Prototyp Automuseum Hamburg, pt. I

Part one of the photos taken at the sublime Prototyp Automusuem in Hamburg. The museum focuses on hand-built and prototype German cars. I took well over 200 pix here, enough to burn through a good chunk of my phone's remaining memory, along with 2/3 of the battery. Here's the first part. (Sheesh, when did this turn into a car blog anyway?)

 Mathé Universal shop truck and hand-built racer:

 Period skis and other artifacts inside

Toboggan and skis up top:

Inspection decals:

Otto Mathé developed special lubricants to prolong oil change intervals. Apparently he was also a race car builder/sponsor.

Mathé Fetzenflieger MA01:

 

Porsche power:

Cockpit:

Nose-mounted tach:

Shop bike (finally a two-wheeler):

Denzel 1500S

Built by Wolfgang Denzel, his first roadsters were based on the VW Kübelwagen chassis.

 Porsche TAG Turbo F1 engine, circa 1983-87:

 80° V6, twin turbo, 1498cc

Developed 900 bhp at 13,000 RPM

Polensky Monopoletta F3 racer:

 Powered by a BMW twin motorcycle engine:

Repair/restoration shop:

VW US Army Käfer

 note the VW embossing at the top of the taillamp

 meaty rubber

 naturally it's a split window

 Original KdF (Kraft durch Freude - "strength through joy") brochure:

 callouts

KdF pins

 VW Papler Polizeikäfer:

Spartan accomodations:

A four-door Beetle:

Signal lamp:

Semaphore:

 No creature comforts here:

Type 1 engine cutaway:

 VW toys:

 Camo'd and cool typography:

 Original Mercedes-Benz advertising art:

 More two-wheeled love:

 Plenty more to come...