Strange things happening here.
For one point, please respond and identify this object, the year and what it was used for.
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No idea but judging by the lack of steering I would guess it was something to do with railways?
I would have said it's a trolley just used for moving the bus or lorry cab around before it was mated to the whole chassis and bodywork.
Quote from: Carnut on April 02, 2011, 04:51:57 AM
I would have said it's a trolley just used for moving the bus or lorry cab around before it was mated to the whole chassis and bodywork.
Carnut,your on the right track. Keep on searching! ;D
gilescooperuk, nothing to do with railways, sorry.
Professional help needed to solve it
Front wheel drive?
I'm tempted to say "no" regarding the puzzle photo :D :D
But since we have already identified the small wheels as part of a trolley for the engine/cab unit, I can assure you that the complete vehicle has been front wheel driven.
Was Rumpler involved?
No
Is it German?
Yes
DKW?
Sorry, but this one is at least three numbers too big for DKW. ;)
Just checking the known front wheel drive experts ;)
Let's try something else: I've seen Opel models with the same headlights, but these were probably very common back then?
The headlights were very common at that time. Stick to the FWD experts. ;)
Did it have conventional steering front wheels or was it meant to be built as an articulated steering vehicle?
It had conventional front wheel steering. The combined vehicle was one rigid unit, not an articulated one.
Vomag-Voran omnibus 1928
Congratulations, guido66. That's the one.
A well-earned point for you.
This FWD unit was used for a bus body. The idea of interchangeable body and engine units was not very successful, only 2 engine units were built. The steering was very heavy, because all weight was on the front axle. This and an accident put a rapid end to this experiment.
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