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The B1000 was quite modern at the time of its presentation in 1961. Only the 2-stroke power source was already a bit outdated.
During her almost 30-year lifetime the B1000 remained unchanged. Only in Autumn 1989 the old Wartburg 2-stroke engine was replaced by a 4-stroke 1.3L engine.
This new engine didn't brought a solution for the big amounts of unsold vans in 1990. In this last year the IFA Barkas factory closed down.
I doubt if the year is correct, while Barkas changed to 4-stroke engines in late 1988. 1991 might be the year of official registration after camper conversion of a pre-1988 van.
In case 1991 would be correct then this B1000 could be taken from the big unsold Barkas stock which originated just after the 1989 Fall of the Iron Curtain.
Private import.
992 cc 3 cylinder 2-stroke engine.
1428 kg.
Production Barkas B1000: June 1961-1989.
Production B1000-1: Autumn 1989-March 1991.
Original first reg. number: March 13, 1991.
New Dutch reg. number: May 31, 2018.
Same owner since import.
Hilvarenbeek, Burgstad, Aug. 21, 2022.
© 2022 Sander Toonen Halfweg | All Rights Reserved
This engine's carb is really cute. It's got something like 2 moving parts: the choke lever and the throttle plunger.
The DKW F12 was introduced in January 1963. It had a modernized body and it replaced the Junior DeLuxe.
In September 1963, the F12 was accompanied by the more basic F11 as a standard model.
After Volkswagen AG acquired Auto-Union GmbH from Daimler-Benz in early 1965, the F12 Düsseldorf and Ingolstadt production plant was needed for own VW and new Audi models. Besides the two-stroke DKW was very outdated by that time.
Seen on a classic car meeting in a park in the center of Sassenheim. The amount & quality of the cars was unexpected and surprisingly good.
I also happened to meet Rutger there. See also his album of this event.
This DKW F12 was part of the Dutch Auto-Union Club presentation on this meeting. There were at least eleven cars present of this fabulous brand name.
889 cc L3 2-stroke petrol engine.
Performance 40 bhp.
734 kg.
Production DKW Junior/F11/F12 series: Aug. 1959-June 1965.
Production DKW F12 this version: Jan. 1963-June 1965.
Original old Dutch reg. number: Aug. 2, 1963.
With current owner since Aug. 13, 2020.
Sold nine times since Sept. 1978.
Sassenheim, Park Rusthoff, Aug. 20, 2023.
© 2023 Sander Toonen Halfweg | All Rights Reserved
TS3 powered 1969 Commer CC Maxiload tipper VNX972H, originally a powder tanker with Rugby Cement.
Seen here about to head back home to Devon from the 2023 Gaydon show.
April 1933 a slightly improved version was introduced from the initial Superior 400 version. The body was less boxy and slightly more streamlined.
The Dutch journalist Paul Schilperoord (1977) tracked down one of the last remaining Standard Superior in eastern Germany. It had survived in the DDR but it had been radically modified in the meantime. The front doors, windscreen and rear lights were taken from a 1958-1965 Trabant P50/P60.
Only the chassis with engine and the complete nose of the Superior was kept original.
The car was transported to the Netherlands for restoration back to its original appearance.
After finishing restoration Paul Schilperoord and Lorenz Schmid visited a classic VW Beetle meeting in Germany with their Standard Superior. Many visitors did not recognize the car or even know about it. Some were wondering what they were doing here on this Beetle meeting. Even today Ganz and his creation had to tackle disbelieve and skepticism.
By the way the Superior drivers were spoken to sternly by uncle officer because the license plate was missing.
Some background info:
In the 1930s there was an increasing need for a real people's car in the German-speaking region. A car affordable for the masses, the so called 'Volkswagen'.
One of the leading engineers at that time was Josef Ganz (Budapest, 1898-1967). After he had worked for Adler, BMW, Daimler-Benz and Röhr, he developed his own minicar in 1931, the 'Maikäfer'.
In Standard Fahrzeugbau he found a manufacturer and in 1932 the Standard Superior 400 was launched (officially presented at the IAMA, the Berlin international motor show, Febr. 1933).
This cheap car was based on the 'Maikäfer' principles: tubular chassis, rear engine, independent wheel suspension and with a streamlined body.
Journalist Paul Schilperoord wrote a very interesting book about the history of the development of the VW Beetle in the 1930s. In this book he describes the life and works of Josef Ganz who's technical ideas were taken over by Ferdinand Porsche. The book reads like a very exciting story.
