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Barrett's #53 Man & Machine - Solved -Emil Reichert's holzgas Adler Diplomat
« on: September 27, 2010, 09:31:05 PM »
Who is this gentleman? What is his car? And why is it special?
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Re: Barrett's #53 Man & Machine
« Reply #1 on: September 28, 2010, 02:46:27 PM »
Er - wow.... It looks a bit - fragile.
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Re: Barrett's #53 Man & Machine
« Reply #2 on: October 04, 2010, 12:39:17 PM »
Moving up.....
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Re: Barrett's #53 Man & Machine
« Reply #3 on: October 04, 2010, 02:18:56 PM »
A car powered by "holzgas" but I don't know which or who the person is.
I have seen a similar car recently but not the car in question.
Anyway - perhaps this is German?
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Re: Barrett's #53 Man & Machine
« Reply #4 on: October 04, 2010, 07:34:11 PM »
It certainly is a wood-burning car, but owned by whom, and why was it special?
Keep diggin, I'm sure you'll find it!
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Re: Barrett's #53 Man & Machine
« Reply #5 on: November 11, 2010, 12:04:34 PM »
Moving up.....
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Re: Barrett's #53 Man & Machine
« Reply #6 on: November 12, 2010, 05:53:21 AM »
Are you sure this one was for the 'Pros And Feature Writers'?
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Re: Barrett's #53 Man & Machine
« Reply #7 on: November 12, 2010, 11:27:49 AM »
Is that a large spread eagle badge on the radiator behind that heat-exchanger thing? Is the car an Adler?
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Re: Barrett's #53 Man & Machine
« Reply #8 on: November 12, 2010, 11:45:40 AM »
That was the first thing I´ve seen, too, of course.

But that did not bring me on, really.

If it is a converted Adler Diplomat it has non-stock fenders with integrated front beams.

It looks so familiar, but I do not know more...
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Re: Barrett's #53 Man & Machine
« Reply #9 on: November 12, 2010, 12:28:31 PM »
Well spotted, it is an Adler Diplomat.

We've got what it is and what makes it unusual, still need a 'who' to complete the answer...
I have a feeling this will end up in the dreaded hole, I'm not sure there is anything on the internet about this...
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Re: Barrett's #53 Man & Machine
« Reply #10 on: November 12, 2010, 12:48:31 PM »
Having a closer look to his clothes, I think he photo looks like it was shot long after the war - ca. 1960´s -1970´s.

Must have been a shrewd guy if he has been using it regularly then...
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Re: Barrett's #53 Man & Machine
« Reply #11 on: November 12, 2010, 01:02:30 PM »
You're on to something there..... though it might be even later (elderly gentlemen rarely wear up-to-date attire!)
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Re: Barrett's #53 Man & Machine
« Reply #12 on: November 12, 2010, 01:15:19 PM »
Quote from: barrett on November 12, 2010, 01:02:30 PM
...(elderly gentlemen rarely wear up-to-date attire!)
You must be kidding!

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Re: Barrett's #53 Man & Machine
« Reply #13 on: November 12, 2010, 03:48:38 PM »
 :lmao:
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Re: Barrett's #53 Man & Machine
« Reply #14 on: November 12, 2010, 04:46:27 PM »
Quote from: barrett on November 12, 2010, 01:02:30 PM
You're on to something there..... though it might be even later (elderly gentlemen rarely wear up-to-date attire!)

I remember seeing this very picture in a mid-'70s issue of CAR magazine in an article that featured the wood-burning cars.
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Re: Barrett's #53 Man & Machine
« Reply #15 on: January 24, 2011, 12:11:45 PM »
BH - if anyone can find that copy of Car magazine I'm pretty sure this is where the picture originates from...
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Re: Barrett's #53 Man & Machine
« Reply #16 on: February 02, 2011, 08:48:32 AM »
I found this picture, but still no name.
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Re: Barrett's #53 Man & Machine
« Reply #17 on: February 02, 2011, 08:52:53 AM »
Now I have got a name: it is Emil Reichert, brother of the founder of the Marxzell car museum. He was teacher in Karlsruhe. He also owned a Mauser Einspurauto amongst other veteran cars.
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Re: Barrett's #53 Man & Machine
« Reply #18 on: February 06, 2011, 02:39:29 PM »
Apologies for the tardy reply, I've been rather busy this week. You are correct, and frankly I'm amazed you managed to find it!
I may be mistaken, but I believe the ettiquette for solving black hole puzzles is to award two points... so well done, they are both very well deserved. Tom_I also gets one for identifying the car as an Adler!
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Re: Barrett's #53 Man & Machine - Solved -Emil Reichert's holzgas Adler Diplomat
« Reply #19 on: February 06, 2011, 04:19:54 PM »
Thank you! Emil Reichert was very individual as a teacher, too. You can find stories (in German) of him giving good grades in return for a 25 Cent donation for his veteran car collection, or pupils having the choice of penalty: either copying several pages out of the biology book or being pulled at their hair for one minute by Emil Reichert. 
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