Identify this vehicle for a point.
Experts?
Pros?
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Human powered or equipped with an engine?
Quote from: Wendax on February 29, 2020, 05:18:37 PM
Human powered or equipped with an engine?
Human-powered
Made in UK ?
Made in Europe ?
Made in a Mediterranean country ?
Made in Germany ?
Built between 1985 and 1995 ?
Built between 1980 and 1985 ?
Quote from: oko94 on March 01, 2020, 04:05:32 AM
Built between 1980 and 1985 ?
I don't have an exact date, but probably in the late 1970s or early 1980s.
Was it published in an American magazine ?
Quote from: oko94 on March 01, 2020, 09:55:22 AM
Was it published in an American magazine ?
Not that I am aware
Homemade or built by a company ?
Can it be found online ?
Was the picture taken at a big city like Munich?
Quote from: Oguerrerob on March 06, 2020, 02:52:14 PM
Was the picture taken at a big city like Munich?
It was a big city, but not Munich.
Berlin?
Was it published in a German newspaper from the early eighties ?
Quote from: oko94 on March 07, 2020, 03:28:36 AM
Was it published in a German newspaper from the early eighties ?
The original source was in German and appears to have been either a newspaper or magazine from around that time.
Any relation with Prof Schondorf ?
Any relation with Walter Janach?
Quote from: Oguerrerob on March 27, 2020, 02:23:14 PM
Any relation with Walter Janach?
No. I have only one name connected with this vehicle (the builder) and it is not Walter Janach.
Any relation with Lutz (Luigi) Colani?
I just stumbled across another short article about this vehicle while conducting an online search for something completely unrelated. The answer is out there!
Was the builder related to some School or University?
Quote from: Oguerrerob on June 16, 2020, 10:03:56 AM
Was the builder related to some School or University?
Not that I'm aware.
Was it part of a Parade?
Quote from: Oguerrerob on June 18, 2020, 12:35:41 AM
Was it part of a Parade?
I don't think so. It just appears to be moving along with regular traffic.
University or school project?
Quote from: gte4289 on January 18, 2021, 08:07:31 PM
Quote from: Oguerrerob on August 26, 2020, 05:36:52 AM
University or school project?
Not that I'm aware of.
New information indicates that this vehicle
was built by an individual student as a project for school.
Into the BH it goes
Traugott Vobbes Meisterstuck
This slightly aerodynamic pedal car was the test piece.
with which the Berlin Traugott Vobbe stine master's examination passed. the
Basis bideton two parallel zusammengefugte bicycles, referred to as
Weather protection is fixed in a polyester hood.
May I lend you a helping hand and put some sense in your Google translate gibberish?
Traugott Vobbe's masterpiece
This "pedal car" of slightly aerodynamic design was the work piece with which Traugott Vobbe from Berlin passed his master's examination. It is based on two bicycles connected side by side, on which a polyester hood was attached as weather protection.
Thank you!
gte4289 hasn't been visiting this site for more than 7 months now. So I declare this puzzle solved on his behalf and award you two points. Well found!
Thank you!