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Zündapp-Werke GmbH

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legal form Company with limited liability
founding 1917 (as Zünder-Apparatebau-GmbH )
resolution 1984
Reason for dissolution insolvency
Seat Nuremberg , from 1958: Munich , Germany
management
  • Dieter Neumeyer (Managing Director; from 1971)
Branch Motor vehicle manufacturers , engine manufacturers , defense industry

The ignition ER app aratebau-Gesellschaft mbH (last company : Zündapp-Werke GmbH ) was one of the major German motorcycle manufacturer in the period from 1921 to 1984 and part of the Nuremberg motorcycle industry . After the Nuremberg plant was sold in 1958, the company's headquarters were relocated to the Munich plant built in the early 1950s. In 1984, Zündapp was completely sold to China. Since 2017, Zündapp 125cc motorcycles have been marketed in Germany again.

history

Established until the end of the First World War

Fritz Ludwig Neumeyer , the grandfather of the last head of the company, started his own business at the age of 21 and ran several companies until 1916. Together with the Fried. Krupp AG ( Essen ) and Gebr. Thiel GmbH , a watch and machine tool manufacturer from Ruhla in Thuringia, Neumeyer founded Zünder-Apparatebau-GmbH in 1917 at Lobsingerstraße 8 in Nuremberg . The plant had up to 1,800 employees who initially primarily manufactured armaments such as fuses for artillery purposes. At the end of the war, production was discontinued and Neumeyer took over the factory in 1919 after his partners left the company.

Company development and products until the end of World War II

After the end of the First World War and the loss of the armaments business, Neumeyer tried to gain a foothold in various sectors by restructuring his operations. Ultimately, only the entry into two-wheeler production was an area that could be operated profitably over the long term. Other company divisions were spun off and in 1921 the “Zündapp Gesellschaft für den Bau von Special-Maschinen mbH” was founded.

Motorcycles

After the Berlin automobile and motorcycle exhibition in 1921, Neumeyer decided to concentrate on the production of practical utility motorcycles . With the Z 22, he was able to bring the first machine to the market at a reasonable price and built 1500 of this motorcycle by 1922. The year 1924 brought innovations such as assembly line production and the introduction of kick starters for models with geared motors . In 1924 the 10,000. Machine of the Z 22 to be sold. In 1925 the "standard model" with 250 cm³ was presented. 25,000 units were produced by 1928. In 1928 a new plant was built on Dieselstrasse in Nuremberg. In the same year, with 1,400 employees and 140 administrative employees, 60,000 motorcycles were produced, which meant an increase in production of 267% compared to 1927. At the end of the 1920s, Zündapp was one of the five most important motorcycle manufacturers in Europe .

The Great Depression in the 1930s led to a drop in sales, which did not get the company into trouble. In 1933 the 100,000. Manufactured motorcycle and introduced a new generation of models with pressed steel frames. The company's success story was not stopped by Neumeyer's death in 1935. In 1937 28,000 machines were produced and in 1938 the 200,000 came. Motorcycle off the assembly line. Due to the war, the plant had to manufacture only two-wheelers and sidecars for the Wehrmacht from 1940 . Between 1938 and 1941 18,000 pieces of the model KS 600, from 1941 to 1945 about 18,000 of the model KS 750 and other models were delivered there. Additional customers were allies of the Axis powers . The plant was badly damaged by bombing at the end of the Second World War . As a result of dismantling measures and production bans for motorcycles over 60 cm³ , other economic goods were produced , as in the post-war period of the First World War . In 1947 the plant received the "license to manufacture motorcycles up to 250 cm³ in unlimited quantities". The non-vehicle production areas were outsourced and production continued with pre-war motorcycle models. The rapidly increasing demand could hardly be met - after all, 19,000 units of the Zündapp DB / DBK were already delivered in 1949 . The manufacture of motorcycles was the main business for most of the period.

By 1945, Zündapp had produced around 30 two-stroke motorcycle models and 10 models with four-stroke engines. The Zündapp DB / DBK models, which were also given the nickname “farmer's motorcycle” , achieved larger numbers . In the Zündapp KS 750 , also known as the " Wehrmachtsgespann " , the cylinders of the engine are at an angle of 170 °, which results in greater ground clearance under the cylinders. Four-cylinder boxer engines were installed in the K 600 and K 800 models. This design feature is relatively rare in motorcycle construction. It was picked up by the Puch 800 and revisited in the 1970s for the Honda Gold Wing .

