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    I'll let Dieter König's own words start us off:
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    Since 1925, about 150 different racing outboards have been made.


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    Dieter's father, Rudolf started making little outboards with very long shafts for sailboats. People said he was crazy, but sailboaters liked the inexpensive fuel stingy outboards and he developed a steady business. Here is that J motor from 1935. As far as I know this was the first König racer.
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    Wish I had a flash & done more angles, but anyway. The first three are on a riverboat on a lake in West Berlin, celebrating 50 years of Konig Motorenbau. (1927-1977). The other two are some motors at the factory.
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    Is that motor next to the "side board" display motor a 3 cylinder radial 500cc?

    I wish Dieter was still around to tell us about this stuff.
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    You mean the small little motor on the end? I don't think it's a radial, but I never looked real close. I think it was the style Rudolph first built for sailboats or rowboats. The shaft here was cut short for it to fit the display.



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    No, I meant the next one. I know about the one on the end. It was marketed as a "sideboard" motor that clamped to a board midships. I think the distributor "Bray" in England sold a whole lot of them for König.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Master Oil Racing Team View Post
    Wish I had a flash & done more angles, but anyway. The first three are on a riverboat on a lake in West Berlin, celebrating 50 years of Konig Motorenbau. (1927-1977). The other two are some motors at the factory.

    Very nice, Sam! I read recently that the remains of the König factory went to the Czec Republic, and that the new style motors are manufactured under the name Konny (and are sold in Atlanta).

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    Joe, I do not think that is accurate. I do not believe Konczy received anything from Konig. I also think he was making replacement parts for his east block friends while Konig was still in operation and expanded after Peter shut Konig down.

    As I understand it, Konny is the successor to the design, but not the tooling, its a copy, not a continuation.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mark75H View Post
    Joe, I do not think that is accurate. I do not believe Konczy received anything from Konig. I also think he was making replacement parts for his east block friends while Konig was still in operation and expanded after Peter shut Konig down.

    As I understand it, Konny is the successor to the design, but not the tooling, its a copy, not a continuation.
    Sam, you're probably right.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mark75H View Post
    Joe, I do not think that is accurate. I do not believe Konczy received anything from Konig. I also think he was making replacement parts for his east block friends while Konig was still in operation and expanded after Peter shut Konig down.

    As I understand it, Konny is the successor to the design, but not the tooling, its a copy, not a continuation.
    Ralph Donald and Ed Thirlby, Sr. went to Berlin shortly after the factory shutdown. They were hoping to purchase castings, tools, etc. but were not successful. I am afraid much of equipment went into the trash heap or was scrapped. Ashame, as there individuals with an interest in acquiring the equipment.

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