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Title: Solved - MJW #404 - Home-Made by Gerrit Weijman 1957
Post by: woodinsight on May 10, 2011, 01:44:22 AM

What car is this? Who built it? and When was it built?

Title: Re: MJW #404
Post by: DeAutogids on May 10, 2011, 05:07:54 AM

Finally one I know :)

Title: Re: MJW #404
Post by: woodinsight on May 10, 2011, 05:47:49 AM

I thought you would know this one, however I'm not sure if it will make Expert level - let's see and be patient....

Title: Re: MJW #404
Post by: woodinsight on May 17, 2011, 11:29:34 PM

Up to the Experts now

Title: Re: MJW #404
Post by: DeAutogids on May 18, 2011, 03:42:38 AM

It's simply called Homemade.

It's supposed to have a kind of automatic transmission, said to have inspired Van Doorne (DAF)

Title: Re: MJW #404
Post by: woodinsight on May 18, 2011, 08:12:23 AM

Quote from: DeAutogids on May 18, 2011, 03:42:38 AM

It's simply called Homemade.

It's supposed to have a kind of automatic transmission, said to have inspired Van Doorne (DAF)

Yes, it is the Home-Made.
What I also need is the name of the person who built it and the year.
Locked for you.

Title: Re: MJW #404
Post by: pguillem on May 18, 2011, 12:02:43 PM

Very classy !

Title: Re: MJW #404
Post by: DeAutogids on May 19, 2011, 05:02:41 PM

Home-Made by Gerrit Weijman

(Gerrit Weijman's dad was a designer and bodybuilder at the rather famous carrosserier Veth. He was amongst others responsible for the 1928 Hispano-Suiza of prins Hendrik (husband of the then queen of the Netherlands). Apparently he worked together with Hub van Doorne of DAF fame for some time and switching later on in his career to bodybuilder Schutter & Van Bakel.)

He was working for the Ford factory, which at the time still was building cars in Amsterdam. In his spare time he build this three wheeler with a ILO two-stroke engine. Most interesting is probably the transmission, a kind of Variomatic system as later used in the DAF. The funny thing of the construction is that he could not get a license plate for the car, not even in Belgium, so he could not really enjoy it. It was swapped for a motorcycle and a sewing machine with a KLM-worker.

Unproven is that the transmission was used as an example by Van Doorne. Considering it was made in between 1954 and 1957 and DAF was testing it in around the same time (http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=14978.0), this I would deem inprobable.

Title: Re: MJW #404
Post by: woodinsight on May 20, 2011, 07:11:24 AM

Quote from: DeAutogids on May 19, 2011, 05:02:41 PM

Home-Made by Gerrit Weijman

(Gerrit Weijman's dad was a designer and bodybuilder at the rather famous carrosserier Veth. He was amongst others responsible for the 1928 Hispano-Suiza of prins Hendrik (husband of the then queen of the Netherlands). Apparently he worked together with Hub van Doorne of DAF fame for some time and switching later on in his career to bodybuilder Schutter & Van Bakel.)

He was working for the Ford factory, which at the time still was building cars in Amsterdam. In his spare time he build this three wheeler with a ILO two-stroke engine. Most interesting is probably the transmission, a kind of Variomatic system as later used in the DAF. The funny thing of the construction is that he could not get a license plate for the car, not even in Belgium, so he could not really enjoy it. It was swapped for a motorcycle and a sewing machine with a KLM-worker.

Unproven is that the transmission was used as an example by Van Doorne. Considering it was made in between 1954 and 1957 and DAF was testing it in around the same time (http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=14978.0), this I would deem inprobable.

Perfect answer, thank you.

Title: Re: Solved - MJW #404 - Home-Made by Gerrit Weijman 1957
Post by: Carnut on January 25, 2013, 09:42:19 AM

In colour (probaby by Mr Scharoo!):