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Schlör
Schlörwagen
A streamlined research car built by Karl Schlör, shown as a single aerodynamic prototype.
Still being researched: full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- Not yet verified
- Years
- 1939
- Engine
- Not yet verified
- Power
- Not yet verified
- Top speed
- 134 km/hFactory: 134 km/h
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Karl Schlör; body by Gebrüder Ludewig, Essen
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
The Schlörwagen, nicknamed the Göttinger Ei, was a full-size test of a single-volume body of wing-section shape with a closed underside, and measured a very low drag coefficient in the wind tunnel. It stayed a research vehicle.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
No production figures recorded yet.
History
Karl Schlör moved in 1936 from Krauss-Maffei to the Aerodynamische Versuchs-Anstalt Göttingen. A model measured a drag coefficient of 0.113, which led to the decision to build the car. A modified Mercedes-Benz 170 H chassis was used and the aluminium body was made by Gebrüder Ludewig in Essen; the finished car was shown in 1939 and measured about 0.186 in the AVA wind tunnel.
After the tests the car was put aside as the institute's automotive research was given up in wartime. It was later fitted experimentally with a Russian radial engine and propeller and used as a propeller test rig. Its later fate is unclear, with one report saying it was taken to England.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard Schlörwagen.
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | Not yet verified |
| Displacement | Not yet verified |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Power | Not yet verified |
| Power at | Not yet verified |
| Torque | Not yet verified |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Gears | Not yet verified |
| Driven wheels | Not yet verified |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Not yet verified |
| Rear suspension | Not yet verified |
| Brakes | Not yet verified |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Not yet verified |
| Wheelbase | 2.6 mFactory: 2.6 m1 Independently researched |
| Length | 4.33 mFactory: 4.33 m1 Independently researched |
| Width | 2.1 mFactory: 2.1 m1 Independently researched |
| Height | 1.48 mFactory: 1.48 m1 Independently researched |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | Not yet verified |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | 134 km/hFactory: 134 km/h2 Independently researchedSource gives 134-136 km/h (lower figure used); series Mercedes about 105 km/h. From an enthusiast source (level D) – not yet confirmed by the maker or a registry. |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
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05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
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See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
Figures given: wheelbase 2.60 m, length 4.33 m, height 1.48 m at the highest point, width 2.10 m; the aluminium-bodied car was about 250 kg heavier than the series saloon.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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1
170V und 170H einmal ganz anders ! (quoting a press release) Level D MB-Exotenforum
- Radstand von 2,60 m
- 4,33 m Länge
- In der Breite ... 2,10 m
- Höhe von nur 1,48 m
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2
170V und 170H einmal ganz anders! (MB-Exotenforum thread quoting a press release) Level D MB-Exotenforum (nast-sonderfahrzeuge.de) · 2009-01-09
- Schlorwagen top speed 134-136 km/h
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