Puzzle #160 - Solved! Wanderer Streamline Special

Otto Puzzell · January 03, 2007, 04:18:00 AM

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pieter · January 03, 2007, 04:22:30 AM

BMW 328 with streamlined body?

Allan L · January 03, 2007, 05:07:51 AM

Quote from: pieter on January 03, 2007, 04:22:30 AM
BMW 328 with streamlined body?

Looks as if it ought to be, but the wheels are wrong!

shamrock · January 03, 2007, 07:40:20 AM

streamline racing adler.

Otto Puzzell · January 03, 2007, 08:57:26 AM

None of the above.

shamrock · January 03, 2007, 11:12:27 AM

my mind was wandering ,its a wanderer

cheater · January 03, 2007, 03:21:10 PM

Give Shamrock the kudos.

1938 Wanderer Streamline Special, a re-creation of one of three originally-produced competition cars.

"Audi Tradition - the Department in charge of the heritage and history of the former Auto Union - re-created the 1938 Wanderer Stromlinie Spezial, since none of the original three produced is accounted for today. Originally designed to participate in the long distance competition Liege - Rome - Liege in 1938 and 1939, the Wanderer Streamline Special featured a standard Wanderer chassis with an all-alloy two-seater roadster body. The engine was a design by Ferdinand Porsche - a 6-cylinder inline light alloy motor with a displacement of 2255cc and an output of 70 hp. It was located in the front and drove the rear axle. With a weight of only 900kg, the Wanderer Stromlinie Spezial reached a maximum speed of 140 km/h - or 90 mph."

Allan L · February 26, 2011, 04:55:20 AM

Just to show what this is a modern copy of, here's an original in 1938:

Wendax · July 07, 2013, 04:26:08 PM

Another one of the originals:

Wendax · December 21, 2013, 03:29:30 PM

A quite rare view:

grobmotorix · January 03, 2014, 12:43:30 PM

Wendax · January 06, 2014, 04:06:45 AM

Officially these cars were modified W25, as the chassis numbers 180257 - 180259 were the penultimate of the W25 range.

Wendax · May 31, 2015, 02:51:29 AM

Another contemporary detail view:

Wendax · November 22, 2015, 04:44:25 AM

Two of the three original cars were destroyed during the WW2 air raids. One car survived the war, but was carried eastwards and never seen again.

Wendax · April 21, 2016, 04:39:04 PM

Three more pictures (and I replaced two formerly posted ones by better repros):

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Puzzle #160 - Solved! Wanderer Streamline Special