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It might sound a little bit cryptic. But when I say; this lady poses on last weeks quiz car. Do you then know what I mean? And can you remember which car it was?

Of course you can! Indeed, you are correct! It was a Grofri. The car on the photograph is a 1925 Grofri. These cars were manufactured in Austria from 1921 to 1931 (from 1924 to 1927 under the license of the French Amilcar).

This is also where the photograph was taken, in Austria. In the background we see gates, it looks like the lady poses in front of a palace or manor house. The exact location we do not know.

If we compare this earlier 1925 Grofri with the let's call it the 1927 quiz Grofri. There are similarities, but also some significant differences. Probably the most important one is the Grofri with the lady is a lot longer and looks like a four-seater. The accompanying text that was sent with the photograph only told us it is a 1925 Grofri / Amilcar. But can anyone tell us more about the type we see here?

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Photographs sent in by Hans van Ingen Schenau.

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vrijdag mei 18th, 2018
Detlef Kayser
18 Mei 2018, 11:06
This seems to be a Grofri type G.S.II. fourseater sports which was sold as 4/25 HP and with 40 HP when equipped with a compressor.
I own copies of several Grofri documents and could send a copy showing a drawing of that sports fourseater if I would know how to do it...
The Grofri paper gives the car's dates as follows: engine 60 x 95 mm, 1100 ccm, tyres 715 x 115, track 1170 mm, wheel base 3665 mm,
ca. 750 kg body included...
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