Monos vehicle factory

Monos Fahrzeugfabrik GmbH
legal form	Company with limited liability
founding	1928
resolution	1930
Seat	Berlin - Lichtenberg , Germany
Branch	Motor vehicle manufacturer

The Monos vehicle factory GmbH was a German automobile manufacturer .

description

The company was based at Herzbergstrasse 104 in Berlin-Lichtenberg . However, Zimmerstrasse 14–15 in Berlin is also mentioned. The origins lie in the Austrian Monos Fahrzeug AG from Vienna , which had manufactured cargo tricycles from 1924, ceased production in 1928 and handed over the remaining vehicle stock to Krauseco . The construction time in Berlin was from 1928 to 1930.

The main model was the Monos Schnell-Lieferwagen Type VIII , offered from 1928 to 1930. The tricycle had the single wheel at the rear. An air-cooled, single-cylinder , four-stroke engine from JAP powered the rear wheel. Engines with 347 cm³ displacement and 8.5 PS as well as 498 cm³ and 10 PS have been handed down. The driver sat in the back on a saddle. Behind it, in some versions, was a second saddle for a passenger. In the front there was either a flatbed or a box for goods.

From 1929 to 1930 there was also the Monos 200 . Here the single wheel was in front. In addition to the more powerful JAP engine mentioned, there was also a single-cylinder two-stroke engine from DKW with a displacement of 198 cm³ and an output of 5.5 hp. It was mounted behind the front wheel and drove the right rear wheel via a chain. There are single-seaters with a rear box and open two-seaters with tandem seats. The design came from Fritz Görke , who also designed the Mollmobil .

Another source says that the Monos 200 was presented at the Leipzig trade fair in 1929. It was a three seat with two seats in a row. Mention is made of an all-weather hood and the possibility of using the vehicle both as a car and as a van. A two-stroke engine with 198 cm³ displacement and fan cooling was mounted on the right outside. The transmission had three gears. The price was 1425 Reichsmarks.

literature

• Werner Oswald : German Cars 1920–1945. 10th edition. Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 1996, ISBN 3-87943-519-7 , page 452.
• Ulrich Kubisch : German car brands from A – Z. VF Verlagsgesellschaft, Mainz 1993, ISBN 3-926917-09-1 .
• Wolfgang H. Gebhardt: German delivery truck. All brands and models up to 1.5 tons since 1896. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 1998, ISBN 3-613-01878-0 , p. 227 and p. 416.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Michael Wolff Metternich : 100 years on 3 wheels. German three-lane vehicles through the ages. Neue Kunst Verlag, Munich, ISBN 3-929956-00-4 , pp. 250-252.
2. ^ Hans Christoph von Seherr-Thoss : The German automobile industry. Documentation from 1886 until today . Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart 1974, ISBN 3-421-02284-4 , p. 168 .