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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2013 => Topic started by: Wendax on May 10, 2013, 02:10:10 AM

Title: Solved: Wendax 897 - Imperia Einsitzer-Rennwagen (single-seater racecar)
Post by: Wendax on May 10, 2013, 02:10:10 AM
I don't think that this is a repost, but we had a closely related car here before.

For one point, please respond and identify this car.
Title: Re: Wendax 897
Post by: Wendax on May 17, 2013, 02:29:30 AM
up
Title: Re: Wendax 897
Post by: nicanary on May 17, 2013, 06:59:31 AM
I have just looked through every photo on a "certain site", and I can't find it. German ?
Title: Re: Wendax 897
Post by: Wendax on May 17, 2013, 07:14:11 AM
Yes
Title: Re: Wendax 897
Post by: Wendax on May 24, 2013, 12:29:32 PM
up again
Title: Re: Wendax 897
Post by: Allemano on May 24, 2013, 03:50:14 PM
hmmmm... Imperia?
Title: Re: Wendax 897
Post by: Wendax on May 24, 2013, 04:17:38 PM
Quote from: Allemano on May 24, 2013, 03:50:14 PM
hmmmm... Imperia?
Yes, I thought you would recognize the similarities to your former puzzle car. Give me the year and the point is yours.
Locked for you.
Title: Re: Wendax 897
Post by: Wendax on May 27, 2013, 03:08:20 AM
Any idea?
Title: Re: Wendax 897
Post by: grobmotorix on May 27, 2013, 10:58:41 AM
Is there any connection to Mr. Volkhart here?
Title: Re: Wendax 897
Post by: Wendax on May 27, 2013, 12:29:19 PM
Quote from: grobmotorix on May 27, 2013, 10:58:41 AM
Is there any connection to Mr. Volkhart here?
As far as I know, Kurt Volkhart wasn't involved.

Puzzle is still locked for Allemano.
Title: Re: Wendax 897
Post by: Allemano on May 28, 2013, 12:09:47 AM
oops sorry, forgot it completely...

Will reply later this day. Hope you still keep it locked until then
Title: Re: Wendax 897
Post by: Allemano on May 28, 2013, 02:50:48 PM
Apologies for my late reply..


That's what Tragatsch's book reveals about Imperia:

In the 19-mid-thirties Dr.-Ing. Rolf Schroedter constructed new motorcyle two-stroke engines of unusual design. Unfortunatley he invested more money and time in that engine project than the small Imperia firm was about to bear.

Due to circumstances it wasn't possible to import race engines from foreign countries, so he was 'forced' to built his own. In addition to that he also constructed prototypes of small racing cars. First equipped with JAP two-cyl. engines these were about to have Imperia radial engines with 750cc later. Bark of Dresden were Imperia's engineering partner back then.

Imperia planned to built sports cars in mass production and streamlined single-seat-racing cars.
They got support from Koenig-Fachsenfeld. According to Tragatsch he was involved in areodynamics of all Imperia racing projects.

Due to financial problems Imperia went bust in 1935 before the engine was well engineered and reliable. None of the Imperia cars ever raced.

My guess would be 1934 for that small single seater. Maybe a year earlier, but not much more.
Title: Re: Wendax 897
Post by: Wendax on May 28, 2013, 02:56:18 PM
According to my information it even predates slightly the closed single-seater Imperia racecar featured here before. Have another try, so we can close this puzzle  ;).
Title: Re: Wendax 897
Post by: Allemano on May 28, 2013, 02:57:36 PM
1932?
Title: Re: Wendax 897
Post by: Wendax on May 28, 2013, 03:21:04 PM
Good enough for me. I have the picture from a book supposedly printed in 1931, but I'm not absolutely sure about that:
Title: Re: Wendax 897
Post by: Allemano on May 28, 2013, 03:25:06 PM
Apparently a nice book!
Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 897 - Imperia Einsitzer-Rennwagen (single-seater racecar)
Post by: Wendax on May 28, 2013, 03:26:44 PM
Unfortunately too expensive for me...
Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 897 - Imperia Einsitzer-Rennwagen (single-seater racecar)
Post by: grobmotorix on April 28, 2014, 02:05:07 PM
A 1935 clipping:
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