Magyar Általános Gépgyár

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Magyar Általános Gépgyár

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founding 1886
resolution 1929
Seat Budapest , Mátyásföld
management
  • Daniel Podvinecz
  • Wilhelm Heisler
Branch Automobile manufacturers , engine manufacturers , aircraft manufacturers

Magomobil
Magosix

MÁG was a Hungarian manufacturer of automobiles , engines and aircraft.

Company history

The company Magyar Általános Gépgyár (German: Allgemeine Hungarian Maschinenfabrik) was founded in Budapest in 1886 by Daniel Podvinecz and Wilhelm Heisler . Automobiles were manufactured under the brand name Phoenix between 1900 and 1908 . Subsequently, until 1912, cars were made under a license from Fiat. The brand name MÁG was not used until 1912 for vehicles based on its own designs. In 1914 the company moved to Mátyásföld . There also were Austro-Daimler - aircraft engines manufactured under license and 1916-1919 about 200 aircraft aviation automotive and aviation Werke AG and Fokkerwerke made. Production ended in 1929.

MAG advertisement 1918 in the magazine "Motor Braunbeck"

vehicles

A total of around 2100 automobiles were built between 1912 and 1929. The 25 hp and 35 hp models with four-cylinder engines were produced between 1912 and 1914. In 1920 the Magomobil model appeared with a four-cylinder engine and 1800 cc displacement , which was also exported. In 1926 the Magosix with a six-cylinder engine and 2400 cc displacement was added.

Probably Mag

In 1914 the brand name Wohl Mag was used for the export of taxis to England and Turkey .

literature

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The great automobile encyclopedia. BLV, Munich 1986, ISBN 3-405-12974-5 .
  • Hans Seper, Helmut Krackowizer, Alois Brusatti: Austrian motor vehicles from the beginning until today. Welsermühl, Wels 1984, ISBN 3-85339-177-X .
  • George Nick Georgano : Cars. Encyclopédie complète. 1885 à nos jours. Courtille, 1975. (French)
  • Peter M. Grosz, George Haddow, Peter Schiemer: Austro-Hungarian Army Aircraft of World War I , Paladin 2002 (English)

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