Adler flying high in the twenties and thirties
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Adler was one of the most successful car companies in the interwar years, not least thanks to the talented chief designer H. G. Röhr, but also thanks to a clever model policy. Who knows, if the Second World War had not intervened, Adler might still be one of the major German car manufacturers today. This article looks back to the beginnings, mentions the most important models and shows them in pictures.
This article contains the following chapters
- In the wake of the Americans
- A new and talented chief designer
- Motorsport successes and aerodynamics trials
- The end came with the Second World War
- Adler like Triumph-Adler
Estimated reading time: 3min
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The post-war years of the 14/18 era brought severe economic setbacks for the German automotive industry. Technical development had come to a standstill - and when the invasion of American vehicles began in the early 1920s, the Germans were shocked to discover how advanced American cars had become. In an effort to catch up, they began to copy the American models. In 1914, there were more than 10,000 Adler automobiles on Germany's roads, and the cars were considered to be of outstanding quality. Now, after the world war, the reputation of the famous name had to be preserved and a real alternative to the Americans had to be offered.
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