Ateliers Germain
The Société Anonyme des Ateliers Germain was a Belgian manufacturer of automobiles and rail vehicles from Monceau-sur-Sambre . The brand name was Germain .
Company history
The company was founded in 1897. The production of automobiles began in 1898. Initially, vehicles were produced according to type and with the help of Daimler and Panhard & Levassor . Automobile production ended in 1914. Trams and standard gauge railcars continued to be produced. Even in 1954 and 1955 were to the Belgian Railways National Company a total of 20 railcars of the series 604/605 delivered.
Automobiles
model | construction time | cylinder | Cubic capacity cm³ | text |
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6 CV | 1898-1902 | 2 | also called Panhard-Belge or Daimler-Belge, based on Panhard & Levassor, engine from Daimler Phoenix, two examples are in the automobile museums in Brussels and Reninge |
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Verve | 1898-1900 | License panache | ||
12 CV | 1900-1902 | 4th | ||
8 CV | 1901-1902 | 2 | ||
Two-cylinder license Renault | 1902-1903 | 2 | Renault license | |
Renault four-cylinder license | 1902-1903 | 4th | Renault license | |
7.5 HP | 1902-1903 | Panhard & Levassor base | ||
10 HP | 1902-1903 | Panhard & Levassor base | ||
15 HP | 1902-1903 | Panhard & Levassor base | ||
20 HP | 1902-1903 | Panhard & Levassor base | ||
16/22 CV | 1903-1905 | 4th | 3686 | also called standard |
24/32 CV | 1903-1905 | 4th | 5401 | also called standard |
35/45 CV | 1903-1905 | 4th | 9852 | also called standard |
Chainless 14/20 HP | 1905-1914 | 4th | 2925 | initially Chainless 14/20 HP, from 1909 Chainless 14/20 Type C-92 |
Chainless 18/22 Type C-102 | 1905-1914 | 4th | 3595 | |
Chainless 28/35 Type D | 1905-1914 | 4th | 5881 | |
Chainless 70/80 Type KB | 1905-1914 | 4th | 12,453 | |
Chainless 28/35 Type KC | 1905-1914 | 4th | 5881 | Chainless 18/22 Type C-102 chassis, Chainless 28/35 Type D engine |
60 CV | 1907-1908 | 6th | first six-cylinder model | |
16/20 type L | 1908-1910 | 6th | 3834 | Successor to the 60 CV |
CL | 1909-1910 | 6th | 4387 | Chainless 14/20 Type C-92 chassis with six-cylinder engine |
CLD | 1909-1910 | 6th | 5393 | Chainless 28/35 Type D chassis with six-cylinder engine |
15 CV | 1910-1914 | 4th | 2614 and 2815 | |
20 CV GCK | 1912-1914 | Valve motor from Daimler (England) | ||
26 CV SDK | 1912-1914 | Valve motor from Daimler (England) |
literature
- Yvette Kupélian, Jacques Kupélian and Jacques Sirtaine: Histoire de l'automobile belge. Paul Legrain, Brussels, ISBN 2-87057-001-5 and epa, Paris, ISBN 2-85120-090-9 (French)
- George Nick Georgano : Cars. Encyclopédie complète. 1885 à nos jours. Courtille, 1975 (French)
Web links
Commons : Ateliers Germain - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Description of Germain in the GTÜ-Oldtimerservice (accessed on December 22, 2013)
Individual evidence
- ↑ David De Neef: Autorails de la série 44 (type 604) - Fiche technique on belrail.be (French), accessed on June 5, 2015.
- ↑ David De Neef: Autorails de la série 45 (type 605) - Fiche technique on belrail.be (French), accessed on June 5, 2015.