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519:” but according to “Tax cubic capacity”. Because of roundings included in the official formula, “Tax cubic capacity” different slightly from actual cubic capacity. The “Tax cubic capacity” of the original Adler Standard 6 was 2,522 cc as opposed to the true value of 2,540 cc. Both figures may be quoted by sources as though they are the actual cubic capacity.
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Standard 6A and 6S had been added to the range by the end of 1928. They still featured straight six engines, but the bore was increased and the total engine size was 2,916 cc. Claimed maximum power from the 2,916 cc engine was 60 PS (44 kW; 59 hp). Apart from the cylinder bore, the
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According to Oswald Becker also imported some of the North
American auto industry's less commendable aspects, including a very imprecise steering mechanism and, in the early models, engines that lasted only for about 17,000 km (11,500 miles). However, the Adler technicians worked on what turned
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The car was offered with a standard wheelbase of 2,840 mm (112 in) or a longer wheelbase of 3,140 mm (124 in). The
Shorter wheelbase Standard 6N continued as the entry-level model until 1930, but the longer wheel base ceased to be available with the 6N's engine before the end of
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October 1930 and a few months later at the Berlin show. The cars attracted much attention and comment, but very few serious customers. As far as is known 3 of the Gropius designed Adler Standard saloons were built by coachbuilders Neuss and a further 3 cabriolets were built by coachbuilders
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February 1933. The 2,916cc 60 PS (44 kW; 59 hp) side-valve six cylinder engine was carried forward from the existing Standard 6. The new car had a lower body frame and independent suspension at the front like the smaller engined Adler Favorit which appeared in the same year.
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engine was little changed from the 2,540 cc unit of the
Standard 6N, but the compression ratio was slightly raised, and during the production run a Stromberg U1 carbureter replaced the Pallas SAD 3 carburettor which initially was carried over from the 6N.
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the name “Standard” – which has a meaning in German not dissimilar to its meaning in
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movement was continuing to attract much interest among the chattering classes. Gropius developed a completely new body for the Adler Standard which was exhibited at the
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403:Celebrity global circumnavigation
146:2,916 cc 6 cylinder in-line
141:2,540 cc 6 cylinder in-line
436:(in German). Motorbuch Verlag.
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185:3,200 mm (130 in)
91:Prof. Dr. Ing. Gabriel Becker
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432:Oswald, Werner (2001).
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61:Adler Standard 6 (3U)
33:Adler Standard 6S 1928
371:Celebrity architects
286:Inspired by Chrysler
411:born racing driver
425:equivalent article
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69:1927 – March 1934
413:Clärenore Stinnes
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609:1930s cars
588:Categories
419:References
245:Chronology
170:Dimensions
129:Powertrain
66:Production
48:Adlerwerke
353:Ambi-Budd
305:Evolution
269:Frankfurt
250:Successor
176:Wheelbase
123:FR layout
292:Chrysler
87:Designer
76:Assembly
39:Overview
409:MĂĽlheim
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575:Oswald
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379:whose
361:Berlin
228:Height
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108:saloon
541:size.
273:Adler
211:Width
438:ISBN
259:The
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