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Technology in Conversation (7) - Boozy ideas from automotive history

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Created on August 26, 2020

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Gerhard Schütz

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Daniel Reinhard

Archiv Gerhard Schütz

Bruno von Rotz

Aufnahme Gerhard Schütz

Gerhard Schütz

Tesla/Werk

Archiv Reinhard / Max Pichler

BMW AG

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Daniel Reinhard

Archiv Gerhard Schütz

Bruno von Rotz

Aufnahme Gerhard Schütz

Gerhard Schütz

Tesla/Werk

Archiv Reinhard / Max Pichler

BMW AG

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Dubo-Dubon-Dubonnet - Façade advertising on the N7 in Brignoles

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Alfa Romeo P3 with conventional front axle, in 1933, with Monza winner Caracciola

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Alfa Romeo P3 with Dubonnet front axle in 1935

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Dubonnet Hispano-Suiza H6C 'Xenia' (1938) - the wind gives beautiful shapes (Rétromobile 2012)

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Dubonnet Hispano-Suiza H6C 'Xenia' (1938) - Streamlined elegance (Rétromobile 2012)

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (Dubonnet), 1 to 18 scale model

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Dubonnet (1936) - aerodynamic vehicle with rear engine (view drawing)

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Dubonnet Andreau (1939) - with Citroën 11 CV engine

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Alfa Romeo 40-60HP Aerodinamico (1913) - in the Museo Storico Alfa Romeo Arese

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Rumpler Tropfenwagen (1922) - in the transport center of the Deutsches Museum

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Dymaxion from 1933, phantom picture, chassis version 1

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Dymaxion (1937) - illustration in the patent specification

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Dymaxion from 1933, chassis without bodywork

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Dymaxion from 1933, chassis version 1, the longitudinal section shows the relatively poor use of space

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Dymaxion from 1933, chassis version 2, the extension of the diagonal braces for the steerable rear wheel indicates stability problems, wooden skeleton for the bodywork at the front

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Morris Mini Minor (1959) - early press photo in a harmonious frame

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Morris Mini Minor (1959) - view-through drawing of the small car also offered as Austin Seven

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Austin 1100 (1964) - despite its modest overall length, this car offers an above-average amount of interior space - at the 1964 Geneva Motor Show

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Chevrolet Corvair (1959) - Transparency drawing

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Chevrolet Corvair (1960) - view from diagonally above

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The external components of the CR2A gas turbine engine that powers the Dodge Turbo Dart.

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DKW Junior (1960) - the three-cylinder, two-stroke engine with 34 hp from 741 cm3 in the see-through drawing

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Citroën M35 (1970) - Wankel engine in constant rotation

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Saxomat (1957) - automated clutch in 1957, as installed at DKW

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DAF Daffodil S (1966) - with new DAF body line and two-cylinder engine with 763 cm3 - Geneva Motor Show 1966

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DAF Formula 3 (1966) - Monoposto with Brabham chassis and Variomatic - Geneva Motor Show 1966

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Dornier Delta (1955) - imaginative small car

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Zündapp Janus (1956) - Transparent drawing

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Facel Vega Facellia F2 1600 (1962) - the dashboard is in the same style as the large Facels

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Summary

Different" is not always "better". In the history of the automobile, new ideas have been realized time and again, but not all of them were really good. Some were even almost useless and yet were realized. Buddies Exbert and Albert have an interesting conversation about boozy ideas from automotive history. The reason for this is the enjoyment of a Dubonnet ...

Estimated reading time: 17min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Different" is not always "better". In the history of the automobile, new ideas have been realized time and again, but not all of them were really good. At least that's what the technology enthusiast Exbert and his buddy Albert seem to think. Exbert: What are you drinking? Albert: A Dubonnet. E: How did you come up with that? A: Robert recommended it to me. E: Since when have you been doing what Robert recommends? A: Well, he said that if I did, you'd have something to tell me. E: I see. ... Yes, indeed. A: I'm curious about that. Something other than about car technology.

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