ADLER automobile Frankfurt 1900-1957 Germany

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Adlerwerke vorm. H. Kleyer AG

1900-1957

Adler (automobile)

Adler Standard 6 hood ornament

Hood ornament Adler Standard 6

Adler was a German automobile and motorcycle manufacturer from 1900 until 1957. Adler is German for eagle.

1901 Adler 4.5 HP Vis-à-vis

Adler 4 1/2HP Vis-à-vis 1901 entrant in the London to Brighton veteran car run 2010.

1928 MHV Adler Standard 6S the model Clärenore Stinnes drove on her journey around the world

1928 Adler Standard 6, the model Clärenore Stinnes drove on her journey around the world

History

The Adler factory produced bicycles, typewriters, and motorcycles in addition to cars. Before World War I, the company used De Dion two- and four-cylinder engines in cars that ranged from 1032 cc to 9081 cc; beginning in 1902 (the year Edmund Rumpler became technical director), they used their own engines as well. These cars, driven by Erwin Kleyer and Otto Kleyer (sons of the company founder Heinrich Kleyer) and by Alfred Theves won many sporting events. In the 1920s, Karl Irion raced many Adlers; popular models of the period included the 2298 cc, 1550 cc, and 4700 cc four-cylinders and the 2580 cc six-cylinders. A few of the Standard models, built between 1927 and 1934, featured Gropius designed coachwork. The Adler Standard 6, which entered volume production in 1927, had a 2540 cc or 2916 cc six-cylinder engine, while the Adler Standard 8 which appeared a year later use a 3887 cc eight-cylinder engine. The Standard 6, first seen in public at the Berlin Motor Show in October 1926 was the first Continental European car to use hydraulic brakes (the Triumph 13/35 offered them in the UK in 1924 and Duesenberg offered them in the US in 1921), when it was fitted with an ATE-Lockheed system. 1927 to 1929 Clärenore Stinnes was the first to circumnavigate the world by car, in an Adler Standard 6.

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In December 1930, Adler assigned the German engineer Josef Ganz, who was also editor-in-chief of Motor-Kritik magazine, as a consultant engineer. In the first months of 1931, Ganz constructed a lightweight Volkswagen prototype at Adler with a tubular chassis, a mid-mounted engine, and independent wheel suspension with swing-axles at the rear. After completion in May 1931, Ganz nicknamed his new prototype Maikäfer (May Beetle). After a shift in management at Adler, further development of the Maikäfer was stopped as the company’s new technical director Hans Gustav Röhr concentrated on front-wheel driven cars.

1913 Adler Car Stamps_of_Germany_(Berlin)_1982,_MiNr_662

In the 1930s, the company introduced front-wheel drive Trumpf and Trumpf-Junior models, ranging from 995 cc to 1645 cc four-cylinder sv engines. These gained many successes in races, including in the Le Mans race. The 1943 cc Favorit, the 2916 cc six-cylinder Diplomat (featuring 65 hp (48 kW) at 3800 rpm, and the 1910 cc four-cylinder and 2494 cc six-cylinder models (with 1901 Adler 4.5 HP Vis-à-vis and Karmann bodywork) were all rear-driven; these were built until World War II. The last new car introduced by Adler was the 2.5 Liter of 1937; it had a six-cylinder engine producing 58 hp (43 kW). Thanks to a streamlined body designed by Paul Jaray, this car could run at 125 km/h (78 mph).

1933 Adler trumpf reklame

After World War II, a decision was made to not resume automobile construction. Motorcycle production resumed in 1949 and continued for 8 years, leading to the production of the MB 250S. As part of the Allies war reparations, Adler motorcycle designs had been taken by BSA in Britain and later used by the British company Ariel to produce their ‘Arrow’ and ‘Leader’ models. Increasingly, Adler focused on the manufacture of office equipment. The company associated with Triumph to form Triumpf-Adler, and was taken over by Grundig in 1957, then later by Olivetti.

