Solved: GTE 291 - Pedal car by Traugott Vobbe

Started by gte4289, February 09, 2020, 01:08:02 PM

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gte4289

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.

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oko94

Was it published in a German newspaper from the early eighties ?

gte4289

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.

Oguerrerob

Any relation with Prof Schondorf ?

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Oguerrerob

Any relation with Walter Janach?

gte4289

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.

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Any relation with Lutz (Luigi) Colani?

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gte4289

I just stumbled across another short article about this vehicle while conducting an online search for something completely unrelated. The answer is out there!

Oguerrerob

Was the builder related to some School or University?

gte4289

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.

Oguerrerob

Was it part of a Parade?

gte4289

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.

Oguerrerob

University or school project?

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gte4289

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.

gte4289

Into the BH it goes

Oguerrerob

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.

Wendax

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.

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Wendax

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!