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Araba tutkunları iyi bilirler;
yolun tadı en iyi iki şekilde
çıkar. Ya son model ya da
hem yaşı, hem işçiliği, kısaca
tam anlamıyla “klâsik” olmaya
hak kazanmış bir arabanın
yol arkadaşlığıyla. Otomobil
sektörüne bıraktığı izler ve
yaşı nedeniyle ayrı bir saygıyı
hak eden Anadol, hatırı
sayılır ve unutulmaz klâsikler
arasındaki yerini çoktan
aldı. Bugün hâlâ milyonlarca
tutkunu olan, filmlere, kitaplara
ilham veren Anadol, aslında
her şeyden önce Türkiye ve
otomobil sektörü için gerçek
bir “devrim”di. O yalnızca
bir otomobil değil, doğduğu
ülkede atılan birçok adımın
cesaret kaynağıydı.
“Bu memleketin
otomobili”
Anadol’un 1966 yılında
“bu memleketin otomobili”
sloganıyla başlayan macerası,
tam 48 yıl sonra devam
eden bir etkiye sebep oldu.
Bunun nedeni olan birçok
sebepten biri de Türkiye’de
seri olarak üretilen ilk Türk
otomobili olma özelliğine
sahip oluşuydu. Bu konu
Car lovers know well that one can
enjoy the road in two ways. When
your travel mate is either a top of
the line or a “classic” car that has
earned its reputation both with
its age and its craftsmanship.
Anadol took its place among
the classics thanks to the traces
it left in the automotive sector
and its age. Today, it still has
millions of fans, gives inspiration
to movies and books but first and
foremost it was a real “revolution”
for Turkey and the automotive
sector. It was not only a car but
the source of courage for many
of the steps taken in its country
of origin.
“The car of this country”
The adventure of Anadol started
in 1966 with the motto “the car
of this country” and caused an
effect that still ripples after 48
years. There are many reasons
for this, one of which was that it
was the first Turkish car that was
mass produced. This was always
open to discussion because
there were attempts prior to
Anadol. However, these could
not be successful. “Nobel” the
production of which was stopped
shortly after its launch and
“Devrim” which is still mentioned
due to its design and engineering
success took their place in
history as the first attempts of the
Turkish automotive sector before
