Credits

The following persons and institutions deserve my credits:

 

In alphabetical order:

BATTLOGG, STEFAN (INVENTUS ENGINEERING)

For the donation of his desmotronic model, some other desmo-hardware, but esp. for sharing the desmo-passion

BIGGELAAR, MOTORHANDEL JAN VAN DEN

For providing lots of (older type) desmo-hardware sometimes for friendly prices

DAIMLER-BENZ AG

For their vast documentation on the W-196 and for granting Dr. Manfred Lorscheidts Thesis on desmodromic valve gear.

DUCATI FACTORY (Fabio Taglioni, Massimo Bordi and Gianluigi Mengoli)

For providing me with factory drawings, theoretical papers, the 851 hardware for two models, a Y2K prototype of the Testastretta head, a ST3 head, a streetversion Desmosedici head and the head of the 2012 Panigale

DucatiPartsOnline (Micha van Deelen & Hank Dijkmans)
For selling Ducati desmo-parts and – heads for sponsor prices.

FAURÈS, SÉBASTIEN FUSTEL DE COULANGES

For some advice on Desmodromology, for donating his book (with desmochapter) “Fiat en Grand Prix 1920-1930”, but esp. for sharing the passion for automotive history.

HOGERVORST, PIET

For working in co-operation with myself on the desmo-models for over 6 years.

In that period of time Piet did a lot on the technical thinking and all the professional work on the lathe and milling machine for a great part of the collection.

The last models I made completely solo and on some of these first models Piet did only the mere professional part.

Piet cannot be credited enough! He passed away at the age of 86 on Friday 2 june 2017.

KLOOSTER, JOHN VAN ‘T

For taking the wonderful Mavica Pics and Mpegs

RIDOLFI, ANDREA
My Italian agent for many years and for his friendly help being an intermediary between me and the Italian speaking world.

SPAUWEN, PAUL

For his overall computerassistance and major help in creating my first Desmodromology site (Y2K).

TIJSSE KLASEN, FRANCISCO

(EX)Friend and co-author of our book “100 years of desmodromic valve gear in fastrunning engines”

Partner on many trips and intermediair (Italian speaking) in many situations

like the invaluable contacts with the Ducati factory.

WASSENAAR, GERBEN
From the European Patent Office, for helping me at the very start of the project with basic patentinformation and the IPC-desmocode F01l1/30

 

The following people are credited for sharing or selling me their original photographs / 3D drawings:

PETER WILLIAM BOTHWELL

KAREL HORAK (and for his desmo-hardware as well!)

HANS PETER LÄNGE (and for his desmo-hardware as well!)

CARLO MASERATI (Dott. Ing.)

MANOLIS PATTAKOS (for his 3 D-drawing of the DVVA)

FRITS PEEREN (and for his desmo-hardware as well!)

FRANZ POHN

GERHARD SCHÖNENBERG

MARTIN SLANCAR

 

Thanks all of you (including all those not mentioned here!!!)

Henk Cloosterman

Former update: 13-11-2013

Last update: 27-10-2021