Solved: Allemano's № 519 - 1939 Hanomag Diesel Record Car by Wendler driven by Karl Häberle

[Allemano]

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[Allemano]

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[woodinsight]

German I presume?

[barrett]

I think it's the Les Leston Special...

edit: No it's not... sorry!

[Allemano]

German I presume?

[D-type]

Adler?

[Allemano]

Not Adler

[Maxiu]

1938 Hanomag Diesel Rekordwagen

[Allemano]

1938 Hanomag Diesel Rekordwagen

Quite right, but that's not sufficient for a point if you read my first post closely...

Locked for Maxiu till his next reply.

[Allemano]

So far no reply from Maxiu.
12h left till it's open for all again

[Maxiu]

I don't know the answer on other questions so can be open now

[Allemano]

Okay, as it's generous Friday today I gave you a point for identifying the car correctly.

It's open for all Rookies and Experts again!

[Maxiu]

Okay, as it's generous Friday today I gave you a point for identifying the car correctly.

It's open for all Rookies and Experts again!

Thanks 

[Aaron65]

Is the driver Karl Haeberle?

[Amsterdam]

builder Koenig-Fachsenfeld? driver Häberle

Is the driver Karl Haeberle?

To late

[barrett]

The body was designed by Freiherr von Koenig-Fachsenfeld and built by Wendler

[woodinsight]

Just to add a bit more information -
The car established four international records on the new autobahn near Dessau in February 1939.
It reached a speed of 165kph and these records were unbeaten until the 1960s.

[Carnut]

Just to add a bit more information -
The car established four international records on the new autobahn near Dessau in February 1939.
It reached a speed of 165kph and these records were unbeaten until the 1960s.

That doesn't seem very fast.  No cars in the 1950's exceeded 165 kph? Are you sure about that?

[barrett]

Just to add a bit more information -
The car established four international records on the new autobahn near Dessau in February 1939.
It reached a speed of 165kph and these records were unbeaten until the 1960s.

That doesn't seem very fast.  No cars in the 1950's exceeded 165 kph? Are you sure about that?

I think it was for diesel engined cars.... 

[Carnut]

OK, my apologies.  I missed the diesel bit.
That would sound much more likely then!

[Allemano]

What I'm going to do now? Maxiu identified the right car, barrett the right designer/coachbuilder and Aaron65 the right driver.
GENEROUS SATURDAY! One point for each of them!

[Allan L]

A record set in 1939 at 165 k.p.h. must have been not only for a diesel but for a 2 litre class, possibly a German local record and for short distances as the Dessauer Rekordstrecke was not a long-distance course. My guess is the four records would be 1 km and 1 mile from standing and flying start.
George Eyston in his AEC engined diesel car had done 105.61 m.p.h. (169.963 k.p.h.) for a standing start 100 km. at Montlhery in 1937

Edited to say - they were said to have been international records, not German

[grobmotorix]

There´s a new book on the market, that has been reveiled at this year´s Techno Classica fair.

It features the 75year old history of the Dessau speed record week races in the thirties in general,
with a special emphasis on the Hanomag Diesel record car and its new reproduction.

The book also shows some interesting photos of the 75 year memorial run on the Dessau Autobahn from last autumn are shown, where interesting streamlined cars like the 1935 Leichtbau Maier joined in.

It is available in German language only as I know and costs 20€ over here in Germany.

[Wendax]

Two more pictures:

[Wendax]

Some more pictures: