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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2016 => Topic started by: Wendax on January 21, 2016, 12:42:26 AM

Title: Solved: Wendax 1823 - Thury-Nussberg
Post by: Wendax on January 21, 2016, 12:42:26 AM
From the very early days of motoring.

For one point, please respond and identify this car.
Title: Re: Wendax 1823
Post by: Mogul on January 23, 2016, 08:40:33 AM
This is a photo of the oldest car daro. A car with steam power. A car made in 1884.
Title: Re: Wendax 1823
Post by: Wendax on January 23, 2016, 08:43:43 AM
It is a steam car. I have another year though.
Title: Re: Wendax 1823
Post by: Mogul on January 23, 2016, 08:50:45 AM
1881 Thury-Nussberger Steam 3-Wheeler ?
Title: Re: Wendax 1823
Post by: Wendax on January 23, 2016, 09:11:41 AM
Yes, I've seen it referred to as Thury-Nussberger as well as Thury-Nussberg. As Thury himself named his friend Nussberg, we'll go for that. The year is not easy to fix: Thury and Nussberg started constructing the car in 1877 and continued improving it until 1892.

One more point for you.
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