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Whaddyacallit #150 - Solved! 1951 Staunau K400
« on: July 18, 2008, 10:40:38 AM »
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Re: Whaddyacallit #150
« Reply #1 on: July 18, 2008, 03:05:58 PM »
Staunau K400 from about 1950. This was perhaps the most underpowered car ever made - it was all of 4.12 metres long, yet phutted along with a 2-cyl 389cc engine with just 13bhp

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Re: Whaddyacallit #150
« Reply #2 on: July 21, 2008, 04:58:49 AM »
That's it. I'm away from home and will award the points and move it when I get back.
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Re: Whaddyacallit #150 - Solved! 1951 Staunau K400
« Reply #3 on: November 14, 2011, 06:31:24 AM »
Having taken a closer look at the existing photos I found it quite amazing how many different versions of this car existed, although only 80 of them were built.

At first, there is the prototype with an oval grill and no windows in the rear quarter panel:
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Re: Whaddyacallit #150 - Solved! 1951 Staunau K400
« Reply #4 on: August 15, 2012, 07:08:50 AM »
The production cars had a more Buick-like grill, but there were several versions, too.

Probably the first one, a pre-production car, featured in the German Spiegel magazine just before production started (and also visible in the background of this picture: http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=16342.msg158024#msg158024): This half circular grill looks pointed at the top, the Staunau emblem is still small, the door window is quite angular, the rear side windows are already there:
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Re: Whaddyacallit #150 - Solved! 1951 Staunau K400
« Reply #5 on: August 15, 2012, 07:13:03 AM »
Later on, the grill isn't pointed at the top anymore, the side windows look more rounded at the corners. There are some with five vertical grill bars:
(The chrome strip at the side is shorter than usual on this one.)
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Re: Whaddyacallit #150 - Solved! 1951 Staunau K400
« Reply #6 on: August 15, 2012, 07:13:39 AM »
Including the one-off convertible:

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Re: Whaddyacallit #150 - Solved! 1951 Staunau K400
« Reply #7 on: August 15, 2012, 07:14:29 AM »
Others do have three vertical bars (and circular indicators):
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Re: Whaddyacallit #150 - Solved! 1951 Staunau K400
« Reply #8 on: August 15, 2012, 07:15:36 AM »
While this one seems to have lost two vertical bars after it left the factory:

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Re: Whaddyacallit #150 - Solved! 1951 Staunau K400
« Reply #9 on: August 15, 2012, 07:22:00 AM »
The final version had a more rectangular grill with only three vertical bars (some with rectangular, one with circular indicators):
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Re: Whaddyacallit #150 - Solved! 1951 Staunau K400
« Reply #10 on: August 15, 2012, 07:26:38 AM »
Finally some more pictures from other angles:
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Re: Whaddyacallit #150 - Solved! 1951 Staunau K400
« Reply #11 on: August 15, 2012, 09:43:13 AM »
And a special postmark from Hamburg-Harburg where the Staunau was built:

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Re: Whaddyacallit #150 - Solved! 1951 Staunau K400
« Reply #12 on: January 14, 2013, 02:55:11 AM »
And finally the article that ruined its reputation:

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Re: Whaddyacallit #150 - Solved! 1951 Staunau K400
« Reply #13 on: January 14, 2013, 05:10:57 AM »
Staunau was a manufacturer of exclusive microcars - each one was different :). Nice collection Wendax
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Re: Whaddyacallit #150 - Solved! 1951 Staunau K400
« Reply #14 on: November 17, 2013, 12:28:32 PM »
There also was a green brochure of the K400, obviously:

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Re: Whaddyacallit #150 - Solved! 1951 Staunau K400
« Reply #15 on: November 04, 2014, 03:39:58 PM »
Another rare picture:

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Re: Whaddyacallit #150 - Solved! 1951 Staunau K400
« Reply #16 on: November 04, 2014, 04:59:22 PM »
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Re: Whaddyacallit #150 - Solved! 1951 Staunau K400
« Reply #17 on: April 22, 2016, 12:48:09 PM »
I can't help it, but looking at this picture I get the impression that the headlights were not at the same height.

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Re: Whaddyacallit #150 - Solved! 1951 Staunau K400
« Reply #18 on: April 22, 2016, 01:43:22 PM »
Neither are the side-lights below them!
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Re: Whaddyacallit #150 - Solved! 1951 Staunau K400
« Reply #19 on: April 17, 2018, 11:49:40 AM »
A 1950 ad:

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Re: Whaddyacallit #150 - Solved! 1951 Staunau K400
« Reply #20 on: September 21, 2018, 07:17:06 AM »
And another one:

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Re: Whaddyacallit #150 - Solved! 1951 Staunau K400
« Reply #21 on: September 21, 2018, 07:51:41 AM »
Wahrhaft sensationell :)

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Re: Whaddyacallit #150 - Solved! 1951 Staunau K400
« Reply #22 on: January 13, 2021, 04:03:49 PM »
Four more pictures from a Berlin trade fair:

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Re: Whaddyacallit #150 - Solved! 1951 Staunau K400
« Reply #23 on: January 14, 2021, 05:26:31 AM »
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Re: Whaddyacallit #150 - Solved! 1951 Staunau K400
« Reply #24 on: January 21, 2021, 04:54:19 AM »
PS. These photos together with a fifth one (which you can see in reply #5) were just sold for 362 €!