Solved: Wendax 4205 - Bufag Troll race car

[Wendax]

Yes

[fromwien]

Diabolo?

[Wendax]

No

[Fёdor]

Did the manufacturer produce bicycles or wheelchairs?

[Wendax]

No

[Oguerrerob]

Did make 4 wheeled cars?

[Wendax]

No

[Oguerrerob]

Is this the only vehicle they made?

[Wendax]

No

[gte4289]

Engelbert Zaschka, 1925?

[Wendax]

Your picture does show the same car, this time with a pleasing bodywork. I've seen this picture been attrbuted to Zaschka, too. But my source tells another story. And Zaschka's unique selling point was that his three-wheeler was collapsible which this one is not.

[gte4289]

Your picture does show the same car, this time with a pleasing bodywork. I've seen this picture been attrbuted to Zaschka, too. But my source tells another story. And Zaschka's unique selling point was that his three-wheeler was collapsible which this one is not.

I found it identified as an earlier Zaschka project, predating the folding car. It seemed unlikely, but I decided to give it a try anyway.

How about Hellmut Butenuth/Bufag?

[Wendax]

Yes, that is what my source says it is. I found the picture in a book about the Hanomag 2/10 PS. There it is identified as a Bufag Troll at a long-distance race (Zuverlässigkeitsfahrt) in Hanover in 1921. The number plate is from Hanover, too, but the year contradicts the date of the foundation of Bufag, usually given as 1922. In an old veteran car magazine this picture was used on the front page, pointing to an article about Hellmuth Butenuth using photos from his archive. But the caption said it is a Hanomag 2/10 PS which it surely isn't.
Unless someone can prove me wrong my assumption is that the puzzle picture and the one posted in reply #34 show a Bufag with minimal "racing car" bodywork and with standard bodywork. I would think these cars to be produced after the torpedo shaped ones found here: https://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/2017-47/pn-983/

[gte4289]

Thanks for the puzzle and the point!

[gte4289]

Here's an image of a 1923 model that seems to fall somewhere between the above racer and the more delicate model featured in this previous puzzle.