See: Paul Schilperoord, Het ware verhaal van de Kever: hoe Hitler het ontwerp van een Joods genie confisqueerde, Veen Magazines, 2009.
In 2019 a documentary was made about Josef Ganz and his life story: Ganz, How I lost my Beetle (2019), by Suzanne Raes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNuS4GwU7CU
395 cc 2 cylinder 2-stroke rear engine.
450 kg.
Production Standard Superior 400 base: April 1933-1934.
Original first reg. number: July 1, 1933.
New Dutch pseudo-historical reg. number: May 6, 2019.
Same owner since private import.
Image source: video still from documentary Ganz, How I lost my Beetle (2019). Seen in cinema Het ketelhuis, Amsterdam, May 10, 2019.
Original camera operator, place and date unknown.
Amsterdam, May 10, 2019.
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The Eastern German Wirtschaftswunder car Trabant 601 Limousine was presented in March 1964. In Aug. 1965 the station version followed.
The body is made out of Duroplast, and the style dit not change a lot during its life time.
This is a 1980-1990 version.
595 cc 2 cylinder 2-stroke air-cooled petrol engine.
515 kg.
Production Trabant P601 series: July 1964-June 1990.
Production Trabant P601 this version: Jan. 1980-June 1990.
Original first reg. number: June 2, 1989.
New Dutch reg. number: Sept. 7, 2009 (private import).
With current owner since Sept. 9, 2024.
Utrecht-Oudwijk, Burgemeester Reigerstraat, Oct. 17, 2025.
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The Troll sports coupe body was designed by Hans Trippel (D., 1908-2001). It was first presented in October 1956.
The Troll 700 was build by Troll Plastik & Bilindustri, Lunde, Norway. It had a full fibreglass body. Outside the US Troll was one of the first companies to use this new material for mass-produced cars, together with the East-German Trabant, which also had a plastic (duroplast) body.
The engine and chassis came from the 1952-1954 Gutbrod Superior 700.
The original colour of this Troll used to be white.
663 cc 2-stroke L2 engine from Gutbrod.
C. 600 kg.
Production Troll 700 Coupe: 1956-1958.
Without reg. number.
Seen in the Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology.
See also: www.tekniskmuseum.no/
Number seen: 1.
Oslo-Kjelsås, Kjelsåsveien, Aug. 17, 2024.
© 2024 Sander Toonen Halfweg | All Rights Reserved
This cabriolet version of the 1935 F5 2-door saloon was found in the streets of Amsterdam. The picture was taken in the late 1950s. The car looks rather neglected. I fear this car was scrapped soon after the photo was taken.
DKW became very famous for their motorbikes in the 1920s. Founder engineer Jørgen Rasmussen (1878-1964) started in 1926 with the production of electro-delivery vehicles. In 1928 he followed with motorcars.
Streamlined bodies were first applied in 1934 at the Schwebeklasse series.
Typ F5 Series was introduced in 1935 and was based on the 1934 F4 Series.
F5s usually had a wooden frame body covered with imitation leather on a central tubular chassis. The cabriolet version however was covered with steel plates.
In 1932 DKW merged with Audi, Horch and Wander to Auto Union.
692 cc 2 cylinder 2-stroke engine.
795 kg.
Production F5 Series: 1935-1937.
Picture was found on the internet.
Archive: NL-HaNA_A'dam.
Location: Amsterdam-Centrum.
Date: Dec. 3, 1958.
Original photographer: J.D. Noske.
Original source: Anefo.
Amsterdam, Oct. 10, 2017.
© 2017 Anefo/Sander Toonen, Amsterdam/Halfweg | All Rights Reserved
081 accelerates out of the gullet past Inchicore works with the 10:25 Heuston-Portlaoise, Sperry train.
Georges Mochet started to produce little cycle-cars just after the war in 1946. The 100 cc Type K was introduced in 1949.
This Type CM Grand Luxe was introduced late 1953 and had the same increased 125 cc engine as the precious Mochet model.
124 cc mono-cylinder 2-stroke Ydral engine.
Production Type CM-125 Y: 1954-1958.
New French reg. number: Spring 1978 (Meurthe-et-Moselle).
Seen in Musée de l'Auto en Lorraine, officially called Association Lorraine des Amateurs d'Automobiles de Collection (ALAAC).
See also: www.musee-auto-lorraine.fr
Velaine-en-Haye (Meurthe-et-Moselle, Fr.), Allée des Mérisiers, Oct. 27, 2019.
