From an old ad.
For one point, please respond and identify this chassis.
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German marque?
Yes
An early Selve, perhaps a 6/20 PS circa 1920?
Not a Selve
More obscure than Selve?
For sure! ;D
BAW/Schuricht circa 1924?
No
Manufactured in Berlin, or its suburbs?
No
Manufactured in the territory that would later become the DDR?
No
Were automobiles of this brand manufactured for more than three years?
Yes
Were automobiles of this brand manufactured in North Rhine-Westphalia?
No
1920 Szawe Type 125
Not a Szawe
Were automobiles of this brand manufactured in Baden-Württemberg?
Yes
Lux 5/18 (980 cc) manufactured in Freiburg im Breisgau circa 1923?
No, but close in some respects
Möck (or Möckwagen) 5/20 PS manufactured in Tübingen circa 1924?
No
LuWe from Freiburg im Breisgau?
Yes, locked for you to find the model.
I was afraid that you were going to ask for a model designation, so I went looking in advance. Unfortunately I have been unable to find either a model or horsepower designation. I was able to find that there were at least two models designated by engine displacement. The larger used a 12 liter aircraft engine sleeved down 6000 cc, while the smaller used a 600 cc, 2 cylinder boxer engine. Looking at the puzzle picture the former appears too large to fit, while the latter seems a bit small for the chassis. In the absence of any other evidence, I will say that this is a 600 cc LuWe circa 1923.
It is neither of those two. The info is available on the net, though not easy to find. I will keep this one locked for you for a while.
After three days and many hours of digging I have drawn a blank regarding technical information on the LuWe, other than that already posted. Since I have exhausted all known possibilities I'm going to have to make a slightly educated guess based on the puzzle picture, and contemporary offerings. The frame shown in the picture appears appropriate for about a 1.0 to 1.2 liter power plant which, depending on rating RPM, would yield a horsepower of about 18-20. If my estimate of 1923 is in the ballpark, this would be comparable to a number of contemporary offerings. Therefore I'll say: LuWe 5/20 PS circa 1923.
Sorry, it is much bigger than 5/20 PS.
Unlocked and open for all.
18/70 PS ?
Somewhere in between these two guesses
12/50 PS ?
Close, 50 PS is correct, the 12 isn't.
14/50 PS ?
No
13/50 PS ?
No
15/50 PS ?
No
11/50 PS ?
No
16/50 PS ?
No
17/50 PS ?
No
10/50 PS ?
Not the most elegant method to solve a puzzle, but your persistence paid off. ;D
It is the LuWe 10/50 PS. The information came from a web video.
Quote from: Wendax on June 27, 2015, 10:13:16 AM
Not the most elegant method to solve a puzzle, but your persistence paid off. ;D
I fully agree !
Another ad:
The company also built motorcycles