Cars and commercial vehicles

Attempts have been made several times to get into automobile manufacture. As early as 1924, a small car from the English manufacturer Rover was to be built under license in Munich- Freimann . In May 1931, was press again project announced. A 4-seater passenger car was to be built. The name " Volkswagen " appeared here for the first time . After only three built model cars the project was Porsche Type 12 but canceled (see also: VW Beetle # prototype Zündapp and NSU ). In 1933, Zündapp built a four-wheeled express delivery van with a 400 cm³ two-cylinder boxer engine and rear-wheel drive; the engine was later replaced by a 500 cm³ motorcycle engine. The designers of this vehicle were Richard and Xaver Küchen .

Aircraft engines

In 1936, Zündapp received an order from the Reich Aviation Ministry to develop a powerful aircraft engine. Ernst Schmidt constructed an air-cooled inline four-cylinder with hanging cylinders and a displacement of two liters, which was given the designation Zündapp Z 9-092 . This successful engine with 50 HP starting power was used in the Klemm Kl 105 , Gotha Go 150 , Bücker Bü 180 , Siebel Si 202 B, Fieseler Fi 253 . Construction details of this engine can be found in the single-cylinder motorcycle engine of the Zündapp DS 350 .

Goliath V explosive tank

In 1943 and 1944, Zündapp was involved in the production of the German Wehrmacht's “Goliath V” explosive tank . This version had two-cylinder two-stroke engines (Zündapp SZ 7) of 703 cm³ displacement with 9.2 kW (12.5 HP) at 4500 rpm. These remotely controllable explosive tanks reached around 10 km / h and a range of a few kilometers.

In the 1950s

The main activity remained in motorcycle production. In addition, the factories were used to capacity with other products and further sales channels were opened up abroad. Business was good: Zündapp's market share for German motor two-wheelers up to 100 cm³ in 1967 was 33 percent; the plant had 1700 employees.

Motorcycles

In the field of two-stroke engines, Zündapp produced the successful "DB series" models until the mid-1950s. The model change took place from 1955 with models of the "S-Series". The last four-stroke motorcycles were produced by the mid-1950s. After the production of the four- stroke machines was finished , the son of the company founder, Hans-Friedrich Neumeyer, concentrated on high-quality, everyday small two-stroke machines with a long life expectancy.

One of the best-known Zündapp models came onto the market in 1950: the KS 601 with a two-cylinder four-stroke boxer engine was given the nickname “Green Elephant” because of its mostly green paintwork. With the falling sales figures on the West German motorcycle market, Zündapp stopped producing this high-quality machine in 1957, which was rated as too big, too heavy and too expensive. Most recently, examples with a rear swing arm ("KS 601 EL" or "... Elastic") were exported to the USA. The name “Green Elephant”, however, lives on in the elephant meeting , which was named after this motorcycle and which still takes place annually.

The motorcycle prototype B 250, which was presented in 1953/54 and designed by Ernst Schmidt , with a two-cylinder four-stroke boxer engine of 250 cm³ displacement, chain transmission, cardan drive, front wheel swing arm and roller-like sheet metal cladding did not go into series production; however, the B 250 was the model for the 73 LILAC Dragon manufactured by the Japanese company Marusho ; However, these did not achieve the output of 18 hp announced by Zündapp at approx. 7000 rpm, but only 10 to 12 hp with a displacement increased to 338 cm³. At the time, Marusho was specialized in copying English and German motorcycle models.

Car

After a few automobile prototypes were presented in the early 1950s, the four-seater Janus small car was mass-produced in 1957/1958 . Since Zündapp has significantly expanded its machine park and a. had to do body presses , the 6902 vehicles built were not an economic success. Therefore, in 1958, Zündapp boss Neumeyer sold the old Nuremberg main plant, and the entire two-wheeler production was now - limited to two-stroke engines up to 250 cm² displacement - operated in the more modern plant in Munich (Anzinger Strasse 1–3). In 1958, Zündapp presented a two-door coupé with a Climax engine and a body from Pininfarina .

