Luwo vehicle factories and machines
Luwo Kleinautobau, L. von Wolehmen & Co. KG. (1921–1923) Luwo Fahrzeugwerke und Maschinen AG (1923–1924) |
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legal form | Corporation |
founding | 1921 |
resolution | 1924 |
Seat | Munich , Germany |
Branch | Automobile manufacturer |
The Luwo vehicle plants and machines AG was a German automobile manufacturer.
Company history
The Luwo Kleinautobau, L. von Wolzüge & Co. KG. was founded in Munich in 1921 for the production of automobiles . The brand name was Luwo . On March 2, 1923, the company was converted into a stock corporation called Luwo Fahrzeugwerke und Maschinen AG. Heinrich Fritzel, the banker Gottfried Maier, the factory owner Eugen Austermayer, Heinrich Graba and Richard Dettmers were involved. The company's headquarters were at Isabellastraße 23 in 1922, at Stielerstraße 7 in 1923 and at Thalkirchner Straße 67 in 1924, both in Munich. The production halls were located on Thorwaldsenstrasse in Neuhausen and on Säbener Strasse in Giesing . Production ended in 1924.
vehicles
Small cars were on offer . There was a choice between two different four-cylinder engines from Steudel-Werke . These models were called 4/12 hp and 5/15 hp . The former had a displacement of about 1000 cm³ and made 12 hp . The vehicles had a tubular steel frame.
literature
- Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
- Werner Oswald : German Cars 1920–1945. Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 1996, ISBN 3-87943-519-7 , p. 450.