AUTO UNION W25K ROADSTER Wanderer 1937 HISTORIC PROFILE 2 in itsseats, will neverberestored.Itsstoryispreserved According toPeterMullin,theWanderer after acrash inthetextile business forced Schlumpf’s collectionofsome 500cars In 1977theFrench governmentseized owned bytextile giant FritzSchlumpf. a groupof62unrestoredcarspreviously Schlumpf ReserveCollection— Mullin AutomotiveMuseumaspart ofthe The AutoUnionWanderercameto the Schlumpf ReserveCollection. its headliner,andfellowcarsfrom the A CarwithaSoul Peugeots, thelistgoeson. Aftersomesoul of Bugattis, Delahayes,Hispano-Suizas and found insidewas a dream:rowupon he wasatthebarn inmoments.Whathe When Mr.Mullinreceived thecallin2008 first callwhenthelotcameupforsale. Arlette andwasgiventhepromise ofthe the treasuretrove.Mr.Mullinhadknown where fewweregrantedentrance tosee hidden awayinabarnMalmerspach widow Arlettein1999.kept them Collection wasreleasedtoSchlumpf’s battle lastedfor20yearsuntiltheReserve him intobankruptcy.Theensuinglegal HISTORIC PROFILE 3 the rest.TheWandererisoneofthesecars. particular historicalsignificanceandselling the collection,onlyretainingcarsof searching ofhisown,Mr.Mullinpurchased are seenonmodernAudistothisday. interlocking ringsofAutoUnion’sbadge 1932 toformAutoUnion.Thefour Horch, andWanderer—whomerged in automobile companies—Audi,DKW, was theproductoffourGerman W25K’s superchargedengine.TheW25K the designandmanufactureof the Wandererautomotivecompanyon German carmakers,andheworkedwith 1930. Porschewasaconsultanttoseveral graduated fromengineeringschoolin Ferdinand Porsche’sfirstprojectafterhe heritage. AGermancar,itwasDr. the MullinCollectionnotofFrench The Wandererisoneofonlythreecarsin OWNER HISTORY 4 Automotive Museum. Reserve Collectiontodisplayinthe Mullin approximately halfoftheSchlumpf they soonsoldtoPeterMullin.Hekept Ruben purchasedthecollection,which dealers BrunoVendiesseandJaapBraam became availabletocollectors.Car died in2008thecollectiononceagain where andasshefoundthem.After chose nottorestorethecars,butleftthem Schlumpf’s widow,Arlette,in1999.She Reserve Collection,itwasreleasedtoFritz government in1977.PartoftheSchlumpf was confiscatedbytheFrench FritzSchlumpfpurchaseditin1964,and history. Little isknownoftheWanderer’searly TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 5 Production span Chassis number Number made Coachbuilder Acceleration Profile type Top Speed Body type PROFILE 93 0 1936-1938 257 Roadster cabriolet Touring 180223 Factory TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 6 Height (Groundlinetohighestroof) Front suspensiontype Rear suspensiontype Front brakestype Rear brakestype BODY |CHASSIS Weight Length Width Lockheed hydraulic Lockheed hydraulic 2200 lbs 5' 7" 4' 10" 12' 8" springs suspension andtransverseleaf Rigid Axlewithindependent transverse leafsprings Independent suspensionwith TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 7 Number ofcylinders Engine construction Number ofgears BHP at4000RPM Engine number Displacement Overdrive Gearbox Type ENGINE Inline 180231 0 4 Manual Syncromesh 85 1963 Aluminum 6 8 © Mullin Automotive Museum All photographs courtesy of Michael Furman