Expansion of the product areas

In addition to vehicles and engines, Zündapp built many other products. The Hipkow-Zündapp company built roller mills and other milling machines (1946–1952). Zündapp boat engines, sewing machines and lawn mowers enjoyed a good reputation and were successfully sold. After the company went bankrupt, even larger quantities of KS-80 motors for pumps and generators were produced in the People's Republic of China .

  • Zündapp KS 601 also known as "Green Elephant"

  • Zündapp sewing machine

  • MM 50, type 689-01

Boat engines

  • Zundapp-Delphin 303 side board engine, 1954 to 1965: two-stroke engine with 70 cm³ displacement and 2.3 HP; the motor is air-cooled and has an additional spray water cooling; originally 48 cc displacement with lower performance.
  • Outboard motor series 304, 1968 to 1980: water-cooled 82 cm³ two-stroke engine, 5 HP, later 6 HP, with full spiral gear (forward / reverse / idle), 12 V electrical system, separate tank for a 1:50 mixture.

Zündapp abroad

1958 Zündapp Citation

At the end of the 1950s and the beginning of the 1960s, a remainder of Horex - Imperator motorcycles were bought from the US importer Berliner Motor Corp. marketed in the USA under the name "Zündapp Citation 500" - with a displacement of 452 cm³ - and with the Zündapp emblems on the tank ; the same importer had already sold the KS 601 with rear swing arm and wider raised handlebars as the “Supersport” model and stated its engine power as over 35 HP and the maximum speed “in excess of 100 miles per hour”. Elastic and Bella Roller models were also sold in the USA.

In the 1960s

In the 1960s, activities abroad were expanded and alternative sales channels opened up. The focus of new products was on small motorcycles.

Motorcycles

Small motorcycles, mopeds, mopeds, mopeds and scooters were newly presented and produced: 14 light motorcycles of the "KS series", 2 scooters of the "RS series" and the "Falconette" with top speeds of over 40 km / h. The three-channel engine with an L-piston ring represented an innovation, which in 1964 helped the KS 50 achieve an output of 4.6 hp at just 6900 rpm. In addition, 17 models were offered for the speed class up to 40 km / h and 3 mopeds up to 25 km / h. All motorcycle models over 125 cm³ have been discontinued.

Zündapp abroad

In the 1960s, licenses were issued to the Portuguese companies Casal and Famel, whereby the connections between Casal and Famel are fluid. Casal products were sold through mail order companies in Germany under the names Solo and Mars. Here improved, but not structurally identical parts with a Zündapp base were sold on the German market. Famel built Zündapp parts such as engines, wheels, drive parts, brakes of the current KS-50 Zündapp models in their vehicles; these vehicles were only sold on the Iberian and French markets. Many of the engine spare parts and accessories that are still sold today come from the production of the Famel Group. The Famel group also manufactured vehicles with parts from the competitor Sachs under the name SIS only for the Iberian market.

In the 1970s

Serious sales difficulties for the products became apparent in the 1970s. Japanese manufacturers grew as competition and successfully offered small motorcycles in the German market. Domestic employment was depressed by external manufacturing abroad. Trials with other product areas did not ultimately lead to greater success.

Motorcycles

Production continued with around 20 new models. Noteworthy innovations from this period are the water-cooled two-stroke models such as the “KS 50 watercooled” or the “Hai 50” designed as a cross machine, or design variants such as the “Automatic Moped High Riser”. Six models of the "KS series" with 125 cm³ and more were introduced. The RS 50 scooter has been revised and equipped with a foot switch.

The vehicles were of extremely high quality. As early as 1976, some models had electronic ignition systems instead of contact ignitions, as well as high-quality, oversized brake systems and cooling systems . The Brembo disc brake systems of the Zündapp KS 175 and the 1980 BMW R 80 , for example, were the same. On the other hand, Zündapp did not take into account the tastes, vanities and problems of customers. Also in the last year of construction, there were manually operated fuel taps, Kickstarter , draw key circuit and a 25 year old design. Arguments for this were the higher operational safety and the lower weight.

