Otto Wimmer engine factory

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Benedikt Wimmer & Sons (1898–1928)
Otto Wimmer Motorenfabrik (1928–1990)
Wimmer GmbH Maschinenfabrik (1990–1998)
legal form Company with limited liability
founding 1898
resolution 1998
Reason for dissolution sale
Seat Sulzbach am Inn , Germany
management Dipl. Ing. Axel Wimmer MA
Number of employees 80
Branch Supplier automotive, high pressure hydraulic systems, engine repairs

Otto Wimmer Motorenfabrik , previously Benedikt Wimmer & Söhne , was a German company in the field of engines as well as a manufacturer of motorcycles and automobiles .

Company history

Benedikt Wimmer founded Benedikt Wimmer & Sons in 1898 . The aim was the production and repair of agricultural machines. Motorized three-wheelers were created around 1900. The company also manufactured automobiles from 1904 to 1906. Another source indicates that the automobile production under the direction of the son Otto Wimmer senior took place only in 1906. The brand name was Wimmer . The company headquarters was then in Ruhstorf an der Rott . In 1921, the production of motorcycles began in Sulzbach am Inn , which continued into the 1930s. In 1928 the company was renamed Otto Wimmer Motorenfabrik . After the Second World War , Otto Wimmer junior made a few motorcycle prototypes. In 1980 the company still existed. Otto Wimmer Junior invented and developed many products, including A. Sewage sludge centrifuges and high pressure radial piston pumps . His inventive spirit was also devoted to glider and motorized aircraft construction, as well as various other innovative products. Unfortunately, apart from the high-pressure hydraulics, none of the very promising products reached market readiness. Otto Wimmer Junior built up the then lucrative business of the "extended workbench", which secured the capital stock for innovation. The engine repair business was steadily declining, so that the subcontracting remained the only business model. In 1990 the company was converted into a GmbH. After Otto Wimmer Junior fell seriously ill, his son Axel Wimmer had to continue the company while studying mechanical engineering. At that time the financial strength was already largely exhausted. In nine years the company could be restructured and sales doubled. At the end of 1998 Axel Wimmer sold the company to a medium-sized entrepreneur and works as an entrepreneur with the Systemdrei company, as well as a consultant, interim manager, restructuring engineer and mentor.

vehicles

Automobiles

The only model was the Central-Mobil . This was a small car. A total of 39 cars were built. One of the vehicles is said to have been exported to the USA .

motorcycles

The first model from 1921 had a reinforced bicycle frame. A 138 cc engine was mounted next to the front wheel and propelled it. The maximum speed was given as 60 km / h. This type of drive has not proven itself. The following year, the successor model appeared, in which the motor was mounted in the frame triangle and driven the rear wheel via a V-belt. Now a water cooler was also available. In 1924 a larger engine with a displacement of 175 cm³ followed, which was also optionally air-cooled or water-cooled. In 1928 an engine with 59 mm bore , 73 mm stroke , 200 cm³ displacement and 6  hp was added. Instead of a belt, a chain now transmitted the engine power to the rear wheel. 

In 1928 two larger models with a displacement of 500 cc added to the range. One had a Sturmey-Archer engine with SV valve control and the other had a Motosacoche engine with OHV valve control and an output of 20 hp. The latter model could reach a top speed of 125 km / h and cost 1350 Reichsmarks .

In 1930 a Neue Wimmer cost 200,795 Reichsmarks. Surcharge had to be paid for the lighting system (100 Reichsmarks), speedometer (35 Reichsmarks) and Gazda handlebars (25 Reichsmarks).

From around 1933 Wimmer developed its own OHV engines with 200 cm³, 250 cm³, 350 cm³ and 500 cm³ displacement and 9 HP, 12 HP, 16 HP and 22 HP output.

In addition, a two-stroke engine from Bark with 198 cm³ displacement is mentioned.

Motorcycle production ended in 1936, 1938 or 1939. The number of units mentioned is a maximum of 35 motorcycles per month.

In 1953, 25 engines with 250 cm³ and 350 cm³ cubic capacity were built for Hans Glas GmbH , which wanted to enter the motorcycle business.

Planes

Otto Wimmer senior developed a few prototypes of a light aircraft.

literature

  • Helmut Krackowizer : Sporty motorcycles from the Rottal. In: Automobil- und Motorrad-Chronik , edition 9/1980, pp. 24–28.
  • Marián Šuman-Hreblay: Automobile Manufacturers Worldwide Registry. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, London 2000, ISBN 0-7864-0972-X , p. 306. (English)
  • Erwin Tragatsch: All motorcycles from 1894 to today. A type story. 2500 brands from 30 countries. Over 500 illustrations. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 1977, ISBN 3-87943-410-7 , p. 457.
  • S. Ewald: Encyclopedia of the motorcycle. Bechtermünz Verlag, Augsburg 1999, ISBN 3-8289-5364-6 , p. 427.
  • Roger Hicks: The International Encyclopedia Motorcycles. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 978-3-613-02660-5 , p. 505.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Helmut Krackowizer : Sporty motorcycles from the Rottal. In: Automobil- und Motorrad-Chronik , edition 9/1980, pp. 24–28.
  2. ↑ a b c d e Axel Wimmer's private website (accessed on November 2, 2015)
  3. ↑ 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. 392.
  4. ↑ a b Marián Šuman-Hreblay: Automobile Manufacturers Worldwide Registry. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, London 2000, ISBN 0-7864-0972-X , p. 306. (English)
  5. ↑ a b GTÜ Society for Technical Monitoring mbH (accessed on November 2, 2015)
  6. ↑ System Three - System Three. Retrieved on November 4, 2018 (German).
  7. ↑ advice with the power of judgment and reliability - Axel Wimmer. Retrieved November 3, 2018 .
  8. ↑ a b Erwin Tragatsch: All motorcycles from 1894 to today. A type story. 2500 brands from 30 countries. Over 500 illustrations. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 1977, ISBN 3-87943-410-7 , p. 457.
  9. ↑ S. Ewald: Encyclopedia of the motorcycle. Bechtermünz Verlag, Augsburg 1999, ISBN 3-8289-5364-6 , p. 427.
  10. ↑ Roger Hicks: The international encyclopedia motorcycles. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 978-3-613-02660-5 , p. 505.
  11. ↑ http://www.glasclub.de/index.php/de/32-sonstige-fahrzeuge/prototypen/113-glas-motorrad Retrieved on November 9, 2015