Belgian title
Chassis No. 185535
Engine No. 354312

- 9 survivors identified
- Technical and aesthetic originality
- Comes with an Adler 100cc motorcycle

Presented at the 1937 Berlin Motor Show, the new Adler 2.5 caused a sensation as it was reflective of the "streamline movement" inspired by the teardrop aerodynamics. With its four independent wheels and hydraulic brakes, it was a technically modern car, while its proven and robust 2.5L 6-cylinder engine, mated to a 4-speed gearbox, gave it good performance. Despite its qualities, production stopped in 1940 and surviving examples are rare, even impossible to find when it comes to the Karmann convertible that we are offering. Retained in the same family for many years, it was restored in the early 1980s by a former Karmann employee, Ernst Fleischmann. Its current owner acquired it from the latter in 2014, and continued maintaining it, and in 2018 won the 2nd prize in its class at the Techno Classica Essen elegance competition. The car is now patinated and very well preserved, with many specific details that make it so charming. This "Autobahn Adler" was regularly maintained by LMB Racing in Wijnegem. Accompanied by a spare engine and gearbox, as well as an Adler 100cc motorcycle, a bicycle, and a typewriter of the same brand, to be picked-up from the seller, it has extensive period documentation. Rare and interesting, this convertible is as much a concours d'elegance car as it is an iconic design piece of the late Art Deco period.

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