Who is this gentleman? What is his car? And why is it special?
Er - wow.... It looks a bit - fragile.
Moving up.....
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?
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!
Moving up.....
Are you sure this one was for the 'Pros And Feature Writers'?
Is that a large spread eagle badge on the radiator behind that heat-exchanger thing? Is the car an Adler?
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...
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...
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...
You're on to something there..... though it might be even later (elderly gentlemen rarely wear up-to-date attire!)
Quote from: barrett on November 12, 2010, 01:02:30 PM
...(elderly gentlemen rarely wear up-to-date attire!)
You must be kidding!
(http://s.mode.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/karl-lagerfeld.jpg)
;D
:lmao:
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.
BH - if anyone can find that copy of Car magazine I'm pretty sure this is where the picture originates from...
I found this picture, but still no name.
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.
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!
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.