Witch (make of car)

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witch
owner Achenbach & Co.
Introductory year 1905
Products Automobiles

Hexe was a car brand under which the steam engine and ship engine manufacturer Achenbach & Co. in Hamburg sold automobiles from its own production between 1905 and 1907 , which were built under license from the Belgian Nagant . Achenbach had acted as an importer of US locomobile automobiles from 1902 .

description

Initially, a two-cylinder model 9/10 PS and two four-cylinder models (14/16 PS and 20/24 PS) were offered. From 1906 the two smaller models were discontinued and the four-cylinder models were called 18/20 hp, 24/30 hp and 40/45 hp. Then there was the six-cylinder model 30/35 hp. All cars except the largest model were equipped with cardan shafts. The engines, which except for the six-cylinder were designed as block engines with two cylinders cast together, had a sheet metal cladding at the bottom, which protected them from road dirt and damage. The six-cylinder had individually cast cylinders and a crankcase made of light metal. The large four-cylinder model had a four-speed gearbox, while the smaller versions had to be content with three gears.

In 1908, Achenbach gave up manufacturing its own automobiles and instead imported Nagant cars to Germany.

Another source gives the production period from 1905 to 1907 and confirms the 9/10 hp , 14/16 hp and 20/24 hp models for 1905 .

Models

All vehicles were available as a double phaeton , landaulet or limousine .

model Construction period cylinder power wheelbase
9/10 hp 1905-1906 2 row 10 HP (7.4 kW)
14/16 hp 1905-1906 4 row 16 hp (11.8 kW)
20/24 hp 1905-1906 4 row 24 hp (17.6 kW)
18/20 hp 1906-1907 4 row 22 hp (16.1 kW)
24/30 hp 1906-1907 4 row 32 HP (23.5 kW) 3200 mm
30/35 hp 1906-1907 6 row 40 hp (29 kW) 3280 mm
40/50 hp 1906-1907 4 row 55 HP (40 kW)

literature

  • Halwart Schrader : German Cars 1886–1920. 1st edition. Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3--613-02211-7, pp. 197-198.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Peter Kirchberg: Automobile exhibitions and vehicle tests around the world. The best from "Der Motorwagen", the magazine for the automotive industry and engine construction. Part 1: 1898-1914. Transpress, Berlin 1985, p. 91.
  2. ^ Hans Christoph von Seherr-Thoss : The German automobile industry. Documentation from 1886 until today . Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart 1974, ISBN 3-421-02284-4 , p. 21 .