1937 Hanomag Rekord Cabriolet 2 Fenster [Typ 15 K]

1937 Hanomag Rekord [Typ 15 K] in Afrique sur Seine, Short Movie, 1955

Class: Cars, Convertible — Model origin:

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Author	Message
DynaMike ◊ 2015-03-22 22:57	I think this is rather a 1937/38 Hanomag Rekord, not a Rosengart... Link to "fotoshop.my-xxlpix.net" http://www.classiccarcatalogue.com/H/Hanomag%201936%20Rekord%20Typ%2015K.jpg
eLMeR ◊ 2015-03-27 06:50	@ DynaMike: Finely observed! I wasn't sure about the Rosengart, due to the non fitting shape of the trunk and of the fenders. But I have 2 MYs from 2 other sources. Which one could be the good one: 1934-38 (not so reliable, I think) or 1937-38, as you already said? 2 other convertibles are also identified as 1934 models, in the IMCDb (which doesn't mean it's not an error ) -- Last edit: 2015-03-27 06:56:43
DynaMike ◊ 2015-03-29 00:44	According to my info from encyclopaedic book "Deutsche Autos 1920-1945 - eine Typengeschichte" by Werner Oswal (Motorbuchverlag Stuttgart, 1981) the Hanomag Rekord was introduced in February 1934 and built until 1938 (1940 for the diesel version). 1934-36 the body was quite angular, whereas the later models had a more streamlined body as does the one in this picture. Btw, the chassis code is [Typ 15 K].
eLMeR ◊ 2015-03-30 02:35	Thanks for these details.