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Corona-Werke
Fahrrad- und Metallindustrie AG
Fahrradwerke & Metallindustrie AG
legal form Corporation
founding 1891
resolution 1932
Reason for dissolution liquidation
Seat Brandenburg an der Havel , Germany
Branch Bicycle manufacturer , automobile manufacturer

The Corona-Werke were a German bicycle, motorcycle and automobile manufacturer based in Brandenburg an der Havel . The company founded by Adolf Schmidt in 1891 as a bicycle factory began manufacturing motorcycles in 1901 and automobiles in 1905. The plant did not survive the German bicycle crisis in 1928 and the subsequent global economic crisis in 1929. In 1932 it was liquidated.

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Corona Fahrradwerke und Metallindustrie AG share of more than 1,000 marks from May 1923

From 1905 to 1909 Corona offered two cars that were manufactured under license from the Maurer-Union Werke. Both models had continuously variable friction wheel drive systems from Maurer-Union . The PS had a 6/8 single-cylinder engine with 1470 cc capacity, a power of 8 hp (5.9 kW) at 800 min -1 gave. The 9/11 hp was equipped with an in-line two-cylinder engine. This pulled out of 1526 cc, a power of 11 HP (8.1 kW) at 1100 min -1 . Only the larger car also had a reverse gear.

From 1908 another model was offered, the Coronamobil . This was a tricycle that resembled a motorcycle up to the saddle and instead of the rear wheel had a rear axle with two wheels and a bench above it with two seats. Instead of the handlebar, the vehicle had a steering wheel. The 1-cyl. Drive motors came from Fafnir , they were alternately controlled single cylinders with 3.5 HP (2.6 kW) or 4.5 HP (3.3 kW). The 2-cyl. Motors came from Antoine.

After the closure of the licensor Maurer-Union in 1909, automobile production at Corona had to be converted. The Corona plants produced automobiles and delivery vans until the beginning of the First World War in 1914. Motorcycle production also ended initially in 1914. The factory briefly resumed this branch of production in 1924. It also produced its own boxer engine with 3 HP and 335 cm³, which was installed lengthways. However, this ended in 1925 due to insufficient demand and technical problems.

Motorcycle production ran from 1901 to 1925. Initially, pacemaker tandem motorcycles were built for stationary cycling. The plant was actively involved in cycling and had a. a. Thaddäus Robl from Munich under contract. Robl rode a Corona racing bike and behind a Corona motor tandem to the world championship title in 1901 and 1902. From 1902 the plant manufactured street motorcycles.

Bicycle manufacturing began in 1891 and ended in 1932.

literature

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Corona (I).
  • Halwart Schrader: German cars. Volume 1: 1886-1920. Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-613-02211-7 , pp. 101-102.
  • George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 1: A – F. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 337. (English)
  • Ulrich Kubisch : German car brands from A – Z. VF Verlagsgesellschaft, Mainz 1993, ISBN 3-926917-09-1 , pp. 33-34.
  • Erwin Tragatsch : All motorcycles. 1894 until today. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 1977, ISBN 3-87943-410-7 , p. 100.
  • Mario Steinbrink History of Corona Fahrradwerke and Metallindustrie AG Brandenburg / Havel, Der Knochenschüttler Issue 54 2/2012
  • Mario Steinbrink rarity from Brandenburg The 3PS Corona motorcycle 1924, VFV-Info issue 4/2013

Web links

Commons : Corona-Werke  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 337. (English)
  2. ↑ Ulrich Kubisch: German car brands from A – Z. VF Verlagsgesellschaft, Mainz 1993, ISBN 3-926917-09-1 , pp. 33-34.
  3. ^ Erwin Tragatsch: All motorcycles. 1894 until today. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 1977, ISBN 3-87943-410-7 , p. 100.
  4. ↑ GTÜ Society for Technical Monitoring (accessed April 10, 2016)