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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2022 => Topic started by: nicanary on December 06, 2021, 06:29:58 AM

Title: Solved NIC#1315 - 1959 HSM DKW Formula Junior
Post by: nicanary on December 06, 2021, 06:29:58 AM: What is this car, and what race?
Title: Re: NIC#1315
Post by: nicanary on January 03, 2022, 05:07:46 AM: Experts?
Title: Re: NIC#1315
Post by: richard fridd on January 03, 2022, 06:25:19 AM: Formula VW?
Title: Re: NIC#1315
Post by: nicanary on January 03, 2022, 06:29:21 AM: Quote from: richard fridd on January 03, 2022, 06:25:19 AM
Formula VW?

Actually, no. There are VW parts in the car.
Title: Re: NIC#1315
Post by: richard fridd on January 03, 2022, 08:36:45 AM: Venue in eastern Europe?
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Post by: nicanary on January 03, 2022, 10:33:49 AM: Quote from: richard fridd on January 03, 2022, 08:36:45 AM
Venue in eastern Europe?

No.
Title: Re: NIC#1315
Post by: richard fridd on January 03, 2022, 01:18:06 PM: Venue in Europe?
Title: Re: NIC#1315
Post by: nicanary on January 03, 2022, 03:01:43 PM: Quote from: richard fridd on January 03, 2022, 01:18:06 PM
Venue in Europe?

No.
Title: Re: NIC#1315
Post by: richard fridd on January 03, 2022, 03:32:01 PM: USA?
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Post by: nicanary on January 03, 2022, 03:44:30 PM: Quote from: richard fridd on January 03, 2022, 03:32:01 PM
USA?

Yes.
Title: Re: NIC#1315
Post by: richard fridd on January 03, 2022, 04:19:27 PM: Sebring?
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Post by: nicanary on January 03, 2022, 04:45:47 PM: Quote from: richard fridd on January 03, 2022, 04:19:27 PM
Sebring?

Yes. Just name the car for a point..........
Title: Re: NIC#1315
Post by: richard fridd on January 04, 2022, 07:28:34 AM: Formula junior?
Title: Re: NIC#1315
Post by: nicanary on January 04, 2022, 08:55:22 AM: Quote from: richard fridd on January 04, 2022, 07:28:34 AM
Formula junior?

Yes it is.
Title: Re: NIC#1315
Post by: knewit on January 04, 2022, 09:44:41 AM: German Special with DKW engine built by Walter Weeke
Title: Re: NIC#1315
Post by: nicanary on January 04, 2022, 10:04:05 AM: Quote from: knewit on January 04, 2022, 09:44:41 AM
German Special with DKW engine built by Walter Weeke

Not built by Weeke.
Title: Re: NIC#1315
Post by: knewit on January 04, 2022, 11:03:37 AM: Günter Wels - PBA
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Post by: nicanary on January 04, 2022, 12:31:05 PM: Quote from: knewit on January 04, 2022, 11:03:37 AM
Günter Wels - PBA

No.
Title: Re: NIC#1315
Post by: richard fridd on January 04, 2022, 01:47:39 PM: Is it a German car?
Title: Re: NIC#1315
Post by: nicanary on January 04, 2022, 03:45:12 PM: Quote from: richard fridd on January 04, 2022, 01:47:39 PM
Is it a German car?

No. German engine though.
Title: Re: NIC#1315
Post by: richard fridd on January 04, 2022, 04:19:11 PM: USA car?
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Post by: nicanary on January 04, 2022, 04:50:25 PM: Quote from: richard fridd on January 04, 2022, 04:19:11 PM
USA car?

Yes.
Title: Re: NIC#1315
Post by: richard fridd on January 05, 2022, 09:40:43 AM: Support race for a 12 hour sports car race?
Title: Re: NIC#1315
Post by: nicanary on January 05, 2022, 10:06:48 AM: Quote from: richard fridd on January 05, 2022, 09:40:43 AM
Support race for a 12 hour sports car race?

Not according to my investigations.
Title: Re: NIC#1315
Post by: richard fridd on January 05, 2022, 11:10:10 AM: well known USA driver?
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Post by: nicanary on January 05, 2022, 11:20:04 AM: Quote from: richard fridd on January 05, 2022, 11:10:10 AM
well known USA driver?

He was quite well-known in the USA. He raced for many years in a variety of cars, and there are extensive records of his results.
Title: Re: NIC#1315
Post by: richard fridd on January 06, 2022, 05:01:36 AM: NASCAR driver?
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Post by: nicanary on January 06, 2022, 06:33:50 AM: Quote from: richard fridd on January 06, 2022, 05:01:36 AM
NASCAR driver?

No. Road racing.
Title: Re: NIC#1315
Post by: richard fridd on January 06, 2022, 07:25:24 AM: The classic sportscar races?
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Post by: nicanary on January 06, 2022, 07:33:16 AM: Quote from: richard fridd on January 06, 2022, 07:25:24 AM
The classic sportscar races?

Yes. He did take part in some, as well as domestic US stuff.
Title: Re: NIC#1315
Post by: richard fridd on January 06, 2022, 09:56:04 AM: Le mans 24?
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Post by: nicanary on January 06, 2022, 10:06:28 AM: Quote from: richard fridd on January 06, 2022, 09:56:04 AM
Le mans 24?

Once.
Title: Re: NIC#1315
Post by: richard fridd on January 06, 2022, 10:42:09 AM: In a Porsche?
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Post by: nicanary on January 06, 2022, 11:10:19 AM: Quote from: richard fridd on January 06, 2022, 10:42:09 AM
In a Porsche?

No.
Title: Re: NIC#1315
Post by: richard fridd on January 06, 2022, 12:11:07 PM: Le Mans driver in the 1960s ?
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Post by: nicanary on January 06, 2022, 01:35:38 PM: Quote from: richard fridd on January 06, 2022, 12:11:07 PM
Le Mans driver in the 1960s ?

Yes.
Title: Re: NIC#1315
Post by: richard fridd on January 06, 2022, 01:59:58 PM: Still alive?
Title: Re: NIC#1315
Post by: nicanary on January 06, 2022, 02:30:28 PM: Quote from: richard fridd on January 06, 2022, 01:59:58 PM
Still alive?

No.
Title: Re: NIC#1315
Post by: nicanary on January 07, 2022, 05:00:59 AM: An important note to all members - I may have misidentified the driver of this particular car from the race number which I have obscured. The marque is still the same.

I think it is only fair to add some clues - there was a 3-car team in the race. This is of course one of them and the clues as to the driver's identity relate to one who was also one of the cars' builders. The initial letter of his surname forms part of the car's name.
Title: Re: NIC#1315
Post by: ducamax66 on January 07, 2022, 08:03:03 AM: HSM Formula Junior?
Title: Re: NIC#1315
Post by: nicanary on January 07, 2022, 08:12:54 AM: Quote from: ducamax66 on January 07, 2022, 08:03:03 AM
HSM Formula Junior?

We have a winner. This is indeed an HSM FJ, created from a Formula Vee front end and a reversed DKW FWD front end at the back. Hence the amateur-looking radiator installed at the front.

Three of these cars raced in the December 1959 FJ race at Sebring which was won by Walt Hansgen's Stanguellini. The puzzle car was driven by Harry Baumann but I thought it was the car of Ray Heppenstall, who famously raced the Howmet TX turbine cars in endurance events.

Well done.