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Car models

Typ Construction Time Cylinders Capacity Power Top speed
Vis-à-Vis 1900–1903 1 400 cc 2,6 kW (3,5 PS) 30 km/h (19 mph)
45 PS (33 kW; 44 hp) 1900–1903 1 510 cc 3,3 kW (4,5 PS) 35 km/h (22 mph)
8 PS (6 kW; 8 hp) 1901–1903 1 865 cc 5,9 kW (8 PS) 40 km/h (25 mph)
24/28 PS 1904–1905 4 inline 4,016 cc 20,6 kW (28 PS) 65 km/h (40 mph)
8/12 (8/14) PS 1904–1906 2 inline 2,008 cc 8,8–10,3 kW (12–14 PS) 50 km/h (31 mph)
4/8 PS 1906–1907 2 V 1,032 cc 5,9 kW (8 PS) 55 km/h (34 mph)
5/9 PS 1907–1909 2 inline 1,134 cc 6,6 kW (9 PS) 60 km/h (37 mph)
8/15 PS 1907–1910 4 inline 2,011 cc 11 kW (15 PS) 55 km/h (34 mph)
11/18 PS 1907–1910 4 inline 2,799 cc 13,2 kW (18 PS) 55 km/h (34 mph)
23/50 PS 1909–1912 4 inline 5,800 cc 42,6 kW (58 PS)
19/45 PS 1909–1912 4 inline 4,840 cc 35 kW (48 PS)
13/30 PS 1909–1912 4 inline 3,180 cc 25,7 kW (35 PS)
10/28 PS 1909–1912 4 inline 2,612 cc 22 kW (30 PS)
K 7/15 PS 1910–1913 4 inline 1,768 cc 11 kW (15 PS) 60 km/h (37 mph)
30/70 PS 1911–1914 4 inline 7,853 cc 51 kW (70 PS) 115 km/h (71 mph)
35/80 PS 1911–1914 4 inline 9,081 cc 62,5 kW (85 PS)
K 5/13 PS 1911–1920 4 inline 1,292 cc 9,6–10,3 kW (13–14 PS) 55 km/h (34 mph)
20/50 PS 1912–1914 4 inline 5,229 cc 40 kW (55 PS) 105 km/h (65 mph)
15/40 PS 1913–1914 4 inline 3,866 cc 33 kW (45 PS) 90 km/h (56 mph)
9/24 PS 1913–1914 4 inline 2,313 cc 17,6 kW (24 PS) 70 km/h (43 mph)
25/55 PS 1913–1914 4 inline 6,457 cc 44 kW (60 PS)
KL 6/16 PS 1913–1920 4 inline 1,551 cc 11,8 kW (16 PS) 60 km/h (37 mph)
12/30 PS 1914 4 inline 3,115 cc 25,7 kW (35 PS)
9/24 (9/30) PS 1921–1924 4 inline 2,298 cc 17,6–22 kW (24–30 PS) 65 km/h (40 mph)–75 km/h (47 mph)
12/34 (12/40) PS 1921–1924 4 inline 3,115 cc 25–29 kW (34–40 PS) 85 km/h (53 mph)
18/60 PS 1921–1924 4 inline 4,712 cc 44 kW (60 PS) 100 km/h (62 mph)
6/22 PS 1922–1923 4 inline 1,550 cc 16 kW (22 PS) 75 km/h (47 mph)
10/50 PS 1925–1927 6 inline 2,580 cc 37 kW (50 PS) 90 km/h (56 mph)
18/80 PS 1925–1927 6 inline 4,704 cc 59 kW (80 PS) 100 km/h (62 mph)
6/25 PS 1925–1928 4 inline 1,550 cc 18 kW (25 PS) 80 km/h (50 mph)
Standard 6 1927–1928 6 inline

 

