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| {{Racing Car Infobox |
| | #REDIRECT [[Glockler 356]] |
| |Image = [[Image:Glockler-Special(8-14-09).jpg]]
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| |Category = Road Race/Hillclimb/Endurance
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| |Marque/Constructor = [[Glockler-Porsche]]
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| |Chassis = [[Porsche 356]]
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| |Front Suspension =
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| |Rear Suspension = Trailing Arm
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| |Engine = 1,488cc Porsche
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| |Power = 86hp
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| |Transmission = 4-speed Transaxle
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| |Fuel = Alcohol
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| |Weight = 1,133 lbs
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| |Notable Entrants = Walter Glockler, Max Hoffman, Johnny von Neuman
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| |Notable Drivers = Helm Glockler, Max Hoffman, Johnny von Neuman, Desire Wilson
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| |Debut = 1952 Nurburgring
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| |Races Competed =
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| |Race Victories = 1952 Nurburgring
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| |Constructor's Championships = 1952 German Championship
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| |Designer = Body: C. W. Weidenhausen; Chassis: Hermann Ramelow
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| [[Walter Glockler]] was a [[Volkswagen]] (among other marques) dealer in Frankfurt, Germany. Being a racer himself, and knowing of Dr. [[Ferdinand Porsche]]'s exploits with [[Auto Union]] and [[Cisitalia]] Grand Prix cars, he quickly saw the potential contained in Dr. Porsche's first post-war effort, the model [[Porsche 356|356]]. The '''Glockler-Porsches''' were 'specials' in that they were individually hand-built with each successive racecar integrating lessons learned from previous iterations. The first two Glockler-Porsches were designed by Hermann Ramelow, who using modified 356 underpinnings attached to custom-fabricated tube-frames of his own design. They all sported aluminum bodies designed and built by C. W. Weidenhausen. The first two were single-seaters with the engine and transaxle rotated 180 degrees so that the engine was mounted amidships. However, switching the engine location from the 356's rear-engined layout for better weight distribution also caused handling problems with the trailing arm (which initially became leading arm) suspension design. Because they could not fully solve the leading-arm suspension's handling problems (primarily, excessive toe-in under braking), they returned to the rear-engined chassis architecture for the third Glockler-Porsche (pictured). The first Glockler Specials were based on the early [[Porsche 356]] small-bore architecture. Their 1,086 cc engine size allowed them to compete in the under 1,100 cc categories. These engines, running on gasoline, put out a modest 50 hp. Running on alcohol, the small-bore engine put out just over 60 hp. The second Glockler-Porsche was built using a 1,500 cc Porsche engine that, again on alcohol, put out over 80 hp. The third Glockler-Porsche also used a 1,488 cc Porsche engine, but due to modifications by the Porsche factory, it put out 86 h.p. The first two Glockler-Porsches weighed under 1,000 lbs. The third, because it was a two-seater, built on a standard 356 cabriolet floorpan, weighed just over 1,100 lbs. Dr. Porsche was impressed enough with quality of design, craftsmanship, and performance of the Glockler specials that he agreed to have them labeled as Porsches, and further, that he utilized many of the mid-engined Glockler specials' design elements into his first production racecar, the [[Porsche 550]].
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| ==Gallery==
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| <gallery>
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| Image:Glockler-Special(8-13-09).jpg
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| </gallery>
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| {{Porsche}}
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| ==Complete Racing Results==
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| ([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]]) (results in bold indicate '''pole position''')
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| ==Notes and references==
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| ==See Also==
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| ==External links==
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