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Solved: Allemano's № 868 - 1921 KAHA Electric Car
« on: January 21, 2013, 06:12:50 AM »
The "Wild One" in earlier times...

Name the car and driver for a point.

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Re: Allemano's № 868
« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2013, 05:47:41 AM »
Up!

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Re: Allemano's № 868
« Reply #2 on: February 06, 2013, 02:40:38 PM »
Germany?

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Re: Allemano's № 868
« Reply #3 on: February 09, 2013, 12:07:29 AM »
Yes!

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Re: Allemano's № 868
« Reply #4 on: February 09, 2013, 05:29:07 AM »
'Ja? Was suchen Sie bei? Mochten Sie einen Klaps?'

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Re: Allemano's № 868
« Reply #5 on: February 09, 2013, 07:50:15 AM »
Is it perhaps an Arimofa, from 1919?

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Re: Allemano's № 868
« Reply #6 on: February 10, 2013, 02:21:08 AM »
Is it perhaps an Arimofa, from 1919?
Not that I'm afraid.
'Ja? Was suchen Sie bei? Mochten Sie einen Klaps?'
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Re: Allemano's № 868
« Reply #7 on: February 10, 2013, 02:44:15 AM »
Has it a 2 cilinder engine?

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Re: Allemano's № 868
« Reply #8 on: February 10, 2013, 02:58:20 AM »

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Re: Allemano's № 868
« Reply #9 on: February 10, 2013, 09:12:38 AM »
Is it a Dehn?

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Re: Allemano's № 868
« Reply #10 on: February 20, 2013, 03:01:04 PM »

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Re: Allemano's № 868
« Reply #11 on: February 21, 2013, 01:34:43 AM »
Bob?

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Re: Allemano's № 868
« Reply #12 on: February 21, 2013, 01:37:27 AM »
Not 'Bob' either.

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Re: Allemano's № 868
« Reply #13 on: February 26, 2013, 03:08:36 PM »
Perhaps a Baer?

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Re: Allemano's № 868
« Reply #14 on: February 28, 2013, 02:44:32 PM »
No.

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Re: Allemano's № 868
« Reply #15 on: February 28, 2013, 03:18:19 PM »
Is it a Bravo, 1921?

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Re: Allemano's № 868
« Reply #16 on: March 03, 2013, 06:04:15 AM »

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Re: Allemano's № 868
« Reply #17 on: March 03, 2013, 07:49:04 AM »
perhaps B.F. ?

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Re: Allemano's № 868
« Reply #18 on: March 07, 2013, 01:02:24 AM »
perhaps B.F. ?
From memory I'd say no, but do have to confirm when I'm home again.

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Re: Allemano's № 868
« Reply #19 on: March 08, 2013, 01:58:52 AM »
perhaps B.F. ?
From memory I'd say no, but do have to confirm when I'm home again.
My memory doesn't fail here... ;)

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Re: Allemano's № 868
« Reply #20 on: March 31, 2013, 06:49:16 AM »
Solved within a few moments if he doesn't think to be above this 'easy' puzzle.  :grad:

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Re: Allemano's № 868
« Reply #21 on: March 31, 2013, 11:21:59 AM »
Solved within a few moments if he doesn't think to be above this 'easy' puzzle.  :grad:
You've had your chance, folks, while I was having a nice easter meal.  ;D
There ain't no puzzle too easy for me, especially when we are having so many skilled experts.

This is Hans Keitel with his 1921 KAHA electric car.

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Re: Allemano's № 868
« Reply #22 on: March 31, 2013, 03:04:18 PM »
Astonishing as usual...I had some other names in my list, but not Kaha, a name I had never heard before: have you any notices about?

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Re: Allemano's № 868
« Reply #23 on: March 31, 2013, 05:09:46 PM »
Hans Keitel was an aircraft engineer at Dornier who had to look for a new task after WW1. He developed two cars, this little electric single-seater which was built 1921/22, first as the Kaha, later on as the Omnobil, and an aerodynamically shaped car, the Keitel Luftstromwagen which remained a prototype.

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Re: Allemano's № 868
« Reply #24 on: April 01, 2013, 05:00:43 AM »
Solved within a few moments if he doesn't think to be above this 'easy' puzzle.  :grad:
You've had your chance, folks, while I was having a nice easter meal.  ;D
There ain't no puzzle too easy for me, especially when we are having so many skilled experts.

This is Hans Keitel with his 1921 KAHA electric car.
Correct of course. As Wendax has the same book I knew it was only a matter of time.