Solved: Wendax 3121 - Silberhummel, recreation of a DKW F9 race car

Wendax · February 06, 2020, 02:36:06 AM

The wheels don't match yet.

For one point, please respond and identify this car.

knewit · February 06, 2020, 04:54:17 PM

a pedal car ?

Wendax · February 07, 2020, 02:28:41 AM

No

Wendax · February 14, 2020, 02:30:40 AM

up

Wendax · February 28, 2020, 02:30:12 AM

up again

Arunas · February 28, 2020, 02:34:39 AM

This is Silberhummel prototype by Fraunhofer Institute. I had a chance to see this car at IAA Frankfurt last year

Wendax · February 28, 2020, 04:43:37 AM

Yes, locked for you to find the man behind the project (not from Fraunhofer institute).

Arunas · March 01, 2020, 10:54:59 AM

Quote from: Wendax on February 28, 2020, 04:43:37 AM
Yes, locked for you to find the man behind the project (not from Fraunhofer institute).

I have identified the car. I have no time for extra info.

Wendax · March 01, 2020, 12:10:52 PM

Unlocked

Djetset · March 01, 2020, 12:19:27 PM

Is Dipl.-Ing. Soren Scheffler the name you're looking for as the Silberhummel's creator?

Wendax · March 01, 2020, 12:37:04 PM

No, I am not looking for anyone connected to the Fraunhofer Institute.

Hiawatha · March 01, 2020, 12:42:47 PM

Frieder Bach?

Wendax · March 01, 2020, 12:47:01 PM

Yes, locked for you to supply the final bit of information: Where does the design of this car come from?

Hiawatha · March 01, 2020, 12:49:18 PM

DKW?

Arunas · March 01, 2020, 12:50:56 PM

@Wendax, could you please indicate all required information in original post, instead of asking additional questions, once the car is identified?

Wendax · March 01, 2020, 01:26:15 PM

Quote from: Hiawatha on March 01, 2020, 12:49:18 PM
DKW?

Yes, and what was the design meant for?

Hiawatha · March 01, 2020, 02:46:15 PM

1938 Berlin Rome Berlin road race?

Wendax · March 01, 2020, 03:43:22 PM

Yes, Frieder Bach, founder of the Museum für sächsische Fahrzeuge in Chemnitz unearthed construction plans for a DKW F9 race car, probably to be built for the 1939 (!) Berlin-Rome road race which never took place. He started the project to recreate this car for his museum. The work has been carried out by the Fraunhofer-Institut für Werkzeugmaschinen und Umformtechnik IWU. They use the Silberhummel as a technology demonstrator for their economically efficient sheetmetal forming technology, especially for low production numbers. Next step will be the addition of a fuel cell to the car.

I regarded this interesting story as part of the puzzle, while the car's name alone would have been an unsatisfying solution to me. Sometimes (as in this case) I don't include the detailed questions in the first post, because questions can lead the way to the solution. I prefer the method with locks and subsequent questions, at least at pro level.

Wendax · April 27, 2020, 04:05:27 PM

The project drawing from the 40s:

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Solved: Wendax 3121 - Silberhummel, recreation of a DKW F9 race car