© 2019 Sander Toonen, Amsterdam/Halfweg | All Rights Reserved
Florence
Not quite the icon like the Vespa, but a nice example found in the back streets of Florence.
The Dutch journalist Paul Schilperoord (1977) tracked down one of the last remaining Standard Superior in eastern Germany. It had survived in the DDR but it had been radically modified in the meantime. The front doors, windscreen and rear lights were taken from a 1958-1965 Trabant P50/P60.
Only the chassis with engine and the complete nose of the Superior was kept original.
The car was transported to the Netherlands for restoration back to its original appearance.
Some background info:
In the 1930s there was an increasing need for a real people's car in the German-speaking region. A car affordable for the masses, the so called 'Volkswagen'.
One of the leading engineers at that time was Josef Ganz (Budapest, 1898-1967). After he had worked for Adler, BMW, Daimler-Benz and Röhr, he developed his own minicar in 1931, the 'Maikäfer'.
In Standard Fahrzeugbau he found a manufacturer and in 1932 the Standard Superior 400 was launched (officially presented at the IAMA, the Berlin international motor show, Febr. 1933).
This cheap car was based on the 'Maikäfer' principles: tubular chassis, rear engine, independent wheel suspension and with a streamlined body.
Journalist Paul Schilperoord wrote a very interesting book about the history of the development of the VW Beetle in the 1930s. In this book he describes the life and works of Josef Ganz who's technical ideas were taken over by Ferdinand Porsche. The book reads like a very exciting story.
See: Paul Schilperoord, Het ware verhaal van de Kever: hoe Hitler het ontwerp van een Joods genie confisqueerde, Veen Magazines, 2009.
In 2019 a documentary was made about Josef Ganz and his life story: Ganz, How I lost my Beetle (2019), by Suzanne Raes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNuS4GwU7CU
395 cc 2 cylinder 2-stroke rear engine.
450 kg.
Production Standard Superior 400 base: Late 1932-1934.
Old DDR reg. number (pre-1989).
Image source: www.hemmings.com, in article by Daniel Strohl: Restoration of Josef Ganz-built Beetle predecessor begins with crowdfunding campaign, on April 14th, 2017.
Original photographer, place and date unknown.
Amsterdam, Febr. 20, 2020.
© 2017/2020 Hemmings/Sander Toonen, Amsterdam/Halfweg | All Rights Reserved
April 1933 a slightly improved version was introduced from the initial Superior 400 version. The body was less boxy and slightly more streamlined.
Some background info:
In the 1930s there was an increasing need for a real people's car in the German-speaking region. A car affordable for the masses, the so called 'Volkswagen'.
One of the leading engineers at that time was Josef Ganz (Budapest, 1898-1967). After he had worked for Adler, BMW, Daimler-Benz and Röhr, he developed his own minicar in 1931, the 'Maikäfer'.
In Standard Fahrzeugbau he found a manufacturer and in 1932 the Standard Superior 400 was launched (officially presented at the IAMA, the Berlin international motor show, Febr. 1933).
This cheap car was based on the 'Maikäfer' principles: tubular chassis, rear engine, independent wheel suspension and with a streamlined body.
The Dutch journalist Paul Schilperoord (1977) wrote a very interesting book about the history of the development of the VW Beetle in the 1930s. In this book he describes the life and works of Josef Ganz who's technical ideas were taken over by Ferdinand Porsche. The book reads like a very exciting story.
See: Paul Schilperoord, Het ware verhaal van de Kever: hoe Hitler het ontwerp van een Joods genie confisqueerde, Veen Magazines, 2009.
In 2019 a documentary was made about Josef Ganz and his life story: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNuS4GwU7CU
395 cc 2 cylinder 2-stroke rear engine.
450 kg.
Production Standard Superior 400 this version: April 1933-1934.
This image was taken from an original 1933 Standard Superior publicity brochure.
Image source: www.hemmings.com, in article by Daniel Strohl: Restoration of Josef Ganz-built Beetle predecessor begins with crowdfunding campaign, on April 14th, 2017.
Original artist, place and date unknown.
Amsterdam, Febr. 20, 2020.
