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sled
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well I found these a bit ago. Thought Id share them here.
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watch 'til the end.
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here at 0:57 and 1:13 you can see the fetzenflieger fly by, as well as what looks to be the peter-max muller car at 1:07
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vdub66gone
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damn fool, nice. shit sounds sexual....
when we gonna see your build pics? 
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j. chase
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| I beleive there was an article on this car in an old Excellence magazine. I don't have the issue in front of me, but according to their back issue log issue #127 from April 2004 has an article on "Otto Mathe's Four Cam Tin Can." I haven't seen this article in years but I recall it showing the car at a vintage european hillclimb w/ the owner and his wife in the car. I'll try to get my copy by this weekend and will confirm that this is the car in question. I also remember at least two other articles on Mathe in Excellence over the years. |
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sled
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| Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 6:57 pm Post subject: |
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as seen here issue 14 April 1989.
as well as #127 april 2004 like you said.
http://www.excellence-mag.com/back_issues.html
thank you! if anyone has either of these copies I would be very greatful for some article scans.
here is another great photo I have come across of Mathe with his fetzenfleiger. 1954 dirt track racing.
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sled
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| Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 4:26 pm Post subject: |
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anyone else have these copies of Excellence magazine they could scan?
I will probably just end up trying to get some back issues if they are still available.
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Niklas the Swede
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as seen here issue 14 April 1989.
as well as #127 april 2004 like you said.
http://www.excellence-mag.com/back_issues.html
thank you! if anyone has either of these copies I would be very greatful for some article scans.
here is another great photo I have come across of Mathe with his fetzenfleiger. 1954 dirt track racing.
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What engine do the fetzenflieger have in 1954? Was it a Spyder 4-cam engine or an pushrod-engine? |
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sled
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well I got the Sein Herz Schlüg für Porsche Book. It is amazing..lots of wonderful info and photos of the fetzenflieger as well as the berlin-rome type 60. I will try and scan some photos for this thread.
Thought I would add these as well
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sled
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| Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 12:00 am Post subject: |
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well I have started to scan some of the photos of Mathe and his fetzenflieger...it takes a bit as I am not the most computer-literate person ever.
Hopefully there are some folks who may fancy this car and racer as well.
Sandbahn rennen
Some ice racing
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sled
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| Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 12:02 am Post subject: |
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oh and I was curious, I dont know that much about super early 356's....is that a Gmund car or a later model?
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mightymouse
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Hard to tell with that pic. Looks to be a late 50. doesnt have trim below headlights, only has single tails, no trim on bumpers, and with the sketchy haze of that pic, i cant tell if it has curved vent wings. Sure looks like it. The rear fenders are a dead giveaway, but no semaphores in the 1/4 panel, and no trim below headlight has me going through all my old info. 
Its a gmund car, looking at the pic above, he has the passenger door open, see the curved vent wing. 
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sled
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| Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 12:34 am Post subject: |
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more ice racing
Sandbahn racing
road racing
The man
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sled
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| Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 1:07 am Post subject: |
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thought Id bump this up incase anyone has any additional information
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sled
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| Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 10:23 am Post subject: |
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some new, wonderful pictures, but I cant make them any bigger!! 
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sled
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Thanks to Excellence magazine for an awesome article and photographs.
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Raul_MX
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What type of Engine is that?! has anyone seen such beauty? 
OMG!! the Fan and its enclosure... looks like an airplane turbine...
can you fit such engine into a bug?
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sled
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| Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 11:44 am Post subject: |
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that is a Porsche 4 cam Carrera engine.
you could fit one in a bug with a liberal amount of cutting. Be prepared to spend incredible amounts of money for one though.
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100k plus
Sled you started building one of these yet?
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sled
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| Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 12:11 pm Post subject: |
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still in the parts collecting/build planning stages
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Raul_MX
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Thanks that is a Sexy beast!!!
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| still in the parts collecting/build planning stages |
Are you going to put 4cam in it or are you going to put in something a little less exotic?
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