Sold at auction for $103,500
in February 2013
The first of only
three built; formerly owned by Vic Hyde and fully restored with a
research trip overseas. This rare vehicle was the realization of
one man’s conviction that the future of transportation lay in a personal
single-seat vehicle. Carl Jurisch was a talented engineer and famous
motorcycle racer, but above all, he was a passionate idealist. At the
age of 23, he had already designed an astonishing, technically
ground-breaking motor: a compact, four-piston, two-stroke, water-cooled
supercharged unit, which 10 years later, would influence DKW’s work. Two
years earlier, in 1925, he had built himself a 350-cubic centimeter
four-stroke motorcycle with telescopic forks and shaft drive.
SPECIFICATIONS Manufacturer:
Carl Jurisch Fahrwerkbau Origin: Altdorf, Germany Production: 3
Motor: Heinkel 1-cyl., 4-stroke Displacement: 173 cc Power: 9.5 hp
Length: 7.5 ft.
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