© 2017/2020 Hemmings/Sander Toonen, Amsterdam/Halfweg | All Rights Reserved
Schuppen Eins - Fahrzeug Galerie, Bremen
Zentrum fur Automobilkultur und Mobilität
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B+W Cir-Pol
Tonemapped
Meant as a challenger in the 500 cc racing class, this bike featured two 250 cc Villiers Starmaker two-stroke engines side by side. The cranks were linked by a central coupling, which lead through a countershaft to a 5-speed gearbox. Unfortunately, the gearbox was designed for a 250 cc and suffered reliabilty problems. Testers also reported excessive vibration. The project was abandoned.
April 1933 a slightly improved version was introduced from the initial Superior 400 version. The body was less boxy and slightly more streamlined.
Some background info:
In the 1930s there was an increasing need for a real people's car in the German-speaking region. A car affordable for the masses, the so called 'Volkswagen'.
One of the leading engineers at that time was Josef Ganz (Budapest, 1898-1967). After he had worked for Adler, BMW, Daimler-Benz and Röhr, he developed his own minicar in 1931, the 'Maikäfer'.
In Standard Fahrzeugbau he found a manufacturer and in 1932 the Standard Superior 400 was launched (officially presented at the IAMA, the Berlin international motor show, Febr. 1933).
This cheap car was based on the 'Maikäfer' principles: tubular chassis, rear engine, independent wheel suspension and with a streamlined body.
The Dutch journalist Paul Schilperoord (1977) wrote a very interesting book about the history of the development of the VW Beetle in the 1930s. In this book he describes the life and works of Josef Ganz who's technical ideas were taken over by Ferdinand Porsche. The book reads like a very exciting story.
See: Paul Schilperoord, Het ware verhaal van de Kever: hoe Hitler het ontwerp van een Joods genie confisqueerde, Veen Magazines, 2009.
In 2019 a documentary was made about Josef Ganz and his life story: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNuS4GwU7CU
395 cc 2 cylinder 2-stroke rear engine.
450 kg.
Production Standard Superior 400 this version: April 1933-1934.
Old pre-war German reg. number (Württemberg/Stadt Heilbronn).
Image source: www.hemmings.com, in article by Daniel Strohl: Restoration of Josef Ganz-built Beetle predecessor begins with crowdfunding campaign, on April 14th, 2017.
Original photographer, place and date unknown.
Amsterdam, Febr. 20, 2020.
© 2017/2020 Hemmings/Sander Toonen, Amsterdam/Halfweg | All Rights Reserved
The B1000 was quite modern at the time of its presentation in 1961. Only the 2-stroke power source was already a bit outdated.
During her almost 30-year lifetime the B1000 remained unchanged. Only in Autumn 1989 the old Wartburg 2-stroke engine was replaced by a 4-stroke 1.3L engine.
This new engine didn't brought a solution for the big amounts of unsold vans in 1990. In this last year the curtain fell for good for IFA Barkas.
Note the smooth chrome hubcaps.
998 cc 3 cylinder 2-stroke engine.
1000 kg.
Production IFA Barkas B1000: June 1961-1990.
Production B1000 this 2-stroke version: 1964-1971.
Original Czech reg. number.
This van was for sale since June 7, 2018 in Zámecká, Kraj: Královéhradecký CZ, for 149 000 Kč.
Found on rajveteranu.cz (June 8, 2018).
Original photographer, exact place and date unknown.
Amsterdam, June 8, 2018.
© 2018 Rajveteranu/Sander Toonen, Amsterdam/Halfweg | All Rights Reserved
The Goggomobil microcar was presented in Autumn 1954 by Hans Glas GmbH, Dingolfing, Bayern. Chief engineer was Karl Dompert.
The Goggomobil T250/T300 series was expanded with the T400 in October 1957.
A second front wiper came late 1956 for model year 1957.
From March 1964 onwards the door hinges of all models were replaced to the front side of the doors (conventional way).
In 1966 the Glas company was bought by BMW, but the production of these microcars remained till 1969.
Note the triangle rear window. It's a very rare option.
247 cc 2 cylinder 2-stroke air-cooled rear engine.
Performance: 13,6 bhp.
460 kg.
Production Goggomobil T250 series: March 1955-June 1969.
Production Goggomobil T250 this version: Late 1956-March 1964.
Old German reg. number (Hansestadt Hamburg).
Scan from original analog photo (Halfweg, April 5, 2025).
Film roll: 06-21.
Hamburg-Ost, July 27, 2006.
© 2006 Sander Toonen Amsterdam/Halfweg | All Rights Reserved
The Eastern German Wirtschaftswunder car Trabant 601 Limousine was presented in March 1964. In Aug. 1965 the station version followed.
