Good Morning, Oppo

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 08/27/2018 at 09:30 • Filed to: good morning oppo

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Kleinschnittger!

Gesundheit.

Cé hé sin > ttyymmnn 08/27/2018 at 09:52

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They’re very klein indeed.

user314 > ttyymmnn 08/27/2018 at 09:52

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A what now?

Kleinschnittger was a German company that between 1950 and 1957 produced microcars. They were powered by a 125 cc single cylinder two-stroke engine that produced 4 kW (5.4 hp) and a top speed of 70 km/h (43 mph). It was very fuel efficient and consumed less than 3 litres per 100 km (~.79 US gal per 60 mi). The body was in aluminium.

How much does one of those things weigh? Can’t be much...

Production of the little car was very cost-conscious, with the aluminum bodywork being hand-hammered over wooden bucks with rubber hammers.

The front fender curve was made from ex-army cooking pots cut into quarters- each pot good for two cars. Little or no welding was done at the factory, the bodywork being rivetted and the chassis being bought out complete from the firm Wachtendorf & Schmidt .

167 kilos is a skosh under 390 pounds!

Chariotoflove > user314 08/27/2018 at 10:47

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So,  karts!

For Sweden > ttyymmnn 08/27/2018 at 11:37

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People said capitalism doesn’t work, but you would never find this in East Germany.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > ttyymmnn 08/27/2018 at 16:00

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And that bus has maybe 50 horsepower, so that whole rig shouldn’t make more than about 30 mph.

ttyymmnn > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 08/27/2018 at 16:06

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Sky fire 77 found that these cars weighed less than 400 lbs each. About 1500 total.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > ttyymmnn 08/27/2018 at 18:28

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That’s quite a bit for that VW bus to hau l around with 47 horsepower.