Comtesse (make of car)

Comtesse was a German car brand.

Company history

The company form in Plastic GmbH of Munich presented the NSU engine plants in April 1959 the prototype of a roadster based on the NSU Sport Prinz- front. NSU did not want to include the vehicle in the sales program. The prototype was further developed and officially presented in spring 1963. Production took place at the Peter Bauer company in Cologne in cooperation with Karl Deutsch GmbH . Production ended in the same year. A total of about twelve or 20 copies were made.

vehicles

The only model was a two-seater roadster. The body was made of plastic . The vehicle length was 377 cm, the vehicle width 150 cm and the vehicle height 130 cm. The curb weight was given as 570 kg. A two-cylinder engine with a displacement of 583 cm³ and an output of 30 hp provided the drive . The radiator grille on the front of the vehicle was unusual, as the vehicle had a rear engine. The new price was 7950 DM . For comparison: the sports prince only cost DM 5710 at the time.

literature

• Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .

Web links

• Lexicon of forgotten car brands (accessed November 8, 2012)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
2. ↑ Lexicon of forgotten car brands (accessed November 8, 2012)