Puzzle #710 - Solved! Schakomobil

Otto Puzzell · January 14, 2008, 02:44:58 AM

Schakomobil

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@re · January 14, 2008, 08:45:32 AM

German? Some kind of Goggomobil/Glas prototype?

Otto Puzzell · January 15, 2008, 05:26:30 AM

Nope.

Allan L · February 17, 2008, 11:19:11 AM

Perhaps it's a Fuldamobile, or one of the licence-built versions

Otto Puzzell · February 17, 2008, 02:49:58 PM

Nope.

D-type · February 18, 2008, 04:25:22 PM

Meadows Frisky?

Otto Puzzell · February 19, 2008, 05:32:39 AM

Not one of those...

grobmotorix · February 24, 2008, 12:22:18 PM

Is it somewhat related to the polish Mikrus?

Otto Puzzell · February 25, 2008, 03:25:42 AM

Not that I know of.

Otto Puzzell · April 10, 2008, 05:22:47 AM

Quote from: KarnUtz on January 15, 2008, 05:26:30 AM
Nope.

Clarification: I believe the name of this car is derived from a French word; where it was built in not entirely clear to me, but it could very well be German. This seems to be the last known example of this car in existence. It is, not unexpectedly, free of body rust.

Otto Puzzell · May 01, 2008, 04:10:20 AM

Yep - no rusty body panels here...

grobmotorix · May 04, 2008, 12:44:07 PM

Aluminium then....

Well maybe a former aircraft builder (german comnanies were not allowed to built any kind of aircraft after 1945, of course) tried to build a car to get some work.
The only company besides Messerschmitt is Heinkel. So maybe this was a first attempt of Heinkel to conquer the microcar cosmos before they finally sold the Isetta clone "Heinkel Kabine"...

Otto Puzzell · May 05, 2008, 03:09:27 AM

Not aluminum, nor a Heinkel

@re · May 05, 2008, 06:52:59 AM

Looks like plastic to me...

Otto Puzzell · May 06, 2008, 03:09:04 AM

It should.

jotage21 · May 06, 2008, 05:07:52 PM

Meduza?

Otto Puzzell · May 07, 2008, 03:21:17 AM

No sir.

Otto Puzzell · May 25, 2008, 02:41:02 AM

Moving this one up...

Otto Puzzell · June 10, 2008, 03:32:57 AM

...now...

Otto Puzzell · August 18, 2008, 05:16:51 AM

A clue. Happy sleuthing!

neilshouse · August 23, 2008, 07:38:09 AM

This is the Schakomobil prototype, built in Germany by Schako, a manufacturer of ventliation systems.

Paul Jaray · August 23, 2008, 07:49:22 AM

You are amazing!

Otto Puzzell · August 23, 2008, 07:56:36 AM

Quote from: neilshouse on August 23, 2008, 07:38:09 AM
This is the Schakomobil prototype, built in Germany by Schako, a manufacturer of ventliation systems.

Did the coat of arms help?

neilshouse · August 23, 2008, 08:24:29 AM

Quote from: Otto Puzzell on August 23, 2008, 07:56:36 AM
Did the coat of arms help?

I've no idea what the coat of arms signifies, heraldry is not my strong point! I found this car by accident while looking for the answer to a different puzzle.

Quote from: Paul Jaray on August 23, 2008, 07:49:22 AM
You are amazing!

Thank you Mr Jaray, you're not too bad yourself.

Otto Puzzell · August 23, 2008, 09:16:48 AM

Quote from: neilshouse on August 23, 2008, 08:24:29 AM

I've no idea what the coat of arms signifies, heraldry is not my strong point! I found this car by accident while looking for the answer to a different puzzle.

The collection of which that car is a part, is in the former carriage house of the home of a family with that coat of arms. Perhaps Grob can give us more detail...

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Puzzle #710 - Solved! Schakomobil