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Gottfried Vollmer Volkswagen based 1949 race special
« on: August 11, 2017, 02:48:11 PM »
Who knows this small self-built race car?
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Re: grob 2017.08.11 (04)
« Reply #1 on: August 15, 2017, 08:16:43 AM »
Is it a Formula Libre car?

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Re: grob 2017.08.11 (04)
« Reply #2 on: August 15, 2017, 11:35:32 AM »
I don´t think you could say that.

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Re: grob 2017.08.11 (04)
« Reply #3 on: October 08, 2017, 10:25:24 AM »
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Re: grob 2017.08.11 (04)
« Reply #4 on: October 09, 2017, 03:15:29 PM »
VW wheels and front suspension, so based on a Beetle?

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Re: grob 2017.08.11 (04)
« Reply #5 on: October 09, 2017, 06:11:24 PM »
That is for sure... ;)

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Re: grob 2017.08.11 (04)
« Reply #6 on: December 17, 2017, 11:15:48 AM »
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Re: grob 2017.08.11 (04)
« Reply #7 on: December 17, 2017, 11:27:15 AM »
Could it be a home-built VW-based race car, driven in 1949 by Scholz (or Schulz)?

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Re: grob 2017.08.11 (04)
« Reply #8 on: December 17, 2017, 12:08:50 PM »
It was used at races in 1949 and 1950.

Only I have another (quite known) name...

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Re: grob 2017.08.11 (04)
« Reply #9 on: December 17, 2017, 01:10:37 PM »
Richard Trenkel?

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Re: grob 2017.08.11 (04)
« Reply #10 on: December 17, 2017, 01:39:26 PM »
Schulz
Trenkel

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Re: grob 2017.08.11 (04)
« Reply #11 on: December 17, 2017, 01:56:29 PM »
Petermax Müller?

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Re: grob 2017.08.11 (04)
« Reply #12 on: December 17, 2017, 02:43:16 PM »
Petermax Müller
Schulz
Trenkel

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Re: grob 2017.08.11 (04)
« Reply #13 on: December 17, 2017, 04:15:53 PM »
Vollmer?

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Re: grob 2017.08.11 (04)
« Reply #14 on: December 17, 2017, 07:50:31 PM »
That´s it!

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Re: Gottfried Vollmer Volkswagen based 1949 race special
« Reply #15 on: December 18, 2017, 02:21:03 AM »
 :doh:
https://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/the-black-hole/enigma-variations-(racing-edition)/msg302029/#msg302029
I guess I didn't recognize it due to the lacking circular headlight covers at the front.

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Re: Gottfried Vollmer Volkswagen based 1949 race special
« Reply #16 on: January 28, 2018, 04:50:44 PM »
At the Prinzenpark in Brunswick:

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Re: Gottfried Vollmer Volkswagen based 1949 race special
« Reply #17 on: January 29, 2018, 12:42:50 PM »
Not bad, Sherlock :)

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Re: Gottfried Vollmer Volkswagen based 1949 race special
« Reply #18 on: February 17, 2019, 04:21:28 PM »
A 1949 picture:

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Re: Gottfried Vollmer Volkswagen based 1949 race special
« Reply #19 on: November 21, 2021, 03:24:16 AM »
Together with the Glöckler-Porsche #5 at the Avus racetrack with some bigger fenders as usual:

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Re: Gottfried Vollmer Volkswagen based 1949 race special
« Reply #20 on: December 07, 2021, 11:17:20 AM »
 :applause: