Möllenkamp-Werke AG for vehicle construction

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Möllenkamp-Werke AG for vehicle construction
legal form Corporation
founding 1923
resolution 1926
Reason for dissolution insolvency
Seat Dusseldorf , Germany
Branch Motor vehicle manufacturer

The Möllenkamp-Werke AG for vehicle was a German automobile manufacturer based in Dusseldorf was a resident. Between 1923 and 1926, medium-sized cars were built there under the name Mölkamp .

At the beginning of 1923, the Priamus automobile works in Cologne-Zollstock were taken over and continued to build the 8/24 HP and 9/30 HP models under the Priamus name for the rest of the year . Soon afterwards, the six-cylinder car , a 10/50 hp model with a vertical shaft engine , which was still developed by Priamus - the first Mölkamp - was added. Because of the high price, this high-quality car was not very well received in the market.

In order to be able to offer a cheaper model, the four-cylinder model 6/30 PS of the Italian car manufacturer Ceirano was also built under license from October 1924 .

The Mölkamp-Ceirano was too expensive and could not establish itself on the market, so that the company had to file for bankruptcy in February 1926.

Models (selection)

model Construction period cylinder Displacement power wheelbase
8/24 hp 1923 4 row 2010 cm³ 24 hp (17.6 kW)
9/30 hp 1923 4 row 2262 cc 30 HP (22 kW)
10/50 hp 1923-1926 6 row 2500 cc 50 HP (37 kW)
6/30 hp 1924-1926 4 row 1500 cc 30 HP (22 kW)

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