The body is made out of Duroplast.
This is a 1980-1990 version.
Here we see two young enthusiast German tourists exploring Amsterdam on four wheels. The grille of their customized car is not quite original.
595 cc 2 cylinder 2-stroke air-cooled engine.
620 kg.
Total production P601: 7/1964-6/1990.
Production Trabant P601 Universal: 1965-1990.
German license plate (Frankfurt).
Amsterdam-Centrum, Prins Hendrikkade, Sept. 24, 2016.
© 2016 Sander Toonen, Halfweg / All Rights Reserved
This microcar is known as Vespa 400. It was built in France by ACMA which was a subsidiary of the Italian Piaggio company.
The original design came from Piaggio, which was specialized in scooters and small 3-wheel transporters.
When plans for a small city car became public Fiat, the big monopolist of little cars in Italy, made severe objections. To be able to go through with the plans, Piaggio had to flee to France.
The attractive Vespa 400 became very popular in the late 1950..
See also: www.web-cars.com/Vespa/
393 cc 2 cylinder 2-stroke air-cooled engine.
Max. speed: 90 km/h.
375 kg.
Production Vespa 400: 1957-1961.
See also: www.museoauto.com/il-museo/la-collezione/
Torino (It.), Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile, Corso Unità d'Italia, Aug. 2, 2022.
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A legendary 1973 Kawasaki S-2 ridden by a 1954 Healy DS-1 (a legend in his own mind!).
The 1973 Kawasaki S2 Mach II is a legendary, mid-sized 346cc air-cooled, two-stroke inline three-cylinder motorcycle celebrated for its snappy acceleration and iconic "triple" exhaust wail. Often called the little brother to Kawasaki’s terrifying 750cc "Widowmaker" H2 Mach IV, the 350 S2 packed an aggressive power-to-weight punch that made it a dominant force on both suburban streets and club racing circuits.
The 346cc, 2-stroke, piston-port, inline-3 produced 44 hp @ 8,000 rpm. It had a 5-speed manual transmission and a dry weight of 330 lbs. Top Speed~106 mph, with 0–60 mph coming in 5.4 seconds (provided the oil injectors didn't foul the plugs).
The S2 Mach II was a brief flame, produced only from 1972 to 1974 before being replaced by the less aggressive, emission-choked 400cc S3.
The new Wartburg 353 saloon was presented in Autumn 1965. It had a very modern and attractive bodywork for mid 1960s. But engine and technics were already out-dated at the presentation.
The 353 was designed by Hans Fleischer in cooperation with Clauss Dietel and Lutz Rudolph.
1989 was the very last model year Wartburg offered 3 cylinder 2-stroke engined cars.
In September 1988 Wartburg introduced the Wartburg 1.3 Saloon with a modern and license built Volkswagen 1.3 4-stroke engine. The old 353 W was continued till 1989. Maybe to get rid of old stock. Besides they were much cheaper then the new 1.3 model.
Private import from Lithuania.
There is some confusion about this car: the Dutch car registration authorities RDW state that this car is a 3 cylinder 2-stroke 353 W. But in fact this car has the new Wartburg 1.3 Saloon bodywork. The rear emblem also says 1.3.
992 cc 3 cylinder 2-stroke/1272 cc 4 cylinder 4-stroke engine.
800 kg (? official info is 910 kg).
Production Wartburg 353: July 1966-1989.
Production 353 W last version: June 1985-1989.
Production Wartburg 1.3: Sept. 1988-April 1991.
Original first reg. number: Jan. 1, 1990.
New Dutch reg. number: April 22, 2016.
Bought on Sept. 14, 2017.
Zeist, Kohnstammlaan, Aug. 28, 2022.
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The IFA F8 was an almost exact copy of the pre-war front wheel drive DKW Typ 8-700 Meisterklasse.
Directly after the war Eastern Germany stayed occupied by the Sovjet troops. All motor car factories in Sachsen were expropriated and declared as businesses owned by the people (Volkseigenen Betrieb / VEB).
These factories in the Eastern territories had suffered relatively little damage during the war. In Summer 1946 they already started up for repairing purposes for the Sovjets. Late 1947 these Eastern German businesses were unified as IFA (Industrieverwaltung Fahrzeugbau).
The first passenger cars were produced in 1948. But it was not until 1949 that regular automobile construction really got going. In the former Audi-Werk in Zwickau ran the IFA F8 of the line. Inspiration was found in the 1939 DKW F8 range, which was actually based on the 1934 DKW F4. The 2-door F8 saloon had a partly wooden frame body covered with imitation leather.
