Solved: PN #1474 -- Méray /Magyar Acélárugyár passenger car, cca 1934

[pnegyesi]

Can we please ask the family to move just a little bit? I just need a name here for a point. The family or the brand name (which is just the same)

[pnegyesi]

Experts?

[fromwien]

The position of the rear wheels is more then only obscure. Mid-engined?

[pnegyesi]

The engine, which had an interesting layout for an automobile engine was placed at the rear

[fromwien]

Radial-engine, like propelled aircrafts?

[pnegyesi]

yes

[fromwien]

I have no idea about the car by now, but..
...may it be possible that i've found a face of the pictured people at your 'Hungarian motoring history'-website?

[pnegyesi]

oh yes
very good
now you earned a lock

[fromwien]

Meray?
The Threewheeler of my picture with Mr. Meray looks similar to the Fourwheel-Puzzle-car...

[pnegyesi]

very, very good, you are eagle-eyed

In 1933-1934 Tibor Takátsy, who worked for Magyar Acélárugyár (Hungarian Factory of Steel Goods) the parent company of Méray Motorcycle Co designed a chassis with a three-cylinder radial engine. Nine trucks and one passenger car was completed. The puzzle picture shows Endre Méray-Horváth with members of the family Méray family and the mysterious passenger car. There were three other photos known but those have disappeared in the last 20 years and only a colour photocopy remains of those.

[fromwien]

Great information. Thank you so much. I had no idea about this car at first. Remembered only this sharp, proudly face of the builder, Mr. Méray....

[pnegyesi]

Another view of this car

[Wendax]

Were there more than one or was it modernized? It has a completely different bodywork and different wheels.

[pnegyesi]

Come to think of it, you are right.

It is possible that the puzzle car is a different model after all, which nobody remembered. It was very difficult to do research on this company.