 2,540 cc 33 kW (45 PS) 85 km/h (53 mph)–90 km/h (56 mph)
Standard 8 1928–1933 8 inline 3,887 cc 51–59 kW (70–80 PS) 100 km/h (62 mph)–105 km/h (65 mph)
Standard 6 A/S 1928–1934 6 inline 2,916 cc 37 kW (50 PS) 85 km/h (53 mph)–90 km/h (56 mph)
Favorit 1929–1933 4 inline 1,943 cc 25,7 kW (35 PS) 80 km/h (50 mph)
Primus 1,5 A 1932–1934 4 inline 1,504 cc 23,5–24,2 kW (32–33 PS) 90 km/h (56 mph)
Trumpf 1,5 AV 1932–1934 4 inline 1,504 cc 23,5–24,2 kW (32–33 PS) 95 km/h (59 mph)
Favorit 2U 1933–1934 4 inline 1,943 cc 29 kW (40 PS) 90 km/h (56 mph)
Standard 6 3U 1933–1934 6 inline 2,916 cc 44 kW (60 PS) 100 km/h (62 mph)
Achtzylinder 1933–1934 8 inline 3,887 cc 59 kW (80 PS) 105 km/h (65 mph)
Trumpf Sport 1933–1935 4 inline 1,645 cc 34,5 kW (47 PS) 115 km/h (71 mph)
Primus 1,7 A 1933–1936 4 inline 1,645 cc 28 kW (38 PS) 95 km/h (59 mph)
Trumpf 1,7 AV 1933–1936 4 inline 1,645 cc 28 kW (38 PS) 100 km/h (62 mph)
Diplomat 1934–1938 6 inline 2,916 cc 44–48 kW (60–65 PS) 100 km/h (62 mph)–105 km/h (65 mph)
Trumpf Junior 1G/E 1934–1941 4 inline 995 cc 18,4 kW (25 PS) 90 km/h (56 mph)
Trumpf Junior Sport 1935–1937 4 inline 995 cc 20,6 kW (28 PS) 110 km/h (68 mph)
Trumpf 1,7 EV 1936–1938 4 inline 1,645 cc 28 kW (38 PS) 102 km/h (63 mph)
Primus 1,7 E 1937–1938 4 inline 1,645 cc 28 kW (38 PS) 100 km/h (62 mph)
Adler 2.5-litre 1937–1940 6 inline 2,494 cc 42,6 kW (58 PS) 125 km/h (78 mph)
Adler 2.5-litre Sport 1938–1939 6 inline 2,494 cc 59 kW (80 PS) 150 km/h (93 mph)
2 Liter 1938–1940 4 inline 1,910 cc 33 kW (45 PS) 110 km/h (68 mph)

1928 Adler Standard 6S 1928

1928 Adler Standard 6

1928-33 Adler Standard 8 4-door Limousine

1928-33 Adler Standard 8 4-door Limousine

1930 Adler Favorit 8J

1930 Adler Favorit 8J

1932 Adler Primus Cabriolet

1932 Adler Primus Cabriolet

1935 Adler Trumpf Cabriolet

1935 Adler Trumpf Cabriolet

Adler Favorit 2U

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1934 Adler Junior Trumpf Sport two seater 1934 Adler Trumpf Sport 1935 Adler trumpf junior sport 1935 Adler Trumpf-Junior Sport 1936 Adler Trumpf Junior Sport (1936) 1936 Adler Trumpf Junior Sport-mwb-

