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This car is a sensation. Previously it was thought that only two of the Eagle in the 1930s built streamlines, racing car had survived. But now a third appeared on. From the end of May this fascinating vehicle can in a new vintage car museum will be visited in Schramberg.
Nevertheless, the silent witness of the automotive history classic car and -experts from the version - not least because the traces of its past remained until today. The emergence of the Eagle is similar to a sensation such as the discovery of a dusty Picasso-Gemaldes on a loft or the Fund received a completely Saurierskeletts.
But what exactly is this spectacular Stromliniengefahrt represent? We briefly to hide in the 30s back.
Thanks Stromlinienkarosserien sought competitive at that time the company eagle with record-breaking runs and Sporteinsatzen for international recognition. A very special role in this was played by the Stromlinienkarosserien, the weaker motorized vehicles on routes with long straights to serious opponents could be.
On the basis of the outstanding Adler Trumpf has arisen in addition to a pretty successful record-breaking and one for the director of the Adler-Werke , Erwin Kleyer, vehicle produced in 1936 six racing coupes of nearly identical body. The draft came from Freiherr von Reinhard Koenig-Fachsenfeld , also the findings of the implemented-Paul Jaray.
In uncle near Stuttgart Bad Cannstatt in the aluminum bodies were manufactured, the rest on a steel. Viewed from the side is similar to the lower Karosseriepartie a Tragflachenprofil, while seen from the top of the roof has a teardrop shape. The front rounded roof with the small, curved windows reminds the viewer of a Flugzeugkanzel.
The Adler-Renncoupes were approved for the road racer five of these six, the first of 1.5 - and 1.7 -liter engines were driven, has been shown at the race went to the start.
They celebrated their first successes in a short 24- Race for sports and touring cars in 1936 in Spa, where you in the class of up to 2,000 ccm occupied the first three places.
Was extremely successful for the Adler-Crew developed the 1937. One of the Count Orssich and Rudolph Sauerwein at car won Le Mans in the victory and made it to the sixth place in the overall rankings. A second vehicle was ninth.
But which of the at that time also of Huschke von Hanstein driven racing coupes now we have here before us? The fact of the matter is that all the 'Approved for use on the roads were', so Heinzgerd Schott from Adler engine veterans Club.
Now that we know that is the chassis number of the copy, but the hardly helps to identify, 'because because of a lack of work documents a mapping to a flag is not possible', regrets the archivist of the clubs. Despite intensive research, the history of the car so still some gaps in. The paint can be found to be closed
Found the paint to suggest that it is one of the four at the race used white specimens. At some point the Front received a smaller cooling air inlet - what the used cars in 1939 in race has become the downfall was. The lower cooling air supply has led to a Motorexitus due to overheating. Our copy was given in 1938 by a two-liter machine splashed out, what a badge indicating in the engine compartment.
In New York and repainted as 'Eagle' in the trade press what during and directly after the war came with the car, remains uncertain. In any case of the Eagle landed on an unknown date in the USA, where it a certain Joe Gertler in got the finger. Gertler was initiated by the raceway garage in the New York Bronx.
In 1953 Motor Trend appeared in the magazine even a contribution of Gertler and its 'Eagle'. After the death of the Son Gertlers took over the management of the heritage. The contact to him proved to be first as a promising, but then lost this the interest - nothing touched more. But at least was of him to learn that the Eagle on the flag already 1951 PV 67 F in New Jersey was admitted.
Some of the contradictions in the Vorbesitzer-Geschichte In the April edition of Gertler wrote in 1954 in the New York Times the car in the sale from - for 2,500 dollars. New Owner Andrew Adler was the classic car. Loved it, the idea to have a car, the so called as he was.
He made him the Star of its collection, where it to the present owner at the end of the 70s and first time got to face immediately expressed interest. But Andrew Adler wanted to do anything in the world of disconnect. Rather, he tried in vain if also, yet another car to track them down.
For confusion, however, an American named James Lynas north Mull, the times claims that the car to have possessed of Gertler, time another vehicle. No wonder that it in previously published stories about the Stromlinien-Adler always came back to contradictions.
Today however, the undisputed owner to the car with the chassis number 167 673 Two years ago from the now deceased nephew bought Andrew Adler.
In contrast to the two previously known Fahzeugen with the numbers 167 671 and 168 302 presents he is still in original unrestored furniture and is thus one of the highlights of the car collection Steim, since May 2007 in Schramberg in the Black Forest is to admire. BTW: For information, to address gaps in the history to close, are welcome.
Because, unfortunately can not talk about cars. But of which languages we already have.
And here's what it looked like in 1938 before the grille was changed:
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