What have we got here?
Experts?
Pro time!
A proposal for dealing with dusty roads?
No, not that. ;)
It seems, that the driver had to reach and leave his place quickly to use this strange thing.
Is that a passengers seat over the rear axle?
Then this would be a RHD car.
Is it from GB or it colonies?
An early attempt at ram-induction, with the large funnel compressing the incoming charge, at speed?
Not British, and not from a British colony. The description that I have of the mechanical working of this vehicle are a bit ambiguous. I hadn't looked at it that way yet, but the description can be interpreted as a sort of ram-induction.
My original interpretation of the text made me think that it would only run in reverse....
(I have a year, name of the builder and place for this car)
Is it an early snow plug or something?
No, Otto was closest so far
Is the year 1927?
Rather than ram-induction to a gasoline engine, was the funnel used to deliver more air to a fire, to generate more heat in a boiler?
Whether it's right or not, it's a damned good guess. Something I sure hadn't thought of.
Cheers,
RtR
Air is the only technical detail I'm certain about. It's a bit newer than 1927.
The maker of this car was also a writer. In the National Library Catalogue one book can be found, and it's from the same year as the car.
Continued searching for Car + Huge + Funnel uncovered only this.... ;D
is the car from pre-1930?
No, it's a very little bit more recent
1931?
Spot on!
Was this published in a daily paper?
Yes indeed, but the newspaper I've found it in is from another country as the car.
was this published in a Dutch-language newspaper?
Yes
does the word "auto" appear in the article?
This way you'll find it eventually. And you'll be learning some Dutch in the meantime. ;)
my problem is if I put in "auto" and "lucht" and focus on 1931 magazines and the illustrated articles - then this one doesn't show up
I'm pretty certain of where you are looking for the article, but this one is not to be found on that website ;)
Was this an article in Nieuwe Leidsche Courant?
No, wrong city. ;)
I think I found one of its offspring :D
was it published in the Aalst region?
It wasn't built in Belgium, nor did I find it in a Belgian newspaper.
was this published in a Dutch daily?
Yes it was.
published in Amsterdam?
Not Amsterdam....
in a big city, like Rotterdam?
Yes, Rotterdam it is!
so the vehicle was built by Erwin Jungfer in Germany. I found two references in a Dutch electronic library (yes, two):
- one the puzzle picture with the guy's face added
- and a 2nd which provided some details, which I am not sure to be correct. Pls see attachment
Very well done! I haven't come across the photo of the builder, so if you could post it here.
I did find this information on the book he wrote, though. I wonder if it explains how this car works?
Here's the other pic