Due to the high number of accidents, often associated with serious personal injury to young people, the class of the open 50s increasingly fell into disrepute. With the helmet compulsory for motorcycle and moped drivers introduced in 1976 and 1978 , the sales figures steadily declined and collapsed completely with the reform of driving license law from 1980. In addition, the rise in liability insurance premiums from around DM 450  / year (1974, adjusted for inflation in today's currency) to around DM 780 / year (1982, today EUR 770), inhibited sales .

mowing machine

From the beginning of the 1970s, Zündapp tried to open up new sales markets and decided to build high-quality lawnmowers that were only sold and serviced by Zündapp vehicle dealers. Its unmistakable trademark was a bright yellow chassis with red wheels and a red motor unit. In contrast to the hardware store goods that were common up until then, these high-priced mowers were all very progressive at the time, both in terms of technology and design. Due to a low speed level and large-volume silencers, even the models with combustion engines were relatively quiet. The two-stroke principle also managed with minimal maintenance (no regular oil changes). There was a choice of models with electronic ignition systems, electric starters and wheel drives. However, due to the price range typical of Zündappen and the thin network of dealers, Zündapp's planned second mainstay was only moderately successful.

  • 700 S, Type 688: Cordless lawnmower, 12 V direct current electric motor with 700 W, battery with 40 Ah capacity
  • HM 50, 694-01 Type: 2-stroke internal combustion engine (mixture 1:50), H eckauswurf- M äher
  • KM 20, Type 690: 220V electric motor 900 Watt, K Abel M äher
  • KM 50, type 691: 220V electric motor 1100 W, K Abel M äher
  • MM 20, 687-01 Type: 2-stroke internal combustion engine (mixture 1:50), cutting width 38 cm, M otor- M äher
  • MM 50, 689-01 Type: 2-stroke internal combustion engine (mixture 1: 100), displacement: 107 cc, 3 PS, cutting width 45 cm, M otor- M äher,
  • 2-star, luxury motor mower, type 685-01: 2-stroke combustion engine (mixture 1:50), standard version.
  • 3-star, luxury motor mower, type 685-03: 2-stroke combustion engine (mixture 1:50), front-wheel drive.
  • 5-star, luxury motor mower, type 685-05: 2-stroke combustion engine (mixture 1:50), front-wheel drive and electric starter. Cutting width 46 cm for all types 685.
  • Super 2-star, first-class mower, type 692-01: 2-stroke combustion engine (mixture 1:50), electronic ignition.
  • Super 3-star, first-class mower, type 692-03: 2-stroke combustion engine (mixture 1:50), electronic ignition and drive.
  • Super 5-star, first-class mower, type 692-05: 2-stroke combustion engine (mixture 1:50), travel drive and electric starter.

All Zündapp lawnmowers with a combustion engine have a membrane inlet control. The noise it makes is reminiscent of the Zündapp KS 175 motorcycle.

Zündapp abroad

In 1974 a production facility was opened together with Royal Enfield in Ranipet / India , where the CS 25, a moped , was produced until the 1990s. After the takeover of Royal-Enfield by the Indian group Eicher Goodearth , the plant was closed.

In the 1980s

Around 20 new models with 50 cc two-stroke engines were introduced in the 1980s. There were also seven models with a displacement of 80 cm³ for the then new class of light motorcycles . Production stopped in 1984.

Decline and aftermath

The company ran motorcycle production until it went bankrupt in August 1984 . On August 10, 1984 Dieter Neumeyer (* 1931; † 1989; managing director since 1971 and grandson of the company founder) had to register the settlement . This led to the opening of insolvency proceedings on September 20 of the same year. On October 26, 1984, the production facilities were sold for 16 million DM (8.2 million euros) to the Tianjin Motorcycle Co. in China , where the facilities continued to be produced for a few years and the Zündapp logo was also used. Shortly afterwards the plant in Munich was dismantled and brought to Tianjin (China). In 1987 the first Zündapp K-80 rolled out of the newly built factory under the name Xunda (Chinese: "Happy Way"). Since 1993, the Tianjin Xunda Motorcycle Company has mainly produced Honda models under license. Production facilities existed in Portugal; the CASAL company, under the direction of a former Zündapp employee, produced almost identical Zündapp engines that were authorized by the factory. Zündapp constructions, mopeds and small motorcycles were still manufactured there until the 1990s.

