Rollfix express car

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Rollfix-Eilwagen GmbH
legal form GmbH
founding 1923 or earlier
resolution 1933
Reason for dissolution Reorganization as Motrix
Seat Hamburg-Wandsbek , Germany
Branch Motor vehicles

The Rollfix-diligence GmbH was a manufacturer of motor vehicles from Hamburg-Wandsbek . The address Stubbenhuk 10 is given in an advertisement.

description

The company was founded in 1923 or earlier. Other sources give 1926 as the year of foundation. In 1923 the production and marketing of three-wheeled vehicles of the Rollfix brand began . The focus was on commercial vehicles . In addition, some passenger cars were built . In 1926 Theodor Georg Alfred Wigger and Annemarie Franziska Helene Pistorius were managing directors.

In 1933 there was a settlement procedure. The successor company in 1934 was Rollfix-Werke Frederic Schröder KG with the brand name Motrix .

vehicles

Rollfix Hamburg, 5 HP two-stroke engine

The first vehicles had the single wheel in the back. There was an open platform for cargo between the two front wheels. Alternatively, a box was also available. A tubular frame formed the basis. A two-stroke engine was mounted in front of the rear wheel and powered it via a chain. At first the engines came from DKW and had either 127 cm³ or 297 cm³ displacement . The rider sat on a saddle over the rear wheel. A display shows a version with two saddles in a row. It was steered with a handlebar. The new price was 1000 Reichsmarks .

In 1927 a steering wheel replaced the previous handlebar. The engines now came from the ILO engine works in Pinneberg . The prices rose to between 1,260 and 1,600 Reichsmarks.

In 1932 or 1933 a new design came on the market. The single wheel was now in front. The Hamburg model was a flatbed truck with a closed cabin for the driver. It was designed for a payload of 500 kg . The ILO engine had a displacement of 200 cm³. On the same basis there was also a semi-trailer that was designed for 1.5 tons. The original price of 2580 Reichsmarks is described in one source as too high to be able to achieve success on the market. Another source indicates that the three-wheel semi-trailer truck was presented at the IAMA 1933, had a front engine with 400 cm³ displacement and front wheel drive , the payload was 1500 kg and the price was 2580 Rerichsmarks.

Also on this basis, two passenger car models were offered in 1933, although it remains unclear whether they were actually produced. One is referred to as a rear-heavy sedan with four seats and the other as a station wagon with a folding top.

In the same year the Rollfix record appeared . It was a two-seater with a single rear wheel. The roof could be opened, but not the rear wall and rear window. The engine was mounted in the stern. It drove the rear wheel via a three-speed gearbox with reverse gear and a chain. Three different two-stroke engines from ILO are named: a single-cylinder engine with 200 cm³ displacement and 5.5 HP , another single-cylinder engine with 300 cm³ and 7.5 HP and a two-cylinder engine with 400 cm³ and 11 HP. The vehicle was 323 cm long with a 234 cm wheelbase and 136 cm track . A car still exists. Another source states that in 1933 three-wheelers were presented at the IAMA that had Ilo engines with a displacement of 200 cm³, 300 cm³, 400 cm³ or 500 cm³.

literature

Web links

Commons : Rollfix Express Car  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e f g h i Michael Wolff Metternich : Fix, fixer, Rollfix. In: Oldtimer Markt , issue 11/2008, pp. 40–45.
  2. Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Rollfix.
  3. ^ A b 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. 135 .
  4. 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. 308-315.
  5. ^ 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. 273 .
  6. Bodo Wistinghausen: Rollfix Record BJ 1933: The last of its kind? (accessed on August 10, 2019)
  7. ^ 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. 253 .