Phenomenally
The Phenomobile 4/6 PS was a three-wheeled vehicle that the Zittau motorcycle manufacturer Phenomenon brought onto the market as the first car model in 1907.
It had a 2-cylinder SV- V engine with 0.9 liter displacement, which made 6-7 HP (from 1910: 9 HP) and its power via a 2-speed planetary gear to the single front wheel on which it was was established, passed through a chain. The car had a tubular steel frame and a rigid rear axle that was suspended on C-springs, later on semi-elliptical leaf springs. The front fork had encapsulated coil springs. The foot brake acted as an outer band brake on the rear wheels . Open two-seaters and barrows were made.
In 1912, a four-seater replaced this first vehicle. The Phenomobile 6/12 PS was equipped with an otherwise identical concept with a 4-cylinder SV in-line engine that developed 12 PS from a displacement of 1.55 liters. The outer band brake had been replaced by a normal drum brake . The tubular frame had given way to a sheet steel frame, which was pulled up and tapered at the front to accommodate the front fork.
Almost without any changes, this car was replaced in 1920 by the Phenomobile Type V , which was also produced as a taxi until 1927 .
After production was discontinued, the Phenomenon factories turned to the production of commercial vehicles .
Technical specifications
| Type | 4/6 (7, 9) PS | 6/12 hp | V |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction period | 1907-1912 | 1912-1920 | 1920-1927 |
| Superstructures | R2 | T4 | T4 |
| engine | 2 cyl. V 4-stroke | 4 cyl. Row 4-stroke | 4 cyl. Row 4-stroke |
| Valves | standing (sv) | standing (sv) | standing (sv) |
| Bore × stroke | 82 mm × 84 mm | 74 mm × 90 mm | 74 mm × 90 mm |
| Displacement | 896 cc | 1548 cc | 1548 cc |
| Horsepower) | 6, 7 or 9 | 12 | 12 |
| Power kW) | 4.4, 5.1 or 6.6 | 8.8 | 8.8 |
| at speed (1 / min) | 1200 | 1500 | 1500 |
| consumption | 10 l / 100 km | 10 l / 100 km | |
| transmission | 2-speed planet | 2-speed planet | 2-speed planet |
| Top speed | 50 km / h | 60 km / h | 55 km / h |
| Empty weight | 220 kg | 600 kg | 640 kg |
| Perm. total weight | 1000 kg | 1040 kg | |
| Electrics | 6 volts | 6 volts | 6 volts |
| length | 3430 mm | ||
| width | 1550 mm | ||
| height | 1650 mm | ||
| wheelbase | 1950 mm | 2560 mm | 2560 mm |
| Front / rear track | 0 mm / 1280 mm | 0 mm / 1360 mm | 0 mm / 1360 mm |
| wheel size | 650 × 85 HD | 700 × 85 HD | 710 × 100 HD front, 710 × 90 HD rear, from 1926 730 × 130 ND |
- R2 = 2-seater roadster
- T4 = 4-seater touring car
literature
- Halwart Schrader : German Cars 1886–1920 . Volume 1, 1st edition. Motobuch Verlag, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-613-02211-7
- Werner Oswald : German Cars Volume 2 - 1920-1945 . 2nd new edition, Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-613-02170-6
Web links
- Upper Lusatian vehicle veteran community on the subject of the phenomenon mobile
- Pictures of Phenomobiles on a Norwegian website
