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Flying Dixi.
#1
A rather lovely photograph of a Dixi at the Hesselburg glider school in October 1938. 

   
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#2
Set up for parachute-jumping practice?
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#3
so did Dixi use the later 2 seater tourer shape before Austin, seeing that is still a SWB long scuttle... ?
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#4
The sign translates, I think, as  "Not ready to go" . I wonder why.....

Is that some sort of power take off between the back wheels?
Rick

In deepest Norfolk
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#5
17-year-old Gordon England is mentioned in this - http://www.glidingheritage.org.uk/docume...art1v2.pdf  In 1909 it must have been one of his earliest flights - and is recorded as the world's first soaring flight i.e. staying aloft by using rising air. No wonder the bodywork of his cars was aviation-inspired.
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#6
They're putting a lot of faith in those little stools with the spindly legs!   What is the bucket for under the middle of the car?  All very odd.
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(24-06-2022, 03:06 PM)JonE Wrote: so did Dixi use the later 2 seater tourer shape before Austin, seeing that is still a SWB long scuttle... ?

Basically, yes, Jon. The example in Robert's photo looks to be a circa 1928 Dixi, but here's a collection of BMWs from 1930 with the same basic body shape:

   
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(24-06-2022, 03:25 PM)Rick F Wrote: The sign translates, I think, as  "Not ready to go" . I wonder why.....

Is that some sort of power take off between the back wheels?

The sign will almost certainly be from a glider. It's a typical thing to find on a plane that is being worked on and in case somebody tries to fly it with some inconspicuous but vital part missing.
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#9
Mike is quite right an early Dixi using an Austin type cowl and bonnet. 
  I quite like the idea of the 'boys' returning from the Oktoberfest decided to have a bit of fun.
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