Harry P. Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Remember, do not post hints or answers here. PM me with specific year, make and model. The answer: 1937-40 Adler 2.5 liter "Limousine" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george 53 Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 OWWWW Harry, sumpthin I can't UNSEE!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunajammer Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 ...And it sees you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorvairJim Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Clearly inspired by (and a bunch better looking than) the Chrysler/Imperial/DeSoto Airflows from the 1930's. I'll have to do a bit of research this evening and get back to you on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimaxion Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 I partially know Harry is all I am saying . Not enough , but somewhat . Thanx .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted September 21, 2012 Author Share Posted September 21, 2012 No, it's not an early Beetle! No, it's not a Chrysler Airflow! It's a 1937 (through 1040) Adler 2.5 liter "Limousine" (Limousine in reference to it having four doors, not that it's a limo in the way we think of limo). Who got it right: ChrisR george53 Chillyb1 Mr Chips Badluck13 GHolding Kenny Johnag4004 Junkman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 In doing research for the Jo-Han Mercedes 500K Roadster Limousine (a 2-door hardtop), it appears that "Limousine" in German basically refers to a hardtop car, regardless of doors - "saloon" in Britain, "sedan" in the U.S. Christian, what do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 I knew that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chillyb1 Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 It's a 1937 (through 1040) Adler 2.5 liter "Limousine" (Limousine in reference to it having four doors, not that it's a limo in the way we think of limo). In doing research for the Jo-Han Mercedes 500K Roadster Limousine (a 2-door hardtop), it appears that "Limousine" in German basically refers to a hardtop car, regardless of doors - "saloon" in Britain, "sedan" in the U.S. No, no, no, and no. Limousine refers to any car having three side windows. It connotes nothing else, not in German and not in any other language. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorvairJim Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 (edited) I knew I had seen it before and I was pretty certain it was German. I couldn't remember the manufacturer. And I STILL think it looks better than the Airflow... Now check out their sleek Trumpf model from the same era. Nice job, Harry. Edited September 21, 2012 by CorvairJim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest G Holding Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 (edited) No, no, no, and no. Limousine refers to any car having three side windows. It connotes nothing else, not in German and not in any other language. OK I am totally confused now...I see two definations for limousine here, and now #3. From Wikipedia...A limousine (or limo) originally meant an "enclosed automobile with open drivers seat and was named from the French limousine (in the Occitan language) that was originally an adjective referring to a region in central France. The automobile meaning evolving from a type of cloak and hood that was worn by the inhabitants of the Limousin region that later resembled the covering of a carriage and much later used to describe an automobile body with a permanent top that extended over the open driver's compartment. The term now refers to a luxury sedan or saloon car, especially one with a lengthened wheelbase or driven by a chauffeur. Edited September 21, 2012 by G Holding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 This is one of the most radical Adlers, most of which were pretty typical of the time. Here's a cabrio version. Hosted on Fotki And one from 1937. Hosted on Fotki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 In Germany, a 'Limousine' is a simple saloon (or sedan), either 2-door or 4-door. What you know as a limousine, i.e. a chauffeur driven car with a divider screen, is called a 'Pullmann Limousine' in Germany. Other German expressions for different body shapes are: Convertible = Cabriolet Wagon = Kombi Pick-Up = Pritsche (or Pritschenwagen) The following are used in the same way as in English: van, bus, coupe, roadster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-409 Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Oh, I would have known this one, but somehow I managed to miss it. Well, next time better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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