Adler Trumpf Junior Sport

1936 adler trumpf 1-7 1936 Adler Trumpf 1-7-EV

1936 Adler Trumpf 1.7

Adler Diplomat Pullman-Limousine

Adler Diplomat Limousine

1936 Adler Trumpf Junior Limousine 1938 Adler Trumpf Junior Limousine

Adler Trumpf Junior 1G/E

Adler 2.5 litre

Adler 2.5 litre

Galleries

Adler automobiles
  • 1901 Adler 4.5 HP Vis-à-vis

    Adler 4 1/2HP Vis-à-vis 1901

  • 1909 Adlersinglelandaulete1909

    1909 Adler

  • Adler Junior Type 1E

    Adler Trumpf Junior

  • 1934 Adler Trumpf 1.7 Liter Karman

    1934 Adler Trumpf 1.7 Liter Karman from Barcelona

  • 1939 Adler Trumpf Junior a

    1939 Adler Trumpf Junior

    Adler-Frankfurt

  • 1939 Adler 2 Liter Cabriolet

    1939 Adler 2 Liter

  • 1937-39 Adler-2-5-liter-cabriolet-1 125km-h 58PS

    1937-39 Adler 2.5 Liter Cabrio

  • 1937 Adler 2,5 Liter Limousine

    Adler 2.5 Liter

  • Adler Diplomat 3 with gas generator

    Adler Diplomat 3 with gas generator

Adler motorcycles
  • 1953 Adler MB 250a

    1953 Adler MB 250

  • Adler Motorrad

    Adler motorcycle

  • 1953 Adler RS 250ccm

    1953 Adler RS 250

References

  1. Jump up^ Lyons, Pete. “10 Best Ahead-of-Their-Time Machines”, in Car and Driver, 1/88, p.73.
  2. Jump up^ Michael Winter, Pferdestärken. Die Lebensliebe der Clärenore Stinnes, 2001 ISBN 3-499-23536-6
  3. Jump up^ Odin, L.C. World in Motion 1939, The whole of the year’s automobile production. Belvedere Publishing, 2015. ASIN: B00ZLN91ZG.

External links

 1888 Adler Dreirad DBP 1985 Jugend Adler Dreirad 1901 Adler 4.5 HP Vis-à-vis 1902 ZweiRadMuseumNSU Adler 1902 1903 Adler 1907 Werbung Adlerwerke Frankfurt 1909 adler-nefkens-1 1909 Adlersinglelandaulete1909 1910 Adler 9-24 Limousine 1910 Adler c 1910 Adler Limousine 15 PK 1911 Adler Doppel Phaeton 20-50 ps 1911 Adler Limousine 15 pk 1911 Adler Phaeton 1913 Adler Car Stamps of Germany (Berlin)1982 1914 Adler 9-24PS 1927 Adler standard-6-2 1928 Adler Diplomat Favorit 1928 Adler Standard 6 ad 1928 Adler Standard 6S 1928 1928 Adler Standard-6-S-Limousine 1928 MHV Adler Standard 6S the model Clärenore Stinnes drove on her journey around the world 1928-33 Adler Standard 8 4-door Limousine 1929 Adler Favorit blue vl 1929 Adler standard 6 AMBI6 1929 Adler standard AMBI10 1930 Adler Favorit 8J 1930 Adler favorit sedan 1930 Adler standard 6 01

1930 Adler standard 6s pullmann 01 1930 Adler standard 8 pullmann 01 1930 Adler standard KUHLER 1930's Stoßstangen-Kofferschreibmaschine Adler 1931 Adler favorit AMBI4 1931 Adler Favorit Tourer (2) 1931 Adler Favorit Tourer a 1931 Adler Favorit Tourer b 1931 Adler Favorit Tourer c 1931 Adler standard 6 cabrio buhne 1931 Adler standard 6 1931 Adler standard 8 cabrio karmann 1931 Adler Standard 8 Karmann 1931 Adler standard 8 limousine 1931 Adler standard 8 1931 adler werke 1931 adler-01-pon 1931-32 Adler Favorit 1932 Adler AMBI41 1932 Adler favorit cabrio 1932 Adler favorit 1932 Adler primus AUTHE 1 1932 Adler primus cabrio karmann 1932 Adler Primus Cabriolet 1932 Adler primus limousine 1932 Adler Primus 1932 Adler standard 6 Ad 1932 Adler standard 6 cabri by Wendler 1932 Adler trumpf AMBI1 1933 Adler favorit 1933 Adler primus 1933 Adler trumpf junior 4 seat cabriolet by Karmann 1933 Adler trumpf reklame 1933 Adler trumpf 1933 Adler

