grob

Allemano · September 30, 2013, 04:23:48 AM

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grobmotorix · September 30, 2013, 05:34:07 PM

Thank you!

Wendax · October 15, 2013, 05:04:33 AM

Quote from: grobmotorix on April 08, 2013, 06:39:49 PM
Another rare photo of this cw=0,35 car:

I think that the picture in reply 12 doesn't show the Imperia, but the Volkhart V-1 from 1938: http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=23343
It looks similar, because both cars were brainchilds of Kurt Volkhart.

Allemano · October 15, 2013, 05:58:32 AM

I realized when it was posted, but forgot to ask then. Wendax is right.

grobmotorix · October 15, 2013, 11:04:32 AM

Oha, sorry - surely you´re right. I´ve deleted the photo.

Wendax · November 17, 2013, 11:38:40 AM

A (damaged) brochure with a nice graphic design:

grobmotorix · April 28, 2014, 01:30:39 PM

And another 1935 clipping:

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Imperia (Bad Godesberg) Sportwagen / radial engined 1935 prototype