Author Topic: Barrett's #53 Man & Machine - Solved -Emil Reichert's holzgas Adler Diplomat (Read 1380 times)

barrett · « **on:** September 27, 2010, 09:31:05 PM »

Who is this gentleman? What is his car? And why is it special?

gilescooperuk · « **Reply #1 on:** September 28, 2010, 02:46:27 PM »

Er - wow.... It looks a bit - fragile.

barrett · « **Reply #2 on:** October 04, 2010, 12:39:17 PM »

Moving up.....

woodinsight · « **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?

barrett · « **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!

barrett · « **Reply #5 on:** November 11, 2010, 12:04:34 PM »

Moving up.....

Allemano · « **Reply #6 on:** November 12, 2010, 05:53:21 AM »

Are you sure this one was for the 'Pros And Feature Writers'?

Tom_I · « **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?

grobmotorix · « **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...

barrett · « **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...

grobmotorix · « **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...

barrett · « **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!)

Allemano · « **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!

grobmotorix · « **Reply #13 on:** November 12, 2010, 03:48:38 PM »

tonyola · « **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.

barrett · « **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...

Wendax · « **Reply #16 on:** February 02, 2011, 08:48:32 AM »

I found this picture, but still no name.

Wendax · « **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.

barrett · « **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!

Wendax · « **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.

News:

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