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The current owner of this W25 recently purchased it from the Schlumpf Collection in France. It had been acquired by the Schlumpf brothers in 1961.
The name Wanderer dates back to 1896, when Winklhofer & Jaenicke, a company founded in 1885, built bicycles in Chemnitz. Production of motorcycles began in 1902, and the first production of motor cars took place in 1904. In 1932 Wanderer AG sold off its car division to form part of Auto Union along with Horch, Audi and DKW hence the four interlinked rings of the famous badge.
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