Priamus Automobile Works

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Priamus-Automobilwerke GmbH
legal form Company with limited liability
founding 1897 (as Kölner Motorwagen-Fabrik GmbH )
resolution 1923
Reason for dissolution Takeover by Möllenkamp-Werke AG for vehicle construction
Seat Cologne - Sülz , Germany
Branch Motor vehicle manufacturer

type label
Cologne motor car from 1901

The Priam-automotive GmbH was a German automobile manufacturer.

Company history

In 1897 the Kölner Motorwagen-Fabrik GmbH (formerly Heinr. Brunthaler) was founded in Cologne-Sülz . In 1903 the company was renamed Motor vehicle factory Cologne, Uren, Kotthaus & Co. After bankruptcy, the company was re-established in 1910 as Priamus-Automobilwerke GmbH in Cologne-Zollstock . In the spring of 1923 the company was taken over by Möllenkamp-Werke AG for vehicle construction in Düsseldorf .

Initially, three-wheeled vehicles were built under license from the French manufacturer De Dion-Bouton , from 1900 also the Voiturette De Dion-Bouton Vis-à-vis with four wheels and a four-stroke single-cylinder engine with 6-8 hp (4.4-5.9 kW) . The two-speed gearbox was shifted with a lever on the steering column and the engine power was transferred from the gearbox to the rear wheels via a belt. The brand name was initially Cologne Motorwagen .

Another source confirms the license production of the De Dion Bouton motor tricycle . In addition, other three-wheelers were built between 1898 and 1900, probably designed by Heinrich Brunthaler. They had a steered front wheel and two driven rear wheels. The bench offered space for two people next to each other. Was steered with a steering wheel .

The brand name Priamus was not used until 1903. The new models 8/10 HP , 10/12 HP and 16/18 HP with two-cylinder engines and 18/20 HP with four-cylinder engines appeared. Two-cylinder models were still made until 1905, but the four-cylinder models were the more important models. Luxury models with a displacement of up to 7.4 liters were produced by 1908 . The collapsing auto business drove the company into bankruptcy at the end of 1908.

At the beginning of 1910 a new bank consortium from Cologne was founded under a new name in Zollstock. The production of mid-range cars continued until 1914, when the First World War initially ended activities. After the war, production was resumed in 1919 with an 8/24 hp model. A sportier 9/30 hp model was added in 1920. A six-cylinder model with 10/50 hp was developed, but was not released until it was taken over by Möllenkamp in 1923.

Models (selection)

model Construction period cylinder Displacement power wheelbase
8/10 hp 1903-1904 2 row 1525 cc 10 HP (7.4 kW) 2100 mm
10/12 hp 1903-1904 2 row 1900 cc 12 HP (8.8 kW) 2100 mm
16/18 hp 1903-1904 2 row 2700 cc 18 hp (13.2 kW) 2100 mm
18/20 hp 1903 4 row 3052 cc 20 hp (14.7 kW) 2600 mm
26/30 hp 1905-1907 4 row 5900 cc 30 HP (22 kW) 2600 mm
1906-1908 4 row 7400 cc 2600 mm
18/32 hp 1908 4 row 3760 cc 32 HP (23.5 kW) 2600 mm
9/16 hp 1908; 1910 4 row 2268 cc 16 hp (11.8 kW) 3000 mm
LG 6/16 PS 1911-1913 4 row 1592 cm³ 16 hp (11.8 kW) 2700 mm
SG 9/22 PS 1912-1914 4 row 2262 cc 22 hp (16.2 kW) 2850 mm
10/23 hp 1912-1914 4 row 2500 cc 23 hp (16.9 kW)
8/24 hp 1913-1914; 1919-1923 4 row 2010 cm³ 24 hp (17.6 kW)
9/30 hp 1920-1923 4 row 2262 cc 30 HP (22 kW)

literature

Web links

Commons : Kölner Motorwagen-Fabrik  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 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. 303-304.
  2. ↑ George Nicholas Georgano : Cars. Encyclopédie complète. 1885 à nos jours. Courtille, Paris 1975 (French).
  3. ^ Priamus-Automobilwerke GmbH in Sülz . In: KuLaDig, Kultur.Landschaft.Digital. (accessed October 10, 2019)