So in the same period the Western German DKW had developed complete new cars with modern streamlined steel bodies the East-German car manufacturers went back 15 years in time. They would never reach the same level of design and technical performance as the Western German branch did.
692 cc 2 cylinder 2 stroke engine.
750 kg.
Production DKW F8 Meisterklasse: Febr. 1939-1942.
Production IFA F8: 1949-1955.
This car was offered for sale since March 31, 2017 in Olomoucký, Czech Republic. Asking price was on request.
Found on rajveteranu.cz (April 11, 2017).
Original photographer, place and date unknown.
Amsterdam, April 11, 2017.
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This Type H204 Merkur was for sale in the Czech Republic.
Accompanying text with advert: "Single cylinder, two stroke, Hurth gearbox, dynamo starter, registration documents, 4 in Germany, 1 in Austria and this one in CZ. There are no more".
So that's a very interesting offer.
The Gutbrod Standard H204 Merkur was based on the Standard Superior passenger car developed by Josef Ganz (Budapest, 1898-1967) in late 1932.
After Wilhelm Gutbrod (near Stuttgart, 1890-1948) resigned at the Carl Kaelble firm he started as an independent entrepreneur.
The brandname Standard was introduced in 1933 with the streamlined Superior 400 passenger microcar. Simultaneously a range of small commercial vehicles was presented based on the Superior 400 like the 1934 Standard Merkur.
After the production of the Superior 500 passenger car was discontinued in 1935 the brand name Standard disappeared in 1938. From then Wilhelm Gutbrod offered his commercial vehicles under his own name.
198 cc monocylinder 2-stroke rear engine.
Ca. 650 kg.
Production Gutbrod Standard utility vehicles: 1933-1938.
Production Gutbrod utility vehicles: 1938-1941/1946-1990.
Original old pre-war German reg. number (WH=Wehrmacht reg. number).
For sale in Praha (Czech Republic) on Jan. 2, 2022,
Asking prize: 325 000 Kč (€ 13.831 !).
Source: eurooldtimers.com/cze
Original photographer, place and date unknown.
Halfweg, Febr. 26, 2023.
© 2023 Sander Toonen, Halfweg | All Rights Reserved
After the fall of the Iron Curtain in 1989 lots of old Trabants had found their way to enthusiast new owners in the West.
In the 1990s hundreds of them arrived here, but not all of them were able to survive.
This Trabant was for sale for € 1000.
Seen at garage Noiset & Fils.
595 cc 2 cylinder 2-stroke air-cooled engine.
620 kg.
Total production P601: 7/1964-6/1990 (this P601 has 1980-1990 bumpers).
Number seen: 1.
Hollange/Fauvillers (B.), Malmaison, N4, Ardennes, Aug. 8, 2019.
See: www.google.nl/maps/place/Noiset+Latour+Sprl/@49.8974545,5...
© 2019 Sander Toonen Amsterdam | All Rights Reserved
Unfortunately this is the only flick of this piece i have with the background undone, forgetting your camera is a pain in the ass . . . If anyone has flicks of this or the 2stroke piece i did they would be much appreciated.
Brighton
Canon F-1n and long expired (pre-1990) ORWO NP-7, I shot this film at 50 iso and developed it in homemade D23 replenished for 9 minutes.
Publicity image for the new Superior 500 which replaced the Superior 400 model. The Superior 500 had a more streamlined body developed under the principles of Paul Jaráy (Vienna, 1889-1974) and the technical supervision of Josef Ganz (Budapest, 1898-1967).
At the end of 1933, a small delivery van variant was also introduced until 1938. After that year, Standard founder Wilhelm Gutbrod (near Stuttgart, 1890-1948) sold the small van under his own name as Gutbrod Merkur HV 504. The body was very similar to that of the Simca 5 Fourgonnette.
Some background info:
In the 1930s there was an increasing need for a real people's car in the German-speaking region. A car affordable for the masses, the so called 'Volkswagen'.
One of the leading engineers at that time was Josef Ganz. After he had worked for Adler, BMW, Daimler-Benz and Röhr, he developed his own minicar in 1931, the 'Maikäfer'.
In Standard Fahrzeugbau he found a manufacturer and in 1932 the Standard Superior 400 was launched (officially presented at the IAMA, the Berlin international motor show, Febr. 1933).
