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Title: Solved: Wendax 683 - Baja cyclecar
Post by: Wendax on October 02, 2012, 01:04:04 PM
A former enigma turned into a normal pro puzzle.

For one point, please respond and identify this car.
Title: Re: Wendax 683
Post by: Allemano on October 03, 2012, 05:00:09 AM
German?
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Post by: Wendax on October 03, 2012, 05:02:31 AM
Not German
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Post by: pnegyesi on October 03, 2012, 05:12:47 AM
Austrian?
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Post by: Wendax on October 03, 2012, 05:18:15 AM
Ja  :D
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Post by: Allemano on October 03, 2012, 05:23:50 AM
Ru-An?
(Rumpler Anton)
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Post by: Wendax on October 03, 2012, 05:33:31 AM
Not the Ru-An (nor Austro-Rumpler)
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Post by: Allemano on October 03, 2012, 05:34:16 AM
Barth Köhler?
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Post by: Wendax on October 03, 2012, 05:35:54 AM
Not Barth & Köhler
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Post by: Allemano on October 03, 2012, 05:38:04 AM
E.S.A.? (Egon Seilnacht, Maschinen- und Rennwagenbau)
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Post by: Wendax on October 03, 2012, 05:41:48 AM
No, we had that one before (http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=21145.0)
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Post by: Allemano on October 03, 2012, 05:51:19 AM
Was the company active for more than one year?
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Post by: Wendax on October 03, 2012, 05:54:54 AM
Yes
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Post by: Allemano on October 03, 2012, 06:04:12 AM
In the 1920-25 period?
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Post by: Wendax on October 03, 2012, 06:06:13 AM
Yes, in the heyday of cyclecars.
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Post by: Allemano on October 03, 2012, 06:09:44 AM
Active for more than three years?
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Post by: Wendax on October 03, 2012, 06:21:10 AM
Yes
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Post by: Allemano on October 03, 2012, 06:25:02 AM
Baja?
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Post by: Wendax on October 03, 2012, 06:31:20 AM
It wasn't that hard, wasn't it? I found another picture of a Baja in a trustable source and the cars look very much alike. The Baja was built from 1920 to 1924.

One more point for you.
Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 683 - Baja cyclecar
Post by: Allemano on October 03, 2012, 06:40:51 AM
Just a list of 7-8 names I had to work through.


That's what my source reveals:

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Der Baja gab sein Debüt am 14. Juli 1920 beim Riederberg-Rennen in Österreich - das Cyclecar errang sogar einen Klassensieg. Der als Ein- oder Zweisitzer erhältliche Baja hatte einen luftgekühlten Einzylindermotor von 461 ccm und 3,5 PS der Marke Hiero und wurde bei der N. v. Jakabffy Ges.m.b.H. hergestellt. 1921 wurde die Produktion des Baja von der Firma Ing. Max Bartsch & Frankmann in Wien weitergeführt.
Das Auto hatte eine rahmenlose Sperrholzkarosserie und Drahtspeichenräder, ein Dreiganggetriebe und Kettenantrieb. Der Nama Baja stand für Bartsch und Jakabffy, doch in der Werbung interpretierte man ihn als eine Abkürzung für "Billiger als jeder andere".
Ab Februar 1922 bot man den Baja mit einem wassergekühlten Einzylindermotor an, ein Jahr später wurde eine Baja Cyclecar-Vertriebsgesellschaft m.b.H. gegründet, die den Kleinwagen auch exportierte. 1924 ging die Herstellung an die Fischamender Werke AG über; 1925 gab man seine Produktion auf.
Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 683 - Baja cyclecar
Post by: Wendax on October 21, 2013, 12:40:48 PM
An old ad:
Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 683 - Baja cyclecar
Post by: Wendax on February 10, 2014, 02:02:58 PM
Another Baja Cyclecar (formerly #4 in an Enigma group puzzle: http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=20769)
Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 683 - Baja cyclecar
Post by: grobmotorix on March 21, 2014, 02:00:27 PM
They even raced at the 1921 Semmeringrennen in Austria:
Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 683 - Baja cyclecar
Post by: Wendax on March 21, 2014, 02:01:23 PM
 :thumbsup:
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Post by: Wendax on June 01, 2014, 04:44:44 PM
This should be a Baja, too:
Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 683 - Baja cyclecar
Post by: grobmotorix on November 14, 2014, 06:20:42 PM
A Baja at the Riederbergrennen:
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Post by: Wendax on January 18, 2015, 09:46:40 AM
Another one:
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Post by: grobmotorix on January 18, 2015, 11:47:28 AM
Looks like a fun vehicle with very restricted legroom for two.. :D
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Post by: Wendax on February 05, 2015, 04:55:44 PM
At another race:
Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 683 - Baja cyclecar
Post by: Wendax on February 15, 2015, 12:34:56 PM
A different couple, but almost the same picture as the puzzle pic:
Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 683 - Baja cyclecar
Post by: Wendax on January 23, 2016, 05:49:07 AM
Looks like another one to me:
Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 683 - Baja cyclecar
Post by: Wendax on April 15, 2017, 03:01:16 PM
And another Baja couple:
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Post by: Wendax on June 19, 2017, 02:47:41 PM
One more:
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Post by: Wendax on December 06, 2017, 02:16:52 AM
Parental guidance:
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Post by: grobmotorix on December 06, 2017, 01:02:49 PM
 ;)