German Car Forum

“A lot has happened since Audi Tradition was established” said Thomas Frank, who heads the AUDI AG heritage division.
“At last we can put the first-ever large Audi on display!” He is referring to the Audi Imperator, an eight-cylinder model dating from 1929 – and to what is probably the only car of this type still in existence anywhere in the world. After restoration work lasting two years, this imposing car is to be handed over today to the head of Audi Tradition in Glienick, near Berlin.

The Imperator has been restored to its original condition by the company Fahrzeugrestaurierung Rosenow, which has already caused one of the absolute gems of the Audi museum mobile collection in Ingolstadt to shine forth with renewed brilliance – the twelve-cylinder Horch 670. Audi Tradition is once again delighted with the work of this team of restorers, headed by Peter Spillner. As Thomas Frank puts it: “The Audi Imperator looks fantastic, down to the tiniest detail. Our expectations have been more than fulfilled.” Peter Spillner himself is also content with the results: “This was the biggest challenge our company has ever had to face.” Wherever restoration of the car’s components proved to be impossible, new ones had to be designed and manufactured.”

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