This cheap car was based on the 'Maikäfer' principles: tubular chassis, rear engine, independent wheel suspension and with a streamlined body.
Journalist Paul Schilperoord wrote a very interesting book about the history of the development of the VW Beetle in the 1930s. In this book he describes the life and works of Josef Ganz who's technical ideas were taken over by Ferdinand Porsche. The book reads like a very exciting story.
See: Paul Schilperoord, Het ware verhaal van de Kever: hoe Hitler het ontwerp van een Joods genie confisqueerde, Veen Magazines, 2009.
In 2019 a documentary was made about Josef Ganz and his life story: Ganz, How I lost my Beetle (2019), by Suzanne Raes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNuS4GwU7CU
494 cc 2 cylinder 2-stroke rear engine.
490 kg.
Production Standard Superior 500: Nov. 1933-May 1935.
Image source: Paul Schilperoord, Het ware verhaal van de Kever: hoe Hitler het ontwerp van een Joods genie confisqueerde, Veen Magazines, 2009.
Location: Frankfurt.
Date: prob. Nov. 1933.
Original photographer/artist, place and exact date unknown.
Halfweg, Febr. 11, 2023.
© 2009/2023 Schilperoord/Sander Toonen, Halfweg | All Rights Reserved
DKW became very famous for their motorbikes in the 1920s. Founder engineer Jørgen Rasmussen (1878-1964) started in 1926 with the production of electro-delivery vehicles. In 1928 he followed with motorcars.
In 1932 DKW merged with Audi, Horch and Wander into Auto Union.
Streamlined bodies were first applied in 1934 at the Schwebeklasse series.
Most F7 saloon bodies have a wooden frame covered with imitation leather on a central tubular chassis.
This DKW F7 cabriolet however has a steel body.
Typ F7 Series was introduced in 1937 and was based on the 1934 F4 Series. It was the follow-up of the F5.
The Reichsklasse and Meisterklasse shared the same body.
692 cc 2 cylinder 2-stroke engine.
750 kg.
Production F7 Series: 1937-1938.
Sometimes you may have luck to find a pre-war DKW for sale.
This car was offered for sale since Febr. 8, 2017 in Liptovský MIkuláš, Czech Republic for 430.000 Kč.
Found on rajveteranu.cz (April 11, 2017).
Original photographer, place and date unknown.
Amsterdam, April 11, 2017.
© 2017 Rajveteranu/Sander Toonen Amsterdam/Halfweg | All Rights Reserved
Over the years the Mahy family had collected a huge and also unique collection of classical and special cars. Grandfather Ghislain Mahy (1907-1999) started in the early 1950s to buy old cars just to prevent them from being scrapped. Initially he was intended to restore them, but soon his collection had grown beyond limits. In the 1980s he possessed over 1000 classical cars. So most cars were kept and put aside in the state as found. Only a small amount could be restored: a few of them can be admired in Autoworld, Brussels. See: www.autoworld.be/onthaal
After the death of patron Ghislain his son Ivan (84) and grandson Michel (56) became his successors in charge of the family treasures.
In the 1990s the Mahy collection had to leave the old Ghent Winter Circus building. Between 1996 and 1999 a huge operation was executed to move the whole collection to a new home in an old deserted textile factory in in Leuze-en-Hainaut (B). In this new museum some 1000 classic cars can be seen.
See also: www.mahymobiles.be
Some fifty original and unrestored cars were to be seen here at this temporary exposition at the Ghent Vynckier Site. All selected jewels are of the most extraordinary cars automobile history can offer.
Before Auto Union became part of Volkswagen AG the German car builder DKW was obtained by Daimler-Benz. In this period the 1000 SP was developed. It was based on the technics of the Auto Union 1000 S Berline. The design had some similarities with the 1955-57 Ford Thunderbird, although the 1000 SP was much slower. The maximum speed was only 140 km/h.
The DKW 1000 SP was first presented on the Frankfurt Automobil Salon in September 1957.
In Sept. 1961 also a Roadster version was launched. Both models were built in cooperation with Karrosseriewerk Baur, Stuttgart.
The blue car in the back is a 1936 Minerva AR M6 Vanden Plas Cabriolet.
981 cc 3 cylinder 2-stroke engine.
960 kg.
Production: 1958-April 1965.
Exposition Mahy, a Family of Cars, Vynckier Site Gent.
Gent, Nieuwevaart, Oct. 30, 2021.
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Proud lady in Summer dress with a new Wartburg 353 saloon.
