Albert F. Hammel
Albert Hammel , Albertus Friedericus Leopoldus Hammel, (* 14. July 1835 in Copenhagen ; † 3. September 1903 ) was a Danish automobile - pioneer . The Copenhagen Trade Register referred to him as an installer and from around 1880 as an engine manufacturer.
Live and act
Hammel probably built a petrol motor vehicle around 1888, which is still preserved today and is on display in the Danmarks Tekniske Museum in Helsingør .
For a long time, the year of construction of the mutton wagon was 1886. Jacques Ickx sen. states the year 1897 in “Ainsi naquit l'automobile” (1961). Since recent research (J. Ditlef Scheel in "Automobile Quarterly", 1987) suggests the year 1888 is very likely, this year of construction is now generally recognized.
Mutton's automobile first received more attention when he took part in the 1954 London-Brighton Run. Special features are a reverse steering, i.e. H. you turn to the right if you want to turn left, and a gearbox with forward and reverse gear. The car roughly represents the development status of the later 1880s in Germany, as specified by Carl Benz , Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach .
There are several parallels to the somewhat better-known Siegfried Marcus car of the same age in the Technisches Museum Wien . Both vehicles are prototypes that never went into production and had no further influence on the later development of the automobile . The year of manufacture of both vehicles is only known roughly. (There are at least primary historical sources relating to the Marcus car that date the engine to 1888 and the chassis to 1889 or later.)
The mutton and the second Marcus car are the two oldest automobiles in the world that have been preserved in their original condition .
Vehicle data
- Four-stroke two-cylinder engine,
- Cubic capacity 2720 cm³
- Surface carburetor ,
- Glow tube ignition,
- 3.5 hp at 500 trs./min.
literature
- Martin Pfundner: The Danish mutton. In: Austro Classic. Issue 6/2004.
Web links
- Mutton birds ( memento of September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) at tekniskmuseum.dk
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hammel, Albert F. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hammel, Albert; Mutton, Albertus Friedericus Leopoldus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish automobile pioneer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 14, 1835 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Copenhagen |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 3, 1903 |
| Place of death | Copenhagen |