These are several pictures
of the 1935 Röhr Type "F" 13/75 PS 3.3 Liter Cabriolet 2-Door Automobile
that I currently own. The car is in reasonably good condition with no parts
missing from body or engine. The convertible top, however, is now
missing.
With some research I have
found that this Röhr is possibly the only production line model of its
make and kind in existence. There are 2 known prototype Röhrs
that I know of. One in Georgia owned by an attorney. The other was located
in the Virginia area and it was owned by Edgar Röhr but I have just
recently found out that it has been sent to Germany where it has been completely
restored and donated to a Museum. I have also heard it rumored that there
might be a Röhr in Finland and or Sweden.
My Röhr was built under
license by the Neue Rohrwerke AG. The body is made by Glaser. The book titled
CARS OF THE WEHRMACHT GERMAN VEHICLES IN WORLD WAR II, authored by
Reinhard Frank, states that Cars built by Röhr are extremely rare,
for this small auto builder produced only about 3000 cars in various small
series from 1927 to 1935. A German whose name was Dr. H R Klauer from
Lampertheim/Hassen in Ernst-Ludwigstrabe owned it. His name is stamped in
the owners manual and his initials are engraved on both car
doors.
Because the law on
procurement for Reich duties in Germany during WWII went in effect
on September 1, 1938, the doctor hid this Röhr in the dense woods near
his home so as the German Military could not confiscate his vehicle.
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