The new Wartburg 353 saloon was presented in Autumn 1965. It had a very modern and attractive bodywork for mid 1960s. But engine and technics were already out-dated at the presentation. The 353 was designed by Hans Fleischer in cooperation with Clauss Dietel and Lutz Rudolph.
1989 was the very last model year Wartburg offered 3 cylinder 2-stroke engined cars.
The early 353 has a chrome front grille (till Spring 1975).
992 cc 3 cylinder 2-stroke engine.
Ca. 910 kg.
Production Wartburg 353: July 1966-1989.
Production 353 this version: July 1966-April 1975.
Original old Hungarian license number.
I found this picture on the public site gallery.hungaricana.hu.
Original source: Archive Collection Fortepan, Hungary.
See also: www.photoconsortium.net/association/fortepan-hungary/
Without title.
Location: Hungary.
Date: Summer 1971.
Original archive: Fortepan, Hungary.
Original photographer, place and exact date unknown.
Halfweg, July 21, 2021.
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Over the years the Mahy family had collected a huge and also unique collection of classical and special cars. Grandfather Ghislain Mahy (1907-1999) started in the early 1950s to buy old cars just to prevent them from being scrapped. Initially he was intended to restore them, but soon his collection had grown beyond limits. In the 1980s he possessed over 1000 classical cars. So most cars were kept and put aside in the state as found. Only a small amount could be restored: a few of them can be admired in Autoworld, Brussels. See: www.autoworld.be/onthaal
After the death of patron Ghislain his son Ivan (84) and grandson Michel (56) became his successors in charge of the family treasures.
In the 1990s the Mahy collection had to leave the old Ghent winter circus building. Between 1996 and 1999 a huge operation was executed to move the whole collection to a new home in an old deserted textile factory in in Leuze-en-Hainaut (B). In this new museum some 1000 classic cars can be seen.
See also: www.mahymobiles.be
Some fifty original and unrestored cars were to be seen here at this temporary exposition at the Ghent Vynckier Site. All selected jewels are of the most extraordinary cars automobile history can offer.
Georges Mochet started to produce little cycle-cars just after the war in 1946. The 100 cc Type K was introduced in 1949.
This Type CM arrived little later and had an increased 125 cc engine.
The accompanying text on the exposition says CM-125 from 1949, with a 100 cc displacement, but something is not correct.
125 cc single cylinder 2-stroke rear engine.
Production Type CM: 1949-1953.
Old French reg. number: 1951 (Paris).
Exposition Mahy, a Family of Cars, Vynckier Site Gent.
Gent, Nieuwevaart, Oct. 30, 2021.
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This Type H204 Merkur was for sale in the Czech Republic.
Accompanying text with advert: "Single cylinder, two stroke, Hurth gearbox, dynamo starter, registration documents, 4 in Germany, 1 in Austria and this one in CZ. There are no more".
So that's a very interesting offer.
The Gutbrod Standard H204 Merkur was based on the Standard Superior passenger car developed by Josef Ganz (Budapest, 1898-1967) in late 1932.
After Wilhelm Gutbrod (near Stuttgart, 1890-1948) resigned at the Carl Kaelble firm he started as an independent entrepreneur.
The brandname Standard was introduced in 1933 with the streamlined Superior 400 passenger microcar. Simultaneously a range of small commercial vehicles was presented based on the Superior 400 like the 1934 Standard Merkur.
After the production of the Superior 500 passenger car was discontinued in 1935 the brand name Standard disappeared in 1938. From then Wilhelm Gutbrod offered his commercial vehicles under his own name.
198 cc monocylinder 2-stroke rear engine.
Ca. 650 kg.
Production Gutbrod Standard utility vehicles: 1933-1938.
Production Gutbrod utility vehicles: 1938-1941/1946-1990.
Original old pre-war German reg. number (WH=Wehrmacht reg. number).
For sale in Praha (Czech Republic) on Jan. 2, 2022,
Asking prize: 325 000 Kč (€ 13.831 !).
Source: eurooldtimers.com/cze
Original photographer, place and date unknown.
Halfweg, Febr. 26, 2023.
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This Speedliner runabout is about everything I would want for a vintage boat. I would prefer the driver position to be centered and at the back seat. Passengers would sit forward, which was a common practice of the times for those who wanted better performance. I would also choose a Mark 55 or Mark 58 for the engine. They had nicer styling, although this Merc 400 is durable and a great all-around choice.
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