1934 Adler 8zyl tourer 1934 Adler diplomat Ambi Budd 1934 Adler Junior Trumpf Sport two seater 1934 Adler SPORT2 1934 adler standard 8 ambulance 1934 Adler Trumpf 1.7 Liter Karman 1934-40 Adler trumpf Junior Blau 1935 Adler SPORT 6 1935 Adler Trumpf Cabriolet 1935 Adler trumpf junior sport 1935 Adler Trumpf-Junior Sport 1935 Adler trumph 1936 adler trumpf 1-7 1936 Adler Trumpf 1-7-EV 1936 Adler Trumpf Junior Limousine 1936 Adler Trumpf Junior Sport (1936) 1936 Adler Trumpf Junior Sport-mwb- 1936 adler trumpf 1936 Adler trumph jun 1937 Adler 2,5 Liter Limousine 1937 Adler 2,5 liter 1937 Adler 10 AMBI1 1937 Adler 10 KARMANN 6 1937 Adler autobahn tyl 1937 Adler IAABerlin Baydekarte 1937 Adler Le Mans 1937 Adler storm 1937 Adler 1937-39 Adler-2-5-liter-cabriolet-1 125km-h 58PS 1938 Adler 2.5 Liter - 4-seater cabriolet body by Karmann 1938 Adler 3Gd (Kfz.12) 1938 Adler 1938 2,0 liter cabrio karmann 1938 Adler Trumpf Junior Limousine 1938 Adler Trumpf Junior Sport Cabriolet 1938 Adler trumpf junior 1939 Adler 2 Liter Cabriolet 1939 Adler 2,5 liter cabrio karmann 1939 Adler 10 Sport-Limousine Buhne 1939 Adler autobahn 1939 Adler Junior Trumpf Sport 1ltr 1939 Adler range

 1939 Adler Triumpf Cabriolet 1939 Adler Triumpf 1939 Adler trumpf furgon 1939 Adler Trumpf Junior a 1939 Adler trumpf junior 1940 Adler 2,5 liter karmann 1940 Adler 10 IT-Baydekarte 1940 Adler Stromform brochure 1941 Adler 3gd hanllomerkur 1941 Adler V40T, 4x4 1952 ZweiRadMuseumNSU Adler M200 1953 Adler MB 250 1953 Adler RS 250ccm 1954 Adler MB 200cc 1955 Adler MB 250 RS Adler 2.5 litre Adler 24-28-PS Adler 2008 Adler Diplomat 3 with gas generator Adler Diplomat Pullman-Limousine Adler emblem_2 Adler Favorit 2U Adler Favorit-car-history Adler Frankfurt Adler Junior Type 1E Adler logo Adler M 100 Adler Motorrad adler Primus Karmann Baydekarte Adler primus Sedan Adler primus-4 Adler Standard 6 ad Adler Standard 6 hood ornament Adler Standard-8-side adler tankemblem-an-einem-oldtimer-motorrad-84410 adler Adler adler-tankemblem-an-einem-oldtimer-motorrad-84615 Adlerwerke Kleyerstr 16082007 Adlerwerke Weilburgerstr 16082007 Adlerwerke-ffm-012 Adlerwerke-kz-grab-ffm001 Adlerwerke-kz-grab-ffm002 Gedenktafel Adlerwerke Kreuzung-galluswarte-ffm002 logo adlerThat’s all

Author: Jeroen

In Dutch, my homelanguage: Ik ben Jeroen, tot januari 2015 was ik al dik 26 jaar werkzaam in een psychiatrisch ziekenhuis in een stad vlakbij Werelds grootste havenstad Rotterdam. Eerst als verpleegkundige/begeleider op high care, later op afdeling dubbeldiagnose (verslavingen) en ook nog een tijdje als administratief medewerker. Ik heb een spierziekte "Poli Myositis" (alle spieren zijn ontstoken) daardoor weinig energie. Sinds augustus 2015 is daarbij de diagnose Kanker gesteld, en ben ik helemaal arbeidsongeschikt geworden en zit middenin de behandelfase. Gelukkig ben ik daarnaast getrouwd, vader, en opa, en heb de nodige hobby's. Een daarvan is transportmiddelen verzamelen en daarmee een blog schrijven. Dit blog begon met bussen, maar nu komen ook sleepboten, auto's trucks en dergelijke aan bod. Kijk en geniet met me mee, reageer, en vul gerust aan. Fouten zal ik ook graag verbeteren. In English: I'm Jeroen, till januari 2015 I was already 26 years working as a nurse in a psychiatric hospital, near Rotterdam, Worlds biggest harbour with more than 98 nationalities living within it's borders. First I worked on closed high care ward and the last years on a ward with mainly addicted people. I liked my work very much. In 2007 I got ill. I got the diagnose Poli Myositis, a musscle dissease. Al my mussles are inflamed. And last august I got another diagnose. Cancer. It's plaveicelcel carcinoma and treated with Chemo and radioation. So I've even less energy than the last years. Still I try to make something of my life and the blog is helping with surviving with some pleasure.

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