{"id":77140,"date":"2021-08-09T15:41:23","date_gmt":"2021-08-09T15:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/?p=77140"},"modified":"2021-08-18T10:09:49","modified_gmt":"2021-08-18T10:09:49","slug":"glockler-porsche-356-carrera-1500","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/en\/glockler-porsche-356-carrera-1500\/","title":{"rendered":"Gl\u00f6ckler-Porsche 356 Carrera 1500"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The immediate post-war period wasn’t easy for many people. In many places, they had lost everything and were left with nothing. Nevertheless, there were still some wealthy people in Europe who wanted to enjoy themselves. Those who could afford it used their cars for the first motorsport events, which were increasingly taking place. Accordingly, the demand for automobiles suitable for racing also increased, but this demand couldn’t yet be met by the manufacturers alone. Small workshops and companies stepped in to realize suitable conversions based on new or used vehicles. One of these companies was Gl\u00f6ckler from Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Otto Gl\u00f6ckler had already been selling BMW and NSU motorcycles since World War 1. Later, vehicles from Hanomag were added. Actually, they also wanted to offer the KdF car in Frankfurt, but as is known, there was no real series production before World War 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unique racing cars from 1948<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

After the war, the son of the founder, Walter Gl\u00f6ckler, took over the general agency for Volkswagen in the Frankfurt area. From 1950, the range was supplemented by the Porsche sports car brand, which had recently relocated its production to Stuttgart. Since Walter Gl\u00f6ckler was one of the motorsport fans mentioned above who took part in racing events, he tinkered with conversions from 1948 onwards with some of his employees, including Hermann Ramelow. The first vehicle was based on the technical components of a Hanomag in a self-developed tubular frame. In addition to an oval grille, the freestanding wheels were particularly eye-catching. In 1949, Walter Gl\u00f6ckler won the Schauinsland race with this car. For 1950, the second self-built car was created again with a tubular frame chassis, but this time with clad wheels in an open body. In addition, this time the four-cylinder boxer engine from a Volkswagen served as the power source. The installation of a Porsche cylinder head and further fine-tuning of the engine increased output to 48 hp, or even to 62 hp when running on alcohol-based fuel.<\/p>\n\n\n

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