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From the description on the web page, I'm not sure it was a pre-war engine. Without wanting to sound negative about what is written there, I must admit I have a hard time with respect to some unsubstantiated deductions or inferences that are presented. Let me translate, piece by piece, and as precisely as I can, what the page says:
Type Description: The Veritas as second race car of Heinz Melkus. [Note: This sentence is ambiguous and unclear with respect to whether it was the 2nd car Heinz Melkus raced or if it was a replacement car]Melkus - Veritas 1952
Bedeutung Typenbezeichnung : Der Veritas als zweiter Einsatzwagen von Heinz Melkus
Heinz Melkus could drive the Veritas as a sportscar in Group E (up to 2000 cc) as well as a Formula 2 racer. When the sportscar category expired in 1952, Formula 2 received the credentials for the driver world championship. This menat that a car with world championship category was street legal and could be licensed for regular road use.Den Veritas konnte Heinz Melkus sowohl als Sportwagen der Gruppe E ( bis 2000ccm ) einsetzen als auch in der Rennwagen Formel 2. Während die Sportwagen Kategorie mit dem Jahr 1952 auslief, erhielt die Formel 2 für dieses Jahr die Weihen der Fahrer Weltmeisterschaft. Das bedeutete, dass man so einen Wagen der WM- Kategorie ganz regulär mit polizeilicher Zulassung im Straßenverkehr bewegen konnte.
The initially installed Alfa Romeo engine was prone to defects. The last use of the Veritas with an Alfa engine was on the Avus race track in 1953. During the race, at the top speed of 220 kph [about 138 mph], a conrod broke and cut the engine block into pieces.Am anfänglich eingebauten Alfa Romeo Motor gab es laufend Defekte. Die Avus 1953 war der letzte Einsatz des Veritas mit Alfa Motor. Im Rennen riss bei der Spitzengeschwindigkeit von 220 km/h ein Pleuel ab und zersägte den gesamten Motorblock.
As a replacement for the destroyed engine, Heinz Melkus found an air cooled 2-cyl 1600cc boxer engine in a salvage yard.[/quote]Als Ersatz für den zerstörten Motor fand Heinz Melkus schließlich auf einen Autofriedhof einen luftgekühlten Zweizylinder- Boxer mit 1600ccm.
Techical specificationsTechnische Daten
Motor Alfa Romeo: Flüssigkeitsgekühlter 6 – Zylinder Viertakt Motor in Reihe
Pantin (Flugmotor): Luftgekühlter Zweizylinder- Viertakt Motor in Boxerform
Chassis: Tubular frame with box-frame crossmembers and central BMW 315/1 lubrication.Fahrgestell: Rohrrahmen mit Kastenquerträgern und Zentralschmierung BMW 315/1
Drive train: Drive shaft to rear wheel drive.Kraftübertragung: Kardanwelle auf Hinterradantrieb
Body type: 2-seat roadster with covered passenger seat.Aufbau: Roadster 2 Sitze mit abgedeckten Beifahrersitz
Max speed: 20 kph (Alfa) / 190 kph (Pantin)Fahrleistungen: Höchstgeschwindigkeit 220 km/h (Alfa) / 190 km/h (Pantin)
Quantity: 1 (Driven 1952 - 1954)Stückzahl: 1 (Einsatz 1952 - 1954)
Actually the above translation should read rod instead of pushrod ... which would be potentially be consistent with it having been a 6C1750 engine, whose rods don't like high rpm.I can't think of any 6c engine with pushrods.More likely the author meant conrods.A broken conrod might 'cut the engine block into pieces'(with a bit of poetic licence),a broken pushrod would not.
Sorry, this was my mistake: Yes, the translation should have been conrod instead of pushrod.I can't think of any 6c engine with pushrods.More likely the author meant conrods.A broken conrod might 'cut the engine block into pieces'(with a bit of poetic licence),a broken pushrod would not.
Some of the early 6s were pushrod, such as the RL...but I doubt the motor in the Veritas was that old..I can't think of any 6c engine with pushrods.More likely the author meant conrods.A broken conrod might 'cut the engine block into pieces'(with a bit of poetic licence),a broken pushrod would not.
How did you find out?Found out that the motor was 6c2300, reduced to under 2 liters
I beg pardon for disclosing a secretHow did you find out?
From one of the experts on obscure German sports cars on the Atlas F1 nostalgia forum, IMb site on the internet for automotive history. It would be nice to find out the S/N of the motor, or of the car that it came out of, but I think that is going to be impossibleHow did you find out?