An exhibition on the company history of Zündapp can be found in the Museum for Industrial Culture in Nuremberg; There is also a 1: 5 model of the Zündapp prototype of a Volkswagen. Even decades after the company's bankruptcy, Zündapp vehicles are still on the streets in Germany. There are still many enthusiastic Zündapp fans around the world who are organized in numerous clubs. The spare parts supply is good even many years after the bankruptcy because a number of suppliers still exist. The Bavarian rock band " Gsindl " created a musical monument to the two-wheelers with the piece Zündapp fahr'n . The Dutch band Nits released the song Zündapp to Oberheim on their album "Angst" in 2017 .

Later use of logos and the sales brand "Zündapp"

After Zündapp-Werke had applied for a settlement in 1984, Eicher Motors LTD Madras, India, registered an almost identical trademark with the name Zündapp for motor vehicles with the German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA) in 1988 and manufactured the mopeds in Madras / Mopeds CS-25 / CS-50 under the name of Zündapp Enfield until the 1990s. The trademark registration was canceled in 1998.

Simon Hagl GmbH from Munich took over the spare parts warehouse of the Zündapp works in 1984 and in 1994 registered the name as a word and image trademark for the sale of spare parts.

Hans-Peter Hommes Zündapp Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH produces spare parts and accessories for vehicles from Zündapp, BMW and other manufacturers under the Zündapp brand and registered this word and image trademark for this and for the Zündapp repair service in 1999.

In 2014, Zündapp appeared - with the classic emblem and manufactured by MIFA  - as a sales brand for bicycles in the low-price segment and for accessories such as B. on helmets in a supermarket chain.

In the 21st century, new production of motorcycles with the brand and logos of the former Zündappwerke became known. However, they have nothing to do with the former company (except for the logo and brand).

Since 2017, motorcycles and scooters have been sold by Karcher AG under the Zündapp brand. However, these are produced in China. Two of these "Zündapp" motorcycles, the ZXM 125 Supermoto and the ZXE 125 Enduro, are identical to models from the Derbi, Mondial, Aprilia, Malaguti and UM brands.

  • Zündapp logo

  • Sewing machine logo

  • Logo on a motorcycle

  • Zündapp word and figurative mark spare parts supply Hommes

Zündapp vehicle models

Zündapp Janus

Cars and tricycles (without prototypes)

  • Zündapp cargo tricycle (1927)
  • Zündapp box tricycle (1928)
  • Zündapp delivery tricycle (1933)
  • Zündapp express delivery van, 400 cc four-stroke boxer, as box and flatbed van (1933)
  • Zündapp Janus , 1957–1958, small car, 245 cm³ two-stroke engine, four seats back to back, mid-engine, hydraulic braking system

Motorcycles with purchased four-stroke built-in engines

  • S 500 (tours) : built in 1930/31 with 499 cm³ OHV four-valve single cylinder "Python" from Rudge , dry sump lubrication , 18 hp
  • SS 500 : built in 1930/31 with 499 cm³ OHV four-valve single cylinder "Python" from Rudge , dry sump lubrication, 22 HP

Motorcycles with Zundapp four-stroke engines

  • OK 200: built in 1933, single-cylinder four-stroke, 8.5 hp, 90 km / h
  • K 400: year of construction from 1933
  • K 500: year of construction 1933–1938, pressed steel box frame, two-cylinder four-stroke boxer, 13.5 (16) hp, 105 km / h, cardan drive
  • K 600 : built in 1933, four-cylinder four-stroke boxer, 15 hp, 100 km / h, only 25 units built
  • K 800 : year of construction 1933–1938, pressed steel box frame, four-cylinder four-stroke boxer, 20 hp (up to engine no. 142606, later 22 hp), 125 km / h, cardan drive
  • DS 350: year of construction 1937–1940, single-cylinder four-stroke, 17.5 hp, 110 km / h
  • KS 500: from 1935, pressed steel box frame, two-cylinder four-stroke boxer, cardan drive (KS = "Kardan Sport")
  • KKS 500: from 1937, pressed steel box frame, two-cylinder four-stroke boxer, cardan drive, solo machine (KKS = "cardan-small frame sport")
  • KS 600 : 1938–1941 and 1949–1950, 600 cm³ two-cylinder four-stroke boxer with an Amal carburetor, foot control, 28 hp, 195 kg, no rear suspension, 145 km / h
  • KS 601 ("Green Elephant"), 1950–1957, 600 cm³ two-cylinder four-stroke boxer with two carburetors, straight rear wheel suspension, 28 hp, 224 kg, 140 km / h
  • KS 601 S : performance-enhanced version of the KS 601, 34 hp, 216 kg, 155 km / h
  • KS 601 EL : USA export version of the "KS 601 S" with rear swing arm
  • KS 750 team ( Wehrmacht team ): year of construction 1941–1948, two-cylinder four-stroke "Boxer" (170 ° cylinder angle), 26 hp, driven and braked sidecar wheel

