Adler Standard 6 History

First shown at the Berlin Motor Show in October 1926 and entering volume production in 1927, the Standard 6 was powered by a 2,540 cc (later 2,916 cc) six-cylinder engine producing 45–50 PS. Its most significant technical distinction was being the first car on the European continent to fit a Lockheed hydraulic braking system — at the time, only Duesenberg (US, 1921) and Triumph (UK, 1924) had offered hydraulic brakes ahead of it.

The Standard 6 gained world fame when Swedish adventurer Clärenore Stinnes set out in 1927 to drive around the globe. Accompanied by cameraman Carl-Axel Söderström, she completed the journey in May 1929, becoming the first person to circumnavigate the world by automobile — and she did it in an Adler Standard 6.

The model ran in updated 2,916 cc form (Standard 6 A/S) through 1934, making it a mainstay of Adler's range for nearly a decade before the company shifted its focus toward the smaller, front-drive Trumpf cars.