Puzzle #991- Solved! Minicar 300

Otto Puzzell · August 18, 2008, 12:10:39 PM

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DynaMike · August 18, 2008, 01:17:08 PM

1948 Minicar, made in CS. I don't know if it had a specific model name. It was built by a group of enthusiasts directed by Rudolf Vykoukal, in Prague. It won the first price in a minicar contest. It had 300 cc 2-cylinder 2-stroke engine and front wheel drive...

Otto Puzzell · August 18, 2008, 02:21:40 PM

That's it!

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Paul Jaray · January 01, 2012, 12:25:07 PM

since the pic seems to be vanished, here you are:

Otto Puzzell · January 02, 2012, 10:22:03 AM

Quote from: Paul Jaray on January 01, 2012, 12:25:07 PM
since the pic seems to be vanished

I can see it on my computer screen

Paul Jaray · January 02, 2012, 10:32:10 AM

I can see it too, now $:-\$ ... but the connection here is suffering these days...

Otto Puzzell · January 02, 2012, 02:06:53 PM

Quote from: Paul Jaray on January 02, 2012, 10:32:10 AM
I can see it too, now $:-\$ ... but the connection here is suffering these days...

Understood

Thanks for the extra pics! =)

Carnut · July 03, 2015, 07:43:49 AM

What's this, by whom, powered by what - for 1 point?:

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Carnut · July 17, 2015, 05:39:40 AM

Experts?

kwgibbs · July 17, 2015, 08:46:08 AM

this is the minicar 300 from 1948,it was ,it was from Czechoslovakia.The little car had front-wheel drive and used a single cylinder engine around 10hp.I believe the designer was Rudolf Vykoukal.and it also had independent suspension.

Paul Jaray · July 17, 2015, 08:48:13 AM

http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=4761.msg30264#msg30264

Carnut · July 17, 2015, 08:54:54 AM

Quote from: kwgibbs on July 17, 2015, 08:46:08 AM
this is the minicar 300 from 1948,it was ,it was from Czechoslovakia.The little car had front-wheel drive and used a single cylinder engine around 10hp.I believe the designer was Rudolf Vykoukal.and it also had independent suspension.

That's it, yes, powered by a 308 cc single-cylinder engine.
I knew it was a repost but from pre-historic times so bearing in mind none of our current Experts (or very few anyway) were around then I though it was time for a re-run...

milos62 · July 18, 2015, 12:10:36 PM

Engine built Mr. Vykoukal. It was actually half of a two-roller Aero Minor.

Oguerrerob · July 18, 2015, 07:02:42 PM

More recent pictures

milos62 · July 19, 2015, 02:41:54 AM

MINICAR 300 / VK-2 /. After the reconstruction .

pguillem · July 19, 2015, 01:08:24 PM

A mystery car for me. Is it another Minicar ?

Carnut · July 19, 2015, 01:59:24 PM

Quote from: pguillem on July 19, 2015, 01:08:24 PM
A mystery car for me. Is it another Minicar ?

No, I believe that's a Simca 8 but I can't remember which coachbuilder built it.
I think I've got the image and builder on my other computer; I'll have a look tomorrow.

Carnut · July 20, 2015, 06:45:57 AM

Quote from: Carnut on July 19, 2015, 01:59:24 PM
Quote from: pguillem on July 19, 2015, 01:08:24 PM
A mystery car for me. Is it another Minicar ?

No, I believe that's a Simca 8 but I can't remember which coachbuilder built it.
I think I've got the image and builder on my other computer; I'll have a look tomorrow.

I do have the image but it's only captioned as "Simca 8 Cabriolet Special 1950" so I don't know who the coachbuilder was.

pguillem · July 20, 2015, 03:08:58 PM

Quote from: Carnut on July 20, 2015, 06:45:57 AM
Quote from: Carnut on July 19, 2015, 01:59:24 PM
Quote from: pguillem on July 19, 2015, 01:08:24 PM
A mystery car for me. Is it another Minicar ?

No, I believe that's a Simca 8 but I can't remember which coachbuilder built it.
I think I've got the image and builder on my other computer; I'll have a look tomorrow.

I do have the image but it's only captioned as "Simca 8 Cabriolet Special 1950" so I don't know who the coachbuilder was.

The same for me. Judging from the shape of the grille, I thought that it could be built by ACB, as a Peugeot 202 was rather similar, but that's all. The Minicar was another possibility, but the license plate is more French than Czech. Thanks anyway !

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Puzzle #991- Solved! Minicar 300