Solved: Allemano's № 500 - 1924/25 Imperia Motorvierrad

[Allemano]

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[grobmotorix]

A classical threewheeler. Because this is your 500th puzzle I suppose it is something special.

So I´d like to begin with:

it is NOT british?  ;)

[Allemano]

A classical threewheeler. Because this is your 500th puzzle I suppose it is something special.

So I´d like to begin with:

it is NOT british?  ;)

It's not a classical three-wheeler and it's not British, but something special indeed.
Clues will follow...

[grobmotorix]

Is it from continental Europe?

[Allemano]

Yes!

[guido66]

French?

[Allemano]

Not French.

[grobmotorix]

German?

[Allemano]

German?

:nod:

[Arunas]

Late 1920s?

[Allemano]

Not late 1920s, just a little earlier

[grobmotorix]

Berlin?

[Allemano]

No.

[guido66]

Does it have a special kind of engine?

[Allemano]

During production it had two different kind of engines from different manufacturers. Though built for different vehicles these engines were technically not unusual.                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

[guido66]

Motorcycle engined?

[Allemano]

Yes and no. I suppose the first engine wasn't originally made for driven vehicles at all.

[Otto Puzzell]

A belated "Congratulations!" on your 500'th puzzle!  :cheer:

[Allemano]

Thank you! :)

[woodinsight]

Congratulations on your 500th!
I hope I can also reach such dizzy heights one day.

As a non-German speaker I have been able to translate a certain amount of information on this vehicle as follows:

Imperia Motorvierrad
Constructed by Dr. Ing. Rolf Schroedter for Motorradfabrik Imperia of Bad Godesberg in 1924/25.
It was fitted with a Sperrholzkarosserie (plywood) body and was fitted initially with a 500 ccm-Zweizylindermotor from Breuer. This was later changed to a Blackburne-Motor.
It could reach 100kmh/h and weighed 160kg.

The vehicle was notable for it's clean, simple construction at a very low cost of materials.

[Allemano]

Unbelievable!!!  :faint: :applause:
I wished this one had remained a little longer! I took Grobmotorix' annotation (and unintended red herring!) that there was only one Imperia car — the ill fated streamliner.http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=13973.0 Coincidentally I stumbled upon Imperia a few days ago and spotted the "Motorvierrad" which had been the other car of that company.
Reading your translation I guess you have the same magazine that I have.

Very well done!  :)

[woodinsight]

I'm sure we have the same magazine source - it's very good!

Allemano - look at my puzzle no. MJW #050 - I expect this may reach the pros but who knows?
Perhaps you know this?

Anyway - interesting cars to solve - thank you.

[Allemano]

BTW: the Breuer engine seems to be originally been built for fire pumps

[Allan L]

BTW: the Breuer engine seems to be originally been built for fire pumps

German equivalent of the Coventry Climax FWA then?