Lucerna (car brand)

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AH Grivel
legal form
founding 1907
resolution 1909
Seat Lucerne , Switzerland
management AH Grivel
Branch Automobile manufacturer

Lucerna was a Swiss car brand.

Company history

AH Grivel was director of the Schweizerhof garage in Lucerne and importer of Aster engines. In 1907, he began producing automobiles under the Lucerna brand . In 1909, production ended after only a few copies had been made. In 1910, seven Lucerna vehicles were registered in Switzerland.

vehicles

Four passenger car models were on offer. These were the 10/14 PS , the 14/18 PS and the 20/24 PS with four-cylinder engines and the 20/24 PS with six-cylinder engines . The engines came from Aster and the chassis from Malicet & Blin . The engine power was transmitted to the rear axle by means of a cardan shaft . The 10/12 HP and 12/14 HP truck models with two-cylinder engines and chain drives were also created.

New prices

According to an advertisement in 1908, the following models were offered as available:

model execution engine Number of gears Price in Swiss Francs
10/14 hp Chassis without tires Four-cylinder engine 3 7,500
14/18 hp Chassis without tires Four-cylinder engine 3 8,000
20/24 hp Chassis without tires Four-cylinder engine 4th 11,000
20/24 hp Landaulet complete Four-cylinder engine 4th 16,000
20/24 hp Vehicle complete Six cylinder engine 3 12,000
10/12 hp Truck with tires Two-cylinder engine 3 6,500
12/14 hp Truck with tires Two-cylinder engine 3 8,000

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Georgano: Ernest Schmid: Swiss cars. 1978.