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soulsurfer26
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 Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2021 2:10 pm Post subject: Re: The Rometsch "Bähnle" |
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And today the oval was moved from the storage in Hamburg, this time to get the attention it deserves by the new owner.
Would anyone know if the wagons have survived or where we could find more info on them? |
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Blue Baron
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pastellgreen
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Here is another one:
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I believe that is the one that the VW factory used for tours. I think it is on display in the VW museum. |
No, this is not the one of the VW Factory!
During 1956 and 1957, this was a short undergrond line to reach the exhibition "Interbau" in Berlin. The line went through real underground tunnels that have not been completed with rails for the underground yet, as they were recently build. The distance was between the stations Berlin "Hansaplatz" and "Zoologischer Garten".
They had build two trains, "Onkel Arthur" and "Eduard I", named after VW dealer Eduard Winter and the constructor Arthur Franke, together the two had build up these trains. |
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splitjunkie
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| JollieOllie wrote: |
Here is another one:
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I believe that is the one that the VW factory used for tours. I think it is on display in the VW museum.
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JollieOllie
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Here is another one:
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pastellgreen
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Did you know, that there were also narrow gauge trains for parks, designed with parts of old DKW and VW parts, using aircooled VW or Porsche engines 
Look here:
http://www.saarwolf.com/html/berlin1955.html
if you switch on the city names at the top of the page, you can see the development of these trains.
Under "Schienenlose", there is an article about the "Bähnle" of this threat  !
And here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Um6FlmhEUa0
As you can hear, the valves are well adjusted!  |
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Björn Schewe
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The Bähnle was traded to the Prototype-Museum in Hamburg. They will bring it back on the road and have the recources to build and legalize the maching trailer.
www.prototyp-hamburg.de |
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HUGO bOSS
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pbaptist
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| hooray, just as work on the 38 is finishing, a new project is starting! |
They are already working on 4 other Rometsches (3* Lawrence and 1* Beeskow) and Christian is also prepairing a split window beetle for a rally.
So, they haven't sit still in the last couple of weeks.
Regards
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Simon uk
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| hooray, just as work on the 38 is finishing, a new project is starting! |
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germanclassics
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Let me speak in christians name: the bähnle will now be brought back to life/drive very very carefully. HO 2013 sounds realistic.  aircooled world, please feel free to enjoy the weekly updates here at thesamba.com! |
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peter schepens
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Wow,
Just when I thought I know a lot about Romesch, this "new" type of Rometsch shows up. Great to add this to the Rometsch collection in HO.
What will be next
Goliat GP 700 coupe?
Fiat with Rometsch body
Borgward Hansa 1500 with Rometsch body
Opel Kapitan Coupe with Rometsch body.
Is there any chance that one of these (Non VW) Rometsches will be add to the Rometsch collection in HO?
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No, you forgot the DKW F12 lieferwagen .....  They built out of a regular sedan ( small car indeed) in 59 a stationcar with closed sides.
I'll see if I can find a pict of it.( I have it at my home PC)
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Björn Schewe
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| Very cool find. I gotta ask though, what's the story with the Herbie in the back? |
The Herbie behind the Bähnle is a relict of "Herbie fully loaded". |
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kombicol
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Wow,
Just when I thought I know a lot about Romesch, this "new" type of Rometsch shows up. Great to add this to the Rometsch collection in HO.
What will be next
Goliat GP 700 coupe?
Fiat with Rometsch body
Borgward Hansa 1500 with Rometsch body
Opel Kapitan Coupe with Rometsch body.
Is there any chance that one of these (Non VW) Rometsches will be add to the Rometsch collection in HO?
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1 down, 3 to go... |
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Herbie3Rivers
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Very cool find. I gotta ask though, what's the story with the Herbie in the back?
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Tanguy
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| Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 3:12 pm Post subject: Re: The Rometsch "Bähnle" |
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Hello !
Some news about this another Rometsch ?
Regards from France !
Tanguy |
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Björn Schewe
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After a few moments of cleaning an finishing, the Bähnle looks a little more better. Christian got in contact to one of the old drivers of the Bähnle. He told him some stories about problems with clutches and gearboxes so that they always had some new gearboxes on stock. The gearbox they used came from the split window bus with the reduction on both side. On an island without any Volkswagendealer or garages, it is always difficult to keep a car alive. The Bähnle was retired in 1968 and stocked since that time at the place where it was found. The driver is trying to find more information and has a couple of interesting old pictures of the historical car.
The Volkswagen Archive sais, that the car with was delivered in December of 1957 as a primered Standard model to the famous Volkswagendealer Eduard Winter of Berlin – the dealer where most of the beetles were delivered, which Rometsch used for their beautiful creations. December 1957? It was the time, when the beetles have their larger windows and the new styled dashboard. But the Bähnle is based on an oval window – how could that be? The answer is very simple: As most of you know, Rometsch had to buy complete beetles for their famous creations like the Beeskow Banana. Most of the non-used bodys were sold to repair shops to safe damaged cars. When the post 1957 beetle came on the marked, the price for the Oval window bodies felt down so that these bodies were used for the Bähnle. In reason of the style, it was not necessary which beetle body they used – and for the newer ones, it was easier to sell it for a good price.
The trailers were built by Harmening of Bückeburg. This company was bought by a famous coachbuilder for trucktrailers named “Kögel”. In the last years, Kögel build special bodies for the parcel service of the German Bundespost and special bodies for the technical rescue service in Bückeburg. After the German union, the german gouverment ordered that all official orders made by state organisations – like Bundespost or the Technical Rescue Service – have to be done in the new eastern parts of Germany. Without new orders, “Kögel” stopped their production at the old Harmening area and closed their location in Bückeburg. The good thing is, that Bückeburg is only a few mintutes to drive from Hessisch Oldendorf – and Christian’s Sister Esther is living there. On this way, it should not be a big problem to find more information and with a little bit of luck, it also should not be a big problem to get in contact with one of the old workers.
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peter schepens
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| Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 1:11 am Post subject: Re: nice collections |
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please note that the Bähnle was bought and organized by Christian. |
As always...the same lucky guy. But he desirve it most.
Who else is putting together a collection in a collection...
Rometsch in VW's all rarest of rarest parts and cars.
Forget disneyland....I chose HO to visit.
about the trailers...If they are gone...I am sure Christian will show up with some original plans to hang on his door in the shop. The only problem is that his workshop will be to small.
Bjorn, I send you and Christian some picts. Did you get them?
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Björn Schewe
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| Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 4:28 pm Post subject: Re: nice collections |
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Björn
That is a very great collection you are joining this baby to. It looks like you have a great location to make them happy together.
Here in Canada they are less chances that we find those types of tresors!
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Thanks for the flowers- but please note that the Bähnle was bought and organized by Christian. I am just the mushroom-pig who sometimes have the luck to find the rarest of the rare stuff which normal couldn't exist. |
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vwovale56
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| Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 10:03 am Post subject: nice collections |
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Björn
That is a very great collection you are joining this baby to. It looks like you have a great location to make them happy together.
Here in Canada they are less chances that we find those types of tresors!
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