Please , make , model and coach builder , for 1 point ! :)
Experts !
The wheels and general grille shape suggest Rosengart LR4 - a special conversion to a little pickup. But as this is Autopuzzles, that would be far too obvious I imagine....... :D
Not a Rosengart LR4 ! :)
Pros !
VW Typ 1 (Beetle) pickup by Kohlruss
Yes , pickup by Kohlruss ! but not VW base !
Locked for you ! :)
Steyr-based?
Yes ! 1940 Steyr pickup by Kohlruss !
Another point for Wendax ! ;)
:)
VW hubcaps on a Steyr?
I found this one listed both ways. One site has it as being built on a VW Kübel chassis of WWII vintage.
Bill
Kohlruss loved to combine Steyr and VW parts. It doesn't look as if there was a VW engine between the rear wheels. (The wheels aren't VW ones either.)
I just stumbled over this thread whilst looking for other stuff. Anyways..
As a huge Kohlruss fan:
I am very happy to inform you that this car has survived. :D :D :D
Well, at least one of these builds - i can't tell if it is the exact same one as shown on the photo. I also don't know if it was a unique build or more of them have been made.
The current owner contacted me a while ago - and if his spare time allows it, then it will be one of his next projects.
I already managed to see two pictures regarding his Kohlruss truck. One vintage, black & white one showing the same coachbuilt car (as pictured in the AP of this subject) - but from a different perspective.
And the second one is a photo-composition showing the current condition.
About a year ago, I already heard rumors of a Kohlruss pick-up that survived in form of cut parts. So it is very likely that it is this one.
He also mentioned that the car was built in 1949 - based on a VW Kübelwagen chassis and equipped with a Denzel engine!
I can't wait to receive more updates about his restoration and to see it back on the streets!
Cheers,
Alex
Quote from: austrosplit on December 03, 2020, 04:22:46 PM
And the second one is a photo-composition showing the current condition.
Title changed as it was based on a VW Kübelwagen chassis, used some body parts of a 1930's sedan and was equipped with a VW engine tuned by Wolfgang Denzel. Nowaadays it is refrérred to as the "Luxus Laster" (luxury truck). No idea whether it had this name at the beginning.