First automobile company for Austria

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First automobile company for Austria
legal form society
founding 1899
resolution 1900
Seat Vienna , Austria-Hungary
Branch Automobile manufacturer

Aesculap

The Erste Automobil-Gesellschaft für Österreich was a manufacturer of automobiles from Austria-Hungary .

Company history

The Vienna-based company started producing automobiles in 1899. It exhibited a vehicle at the First International Motor Show, which the Austrian Automobile Club held from May 31 to June 10, 1900 in the Vienna Prater . The brand name was Aesculap . Production ended in the same year.

vehicles

The only model had a built-in engine of unknown origin. The specialty was that the engine had both air and water cooling . Other sources call water and rib cooling. The engine located in the rear had a power output of 3.5 hp . The maximum speed was given as 30 km / h and 35 km / h. The rear wheels were larger than the front. The face-to-face body shape offered space for 3 to 4 people sitting opposite each other. Motorwagen magazine , published by the Central European Motor Vehicle Association , praised the model in issue 4 of February 28, 1900.

literature

Web links

Commons : First Automobile Society for Austria  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k Seper, Krackowizer, Brusatti: Austrian motor vehicles from the beginning until today.
  3. ↑ Šuman-Hreblay: Automobile Manufacturers Worldwide Registry.
  4. ↑ a b c d e f Seper, Pfundner, Lenz: Austrian automobile history.