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Title: Solved: Allemano's № 505 - ca. 1932 Imperia Stromlinie designed by Baron v. Fachsenfeld
Post by: Allemano on October 22, 2010, 07:17:37 AM
Please respond below if you know the make of this car and who made the design.
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Title: Re: Allemano's № 505
Post by: faksta on October 24, 2010, 12:10:42 PM
Wow! Just wow!  :o
Title: Re: Allemano's № 505
Post by: Allemano on October 24, 2010, 12:23:54 PM
What's the matter? ;D
(via PM please!)
Title: Re: Allemano's № 505
Post by: Allemano on November 02, 2010, 06:21:09 AM
Xperts?
Title: Re: Allemano's № 505
Post by: woodinsight on November 02, 2010, 01:11:27 PM
Imperia designed by Baron von Koenig Fachsenfeld c.1932?
Title: Re: Allemano's № 505
Post by: Allemano on November 02, 2010, 01:15:30 PM
Wow! You're right of course! :applause:

BTW: it's the third German Imperia car and they did a few more...
Title: Re: Solved: Allemano's № 505 - ca. 1932 Imperia Stromlinie designed by Baron v. Fachsenfeld
Post by: faksta on November 02, 2010, 02:47:50 PM
What bothered me from the very beginning is how much engines does it have? Because of some covers and air intakes I've had a feeling that the answer is two...
Title: Re: Solved: Allemano's № 505 - ca. 1932 Imperia Stromlinie designed by Baron v. Fachsenfeld
Post by: Allemano on November 02, 2010, 02:59:35 PM
probably one 750cc, 3cyl. two-stroke radial-engine in the rear. There's a similar looking open streamliner described in the book, which engine is shown on a photo below. I think the packaging of the puzzle streamliner is the same.
I'll post the pic tomorrow.
Title: Re: Solved: Allemano's № 505 - ca. 1932 Imperia Stromlinie designed by Baron v. Fachsenfeld
Post by: faksta on November 02, 2010, 04:16:07 PM
The cap in the front seems to cover the engine, I guess, but then why are there so big air intakes on both sides from a cockpit? That is why I've had this idea.
Title: Re: Solved: Allemano's № 505 - ca. 1932 Imperia Stromlinie designed by Baron v. Fachsenfeld
Post by: fnqvmuch on November 02, 2010, 04:36:25 PM
'...radial-engine in the rear.'
sorry, but ... even looks like a tether racer i saw recently. cool.
steven
Title: Re: Solved: Allemano's № 505 - ca. 1932 Imperia Stromlinie designed by Baron v. Fachsenfeld
Post by: Allemano on November 03, 2010, 06:31:42 AM
Here's a picture of the engine:
Title: Re: Solved: Allemano's № 505 - ca. 1932 Imperia Stromlinie designed by Baron v. Fachsenfeld
Post by: Wendax on March 31, 2013, 04:49:01 AM
Three more pictures:
Title: Re: Solved: Allemano's № 505 - ca. 1932 Imperia Stromlinie designed by Baron v. Fachsenfeld
Post by: grobmotorix on April 03, 2013, 04:35:52 PM
Perfect!

Beautiful photos...
Title: Re: Solved: Allemano's № 505 - ca. 1932 Imperia Stromlinie designed by Baron v. Fachsenfeld
Post by: Wendax on April 03, 2013, 04:46:39 PM
According to a recent magazine article this seems to be the VR1 (Volksrennwagen 1) built by Kurt Volkhart in cooperation with Reinhard Koenig-Fachsenfeld and Rolf Schrödter, chief engineer of Imperia.
Title: Re: Solved: Allemano's № 505 - ca. 1932 Imperia Stromlinie designed by Baron v. Fachsenfeld
Post by: grobmotorix on April 03, 2013, 04:58:23 PM
I think you´re right!
Title: Re: Solved: Allemano's № 505 - ca. 1932 Imperia Stromlinie designed by Baron v. Fachsenfeld
Post by: Wendax on January 19, 2014, 11:19:20 AM
According to this letter from Koenig-Fachsenfeld to Conte Lurani, it was powered by a JAP engine in 1935:
Title: Re: Solved: Allemano's № 505 - ca. 1932 Imperia Stromlinie designed by Baron v. Fachsenfeld
Post by: grobmotorix on April 28, 2014, 01:41:24 PM
Is this the same car without a roof?
Title: Re: Solved: Allemano's № 505 - ca. 1932 Imperia Stromlinie designed by Baron v. Fachsenfeld
Post by: Wendax on April 28, 2014, 01:52:43 PM
It is rather this one: http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=24753
Title: Re: Solved: Allemano's № 505 - ca. 1932 Imperia Stromlinie designed by Baron v. Fachsenfeld
Post by: grobmotorix on April 28, 2014, 02:02:40 PM
Danke! Didn´t find it...
Title: Re: Solved: Allemano's № 505 - ca. 1932 Imperia Stromlinie designed by Baron v. Fachsenfeld
Post by: Wendax on January 15, 2016, 05:26:32 PM
Another rare picture:
Title: Re: Solved: Allemano's № 505 - ca. 1932 Imperia Stromlinie designed by Baron v. Fachsenfeld
Post by: pnegyesi on January 17, 2016, 04:35:44 AM
And some more details
Title: Re: Solved: Allemano's № 505 - ca. 1932 Imperia Stromlinie designed by Baron v. Fachsenfeld
Post by: grobmotorix on January 17, 2016, 12:02:16 PM
On wow!

:applause:
Title: Re: Solved: Allemano's № 505 - ca. 1932 Imperia Stromlinie designed by Baron v. Fachsenfeld
Post by: Wendax on January 17, 2016, 03:17:48 PM
 :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Solved: Allemano's № 505 - ca. 1932 Imperia Stromlinie designed by Baron v. Fachsenfeld
Post by: grobmotorix on June 28, 2018, 01:13:38 PM
The photo from post #15 ;)

Title: Re: Solved: Allemano's № 505 - ca. 1932 Imperia Stromlinie designed by Baron v. Fachsenfeld
Post by: Wendax on June 28, 2018, 01:39:58 PM
 :thumbsup:
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