Priamus Automobile Works
Priamus-Automobilwerke GmbH | |
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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 |
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 |
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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
- Halwart Schrader : German Cars 1885–1920. 1st edition, Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-613-02211-7 , pp. 321-323.
- Werner Oswald : German Cars 1920–1945. 10th edition, Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 1996, ISBN 3-87943-519-7 , p. 454.
- George Nicholas Georgano : Cars. Encyclopédie complète. 1885 à nos jours. Courtille, Paris 1975 (French).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ George Nicholas Georgano : Cars. Encyclopédie complète. 1885 à nos jours. Courtille, Paris 1975 (French).
- ^ Priamus-Automobilwerke GmbH in Sülz . In: KuLaDig, Kultur.Landschaft.Digital. (accessed October 10, 2019)