Replicas

Replicas of the KS 500 (with modernized telescopic fork) were presented in 1954 at the autumn fair in Leipzig as the "dove of peace". Apart from the picture credits, nothing is currently known.

  • "Peace dove" model at the autumn fair in Leipzig in 1954

  • "Peace dove" model at the autumn fair in Leipzig in 1954

  • "Peace dove" model at the autumn fair in Leipzig in 1954

  • "Peace dove" model with sidecar at the autumn fair in Leipzig in 1954

Motorcycles with Zündapp two-stroke engines

  • KS 125

  • DB 201 (1951)

  • DB 205 (1954)

  • Police motorcycle, Zündapp Elastic 250 (1954)

  • Z 22: year of construction 1921 to 1924, single-cylinder two-stroke, 211 cm³ and 2.5 hp, 56 kg, 65 km / h top speed, rigid rear suspension, front with Druid fork
  • Z 200: built in 1922, single-cylinder two-stroke, lighting with carbide lamp
  • K 249: built in 1924, single-cylinder two-stroke, 249 cc and 3.5 hp, later 4.5 hp
  • Z 300: built in 1928, single-cylinder two-stroke, 9 hp
  • S 200:
  • Record: 1930/1931: single-cylinder two-stroke, 6 hp, 80 km / h
  • B 170 "Zugvogel": 1932, single-cylinder two-stroke, 4.5 hp, 75 km / h
  • DB 175: built in 1932/1933, tubular frame, single-cylinder two-stroke, 5.5 hp
  • K 200: built in 1933/34, single-cylinder two-stroke, 6.5 hp
  • DK 200: Pressed steel box frame, single-cylinder two-stroke
  • K 350: built in 1935/36, pressed steel box frame, single-cylinder two-stroke, 12 hp, 95 km / h, cardan drive
  • KK 350: Pressed steel box frame, single cylinder two-stroke, cardan drive
  • DBK 200 : year of construction 1935–1938, pressed steel box frame, single-cylinder two-stroke, 7.0 hp
  • DBK 250 : year of construction 1938–1940, pressed steel box frame, single-cylinder two-stroke, 8.5 hp
  • DB 200 : (“Bauernmotorrad”) built in 1935–1940 and 1947–1951, tubular frame with trapezoidal fork , 198 cm³, 7 hp, single-cylinder two-stroke
  • DB 250 : tubular frame, single-cylinder two-stroke
  • DBL 200 : tubular frame, single-cylinder two-stroke
  • DB 201 : tubular frame with telescopic fork, 7.5 HP, top speed 85 km / h
  • DB 202 : year of construction 1951–1952, new with foot control
  • DB 203 "Comfort" : With rear suspension system Jurisch
  • DB 204 "Norma": ex works with Jurisch Geradweg rear suspension and chain case on request
  • DB 234 "Norma Luxus"
  • Elastic 200 (DB 205): 1953–1955, 198 cm³ displacement, 9.5 HP, single-cylinder two-stroke with angled cylinder, telescopic fork and rear wheel swing arm, suitable for sidecars
  • Elastic 250 (DB 255): 1954–1955, 247 cm³ displacement, 13 HP, single-cylinder two-stroke with angled cylinder, telescopic fork and rear wheel swing arm, suitable for sidecars
  • 175 S: single-cylinder two-stroke (fan cylinder head) with 10.5 hp, with telescopic fork and rear wheel swing arm, not suitable for sidecars
  • 200 S: 1955/1956, single-cylinder two-stroke (fan cylinder head) with 12 hp, with telescopic fork and rear wheel swing arm, not suitable for sidecars
  • 201 S: Single-cylinder two-stroke (multi-cylinder cylinder head) with 12 HP, with