Solved: PN #227 -- Pente 500

pnegyesi · September 10, 2011, 11:03:57 AM

Strictly speaking, this is not a repost. Identify the car for a point.

pnegyesi · September 17, 2011, 12:21:35 AM

Experts?

streamliner · September 17, 2011, 01:20:28 AM

It's gotta be a Tatra??? My guess would be v570 prototype.

pnegyesi · September 17, 2011, 01:26:47 PM

it is not a Tatra

streamliner · September 17, 2011, 05:06:57 PM

...by F. Porsche?

Tackitt · September 17, 2011, 06:54:12 PM

Mercedes?

pnegyesi · September 18, 2011, 12:05:00 AM

It is not by F Porsche and this is not a Mercedes

ftg3plus4 · September 19, 2011, 08:26:35 AM

Pente?

pnegyesi · September 19, 2011, 10:51:28 AM

Yes, this is a Pente. Which one? Locked for you

ftg3plus4 · September 19, 2011, 11:40:24 AM

I can't find any mention of a Pente besides the 500 & 600, and this doesn't appear to be either. I even found an article, about the make, that you wrote yourself.

Could this be a car meant to follow the 600 but ultimately left unfinished?

pnegyesi · September 19, 2011, 12:16:27 PM

No, you are thinking too complicated

ftg3plus4 · September 19, 2011, 12:20:14 PM

Is this the 500 or 600 in some early or modified state?

pguillem · September 19, 2011, 01:59:28 PM

The rear view is different. Is it a prototype ?

pnegyesi · September 19, 2011, 02:42:46 PM

Okay, I won't be a nitpicker. This is the first Pente, the 500 which is just being built.
Together with a friend we recently bought a photo album which shows the construction of this prototype. I'll publish a few pictures on magyarjarmu.hu soon

Carnut · June 19, 2012, 03:46:27 PM

Front view gives a better idea of the difference between this and the 600:

nicanary · April 28, 2014, 06:30:44 AM

An interesting little car. What is it?

matramurena · April 28, 2014, 01:48:44 PM

Penta 500. The Hungarian "Volkswagen", they used the Fiat Topolino as inspiration.

nicanary · April 28, 2014, 06:47:39 PM

Quote from: matramurena on April 28, 2014, 01:48:44 PM
Penta 500. The Hungarian "Volkswagen", they used the Fiat Topolino as inspiration.

Yes - I'm surprised we haven't had this before. I didn't ask for full details so you get the point.

Built in 1946 to a design created during the war, a 500cc 2-cylinder 2-stroke, by Janos Pentelenyi of the Weiss Manfred Steel Works. A larger 600cc model was also built, and one of those still survives. The car itself never went into production.

autospeurder · April 29, 2014, 02:10:14 AM

Before Pal reacts, it should be Pente not Penta.

Greetings

Wendax · April 29, 2014, 02:18:31 AM

Which makes it a repost for sure: http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=17994

nicanary · April 29, 2014, 05:43:19 AM

Quote from: Wendax on April 29, 2014, 02:18:31 AM
Which makes it a repost for sure: http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=17994

Sorry. That's how it was spelt on the website where I found the image - no wonder the search didn't reveal the previous post.

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Solved: PN #227 -- Pente 500