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Adler Trumpf racing sedan - to class victory at Le Mans thanks to advanced aerodynamics

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Created on August 5, 2015

Reading time 5min

Written by:

Bruno von Rotz

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Darin Schnabel - Courtesy RM Sotheby's

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Adler Trumpf Rennlimousine (1938) - verschalte Hinterräder für bessere Aerodynamik

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Adler Trumpf Rennlimousine (1938) - der Kühlerausschnitt wurde immer wieder angepasst

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Adler Trumpf Rennlimousine (1938) - die aerodynamische Effizienz ist auf Anhieb sichtbar

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Adler Trumpf Rennlimousine (1938) - typische Jaray-Formgestaltung

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Adler Trumpf Rennlimousine (1938) - aerodynamische Formgebung mit spitz auslaufendem Heck

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Adler Trumpf Rennlimousine (1938) - so nahe wie möglich der Tropfenform

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Adler Trumpf Rennlimousine (1938) - relativ kleine Fensterflächen

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Adler Trumpf Rennlimousine (1938) - die Windschutzscheibe war geboten und führte um die Kanzel herum

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Adler Trumpf Rennlimousine (1938) - so sah optimale Aerodynamik vor 80 Jahren aus

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Adler Trumpf Rennlimousine (1938) - Blick ins Cockpit

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Adler Trumpf Rennlimousine (1938) - Cockpit

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Adler Trumpf Rennlimousine (1938) - Drehzahlmesser

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Adler Trumpf Rennlimousine (1938) - Schaltung am Lenkrad

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Adler Trumpf Rennlimousine (1938) - längs eingebauter Vierzylindermotor und Vorderradantrieb

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Adler Trumpf Rennlimousine (1938) - Vierzylindermotor mit Themrosyphon-Kühlung

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Adler Trumpf Rennlimousine (1938) - Ungereimtheiten auf dem Typenschild - wenn der Wagen 1937 bei den 24 Stunden von Le Mans teilnahme, dürfte das Baujahr nicht 1938 sein

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Adler Trumpf Rennlimousine (1938) - spitz auslaufendes Heck

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Adler Trumpf Rennlimousine (1938) - plane Scheiben hinten

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Adler Trumpf Rennlimousine (1938) - der Namensschriftzug der Adler-Werke

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Adler Trumpf Rennlimousine (1935) - bei Rekordfahrten auf der Avus

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Adler Trumpf Rennlimousine (1935) - bei Rekordfahrten auf der Avus während der Nacht

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Adler Trumpf (1932) - in der Werbung von damals

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Adler Trumpf (1932) - zusammen mit dem Adler Primus in der Werbung von damals

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Adler Trumpf (1937) - in der Werbung von damals - in einer Linie

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Eindrücke von der Oldtimermesse St. Gallen 2013 - der Adler Trumpf hat viele Bewunderer

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Adler Trumpf 1,7 EV Karmann Cabrio (1936) - Oldtimer in Obwalden OiO 2011

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Adler Trumpf Junior Sport (1934) - angeboten unter Lot 110 an der Versteigerung der Oldtimer Galerie Toffen vom 26. November 2011

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Summary

In the mid-1930s, Adler-Werke built innovative aerodynamic coupés based on its advanced Adler Trumpf, which were known as racing saloons. Six of them are said to have been built, three of which took part in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1937. World records were also set. In August 2015, one of these unique pieces went under the hammer at RM Sotheby's in Monterey. This report tells the story of the Adler Trumpf racing saloon, explains its technical basis and shows the car in contemporary and current images.

This article contains the following chapters

The trump card of 1932
Aerodynamic efficiency
World records
Use in Le Mans
Almost disappeared
Valuable
Epilogue
Further information

Estimated reading time: 5min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Passenger cars from the German manufacturer Adler are hardly ever seen today, even though Adler supplied twenty percent of all cars registered in Germany in 1914 and was usually among the most important German vehicle manufacturers alongside Mercedes, Opel and Auto Union in the years that followed. However, Adler was not only known for cars, but also for motorcycles and even typewriters. In the second half of 1932, Adler-Werke presented a new car which, unlike the "standard type" Adler Primus, transferred power to the road via the front wheels rather than the rear wheels. The chief developer was Hans-Gustav Röhr, and he had been hard at work on the innovation wheel.

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