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Claus Theo Gärtner - "Matula" and his Alfas

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Created on March 15, 2023

Reading time 7min

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Claus Theo Gärtner im Alfa Romeo Giulia als Matula in der Fernsehserie "Ein Fall für Zwei"

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Szenenbild aus der Folge "Der Jäger als Hase" aus dem Jahr 1982

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Szenenbild aus der Folge "Tollwut" von "Ein Fall für Zwei" aus dem Jahr 1982

Bild von Partner Porsche AMAG November Foto-Galerie 2025

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Bild von Partner Planai Classic 2025 Inline 1

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Claus Theo Gärtner in seiner Giulia als Matula in der Fernsehserie "Ein Fall für Zwei"

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Claus Theo Gärtner mit seiner Giulia als Matula in der Fernsehserie "Ein Fall für Zwei"

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Claus Theo Gärtner als Matula in der Fernsehserie "Ein Fall für Zwei"

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Szenenbild aus der Schlussepisode der Serie "Ein Fall für Zwei" unter dem Titel "Letzte Worte" mit Claus Theo Gärtner

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Claus Theo Gärtner unterwegs in seinem Alfa Romeo Spider in Berlin

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Claus Theo Gärtner fährt in seinem Spider in die Classic Remise Berlin

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Der Alfa Spider aus dem Jahr 1993 von Claus Theo Gärtner

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In der Alfa-Werkstatt von Mauro Capuozzo in Classic Remise Berlin gehen die Stars ein und aus

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Claus Theo Gärtner (rechts) im Gespräch mit Thorsten Link (links) in der Classic Remise Berlin

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Claus Theo Gärtner beim Interview mit Thorsten Link

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Neuerdings ist Claus Theo Gärtner im Wohnmobil auf Expedition

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Summary

Everyone knows "Matula". For more than 30 years, Claus Theo Gärtner played this scrappy private detective who had to pull the hot coals out of the fire for his friend - the lawyer. He was mainly on the road in an Alfa Romeo Giulia, later also in more modern Alfa models. He also remained largely loyal to Alfa Romeo in his private life. A conversation with Claus Theo Gärtner brings back memories of the action hero's eventful automotive past ...

Estimated reading time: 7min

Preview (beginning of the article)

We meet Claus Theo Gärtner in Berlin, his home town, in the traffic jam, in his bright yellow open Alfa Spider, without a roof, in constant rain. As a passenger, you feel like you're in a movie scene. "My God, it's so slow," he grumbles when he doesn't catch the green light because someone else is dawdling. "Tell me, where the hell did you get your driver's license?" You notice immediately: this man is somehow in constant use and you immediately take it from him that no TV investigator has taken and handed out as many beatings as he has. "Everything Matula has, he got from me, who else would he get it from," he says, smiling mischievously, rainwater dripping from his forehead onto the leather upholstery. "Matula" - Germany's most hard-working TV detective, a role that was and is tailor-made for Claus Theo Gärtner.

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