Benz Velo

Benz
Benz Patent Motor Car Velo (1894)
Patent motor vehicle Velo / Comfortable
Production period:	1894-1901
Class :	Small car
Body versions :	Phaeton
Engines:	Petrol engines : 1.05 liters (1.1–2.6 kW)
Length:	2250-2400 mm
Width:	1250 mm
Height:	1350 mm
Wheelbase :	1340 mm
Empty weight :	280-425 kg
Previous model	Benz patent motor car number 3
successor	Benz Patent Motor Car Ideal

Benz Velo

The Benz Patent Motor Car Velo (short Benz Velo called) was the first in series car produced. This version of the motor vehicle patented by Carl Benz was built from 1894 to 1901. By 1895, 134 pieces had been produced. Duryea in Springfield , Massachusetts also built in series, while other car pioneers such as Panhard & Levassor still relied on one-off production.

description

The Benz Velo was added to the Benz Patent Motor Car Victoria from 1893 as a smaller model. It was also equipped with a single-cylinder engine in the rear. The engine had a displacement of 1045 cm³ (bore × stroke = 110 mm × 110 mm).

The performance developed as follows:

• 1894 1.5 HP (1.1 kW) at 450 min ^-1
• 1896: 2.75 hp (2.1 kW) at 600 min ^-1
• 1900: 3 hp (2.2 kW) at 700 min ^-1
• 1901 3.5 HP (2.6 kW) at 800 min ^-1

At first there was a surface carburetor and an inductor for the ignition, but from 1896 a float carburetor and battery ignition were offered. From this point on, there was also a crank handle to start the machine.

A two-speed transmission passed the engine power on to the rear wheels. From 1896 there was also an optional third gear and reverse gear. From 1900 both were included in the series.

Between 1894 and 1900 the cars were sold as Velo (Velociped) for 2000 to 2200  22 , from 1896 to 1901 there was the Comfortable (Velociped Comfortable) for 2500 to 2800 ℳ. A total of 1200 vehicles of these types were built.

literature

• Werner Oswald: Mercedes-Benz Passenger Cars 1886–1986 . 4th edition. Motorbuch Verlag Stuttgart (1987). ISBN 3-613-01133-6 , pp. 28-30

Web links

Commons : Benz Velo  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Information on the 1.5 HP engine (accessed April 14, 2018)
2. ↑ Information on the 2.75 PS engine (accessed April 14, 2018)
3. ↑ Information on the 2.75 PS engine (accessed April 14, 2018)
4. ↑ Information on the 3 HP engine (accessed April 14, 2018)
5. ↑ Information on the 3 HP engine (accessed April 14, 2018)
6. ↑ Information on the 3.5 hp engine (accessed April 14, 2018)