Märkische motor vehicle factory Carl Knöllner

Märkische motor vehicle factory Carl Knöllner
legal form
founding	1922
resolution	1927
Seat	Ravensbrück , Germany
Branch	Motor vehicles

Märkische Automobilfabrik Carl Knöllner , previously Karl Knöllner Automobilfabrik , was a German automobile manufacturer. The company was from 1924 to 1925 in the municipality of Ravensbrück (today Fürstenberg / Havel ). It existed from 1922 to 1927.

description

A three-wheeled small car named Carolette was created under the brand name Knöllner . It was equipped with two seats in a row. It was powered by a 2/18-hp engine that produced 18 hp (13.2 kW) from a displacement of 500 cm³ . This engine was supplied by Helios . In addition, a single - cylinder two-stroke engine with a displacement of 198 cm³ and an output of 3.5 hp is also mentioned. The single wheel was in the back. The wheelbase was depending on the model 198, 200 or 230 cm, the gauge 106 or 110 cm. The curb weight was given as 240 kg.

In addition, a small car with four wheels was built, which was powered by a 5/12-HP engine (1250 cm³, 12 HP / 8.8 kW).

The numbers remained small in both cases.

literature

• Werner Oswald : Deutsche Autos 1920–1945 , 10th edition, Motorbuch Verlag Stuttgart (1996), ISBN 3-87943-519-7 , page 448.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Michael Wolff Metternich : 100 years on 3 wheels. German three-lane vehicles through the ages. Neue Kunst Verlag, Munich, ISBN 3-929956-00-4 , p. 72.