Ehrhardt-Szawe automobile plant

Ehrhardt-Szawe Automobilwerk AG
legal form	Corporation
founding	1904
resolution	1924
Seat	Berlin , Germany
management	Gustav Ehrhardt
Branch	Automobile manufacturer

The Ehrhardt Szawe car plant AG was a German manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Heinrich Ehrhardt was in possession of the license for vehicles from Decauville , which was used in his first company, Fahrzeugfabrik Eisenach AG , until 1903 . In 1904 he founded a new company that bore his name in Düsseldorf for the production of automobiles. The brand names were Ehrhardt and Ehrhardt-Decauville occasionally until 1907 . His son Gustav Ehrhardt ran the company. One plant was in Zella-Mehlis . In 1922 it was taken over by Szawe and renamed Ehrhardt-Szawe Automobilwerk AG . The company headquarters was now in Berlin . The brand name changed to Ehrhardt-Szawe . Production ended in 1924. The plant in Zella-Mehlis was then used by the Pluto automobile factory.

vehicles

Models up to 1918

The first 16/20 HP model was created under a Decauville license. The four-cylinder engine with a displacement of 3296 cm³ developed 20 hp . This enabled a top speed of 50 km / h. The wheelbase was 2850 mm and the track width was 1325 mm. The curb weight was given as 1350 kg. The offer was the double phaeton body design .

In 1905 or 1906 the Fidelio 8 PS added to the range, which was available until 1907. It was the worst performing model. Its two-cylinder engine with a capacity of 1272 cm³ developed 8 hp and enabled a top speed of 45 km / h. The chassis had a wheelbase of 2215 mm and a track width of 1160 mm. It weighed 650 kg (without body) and cost 3200 marks . It was also available as a double phaeton.

Its successor was the 8/10 PS offered between 1907 and 1908 . Its two-cylinder engine with a displacement of 1570 cm³ made 10 hp. The top speed remained unchanged. The track width was slightly wider at 1250 mm, but the wheelbase was shortened to 2000 mm. The curb weight was given as 550 kg, although it remains unclear whether the information relates only to the chassis or to the entire vehicle. An open two-seater without special equipment cost 3,600 marks. A double phaeton was also available.

In 1908, the large 31/60 hp added to the range, but sales were sluggish until 1913. Its four-cylinder engine with a displacement of 8000 cm³ developed 60 hp. The maximum speed was given as 85 to 90 km / h. The wheelbase was 3250 mm, the track width 1450 mm and the curb weight 1450 kg. The vehicle was available as a double phaeton, tourer and landaulet and cost 15,500 marks.

In 1909 the Type 31 10/30 PS appeared , in 1910 the Type 50 7/20 PS and in 1911 the Type 44 18/50 PS , which were available until 1914. All were equipped with four-cylinder engines. The choice of bodywork for all three models also consisted of a double phaeton, tourer and landaulet. The type 31 engine developed 30 hp from a displacement of 2544 cc and allowed a top speed of 75 km / h. The engine of the type 50 had 1768 cc and 20 hp. Its top speed was given as 65 km / h. The type 44 engine developed 50 hp from a displacement of 4710 cc. Its top speed corresponded to that of the Type 31 . The type 31 had a wheelbase of 2800 mm, the track width of 1350 mm and the curb weight of 1250 kg. The type 50 had a 50 mm narrower track width with the same wheelbase and weighed only 750 kg. The Type 44 had a wheelbase of 3200 mm, track width of 1420 mm and weighed 1900 kg. As far as is known, the new prices were 8,850 marks for the Type 31 and 12,300 marks for the Type 44 .

Models from 1919 until the takeover by Szawe

The range now included the 10/40 hp models with four-cylinder engines and 15/60 hp models with six-cylinder engines . The Stuttgart bodywork plant in Reutter manufactured a. a. a Coupé de Ville of 15/60 hp .

Models with the brand name Ehrhardt-Szawe

There was only one model under this brand name. This was the 10/50 hp . It had a six-cylinder engine with OHC valve control . The bodies came from Szawe .

literature

• Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
• 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 . (English)
• Halwart Schrader : German Cars, Volume 1: 1885–1920. Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-613-02211-7 .
• Werner Oswald : German cars. 1920-1945. Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 1990, ISBN 3-87943-519-7 .

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. ^ Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.