Solved: Wendax 897 - Imperia Einsitzer-Rennwagen (single-seater racecar)

[Wendax]

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.

[Wendax]

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[nicanary]

I have just looked through every photo on a "certain site", and I can't find it. German ?

[Wendax]

Yes

[Wendax]

up again

[Allemano]

hmmmm... Imperia?

[Wendax]

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.

[Wendax]

Any idea?

[grobmotorix]

Is there any connection to Mr. Volkhart here?

[Wendax]

Is there any connection to Mr. Volkhart here?

As far as I know, Kurt Volkhart wasn't involved.

Puzzle is still locked for Allemano.

[Allemano]

oops sorry, forgot it completely...

Will reply later this day. Hope you still keep it locked until then

[Allemano]

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.

[Wendax]

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  .

[Allemano]

1932?

[Wendax]

Good enough for me. I have the picture from a book supposedly printed in 1931, but I'm not absolutely sure about that:

[Allemano]

Apparently a nice book!

[Wendax]

Unfortunately too expensive for me...

[grobmotorix]

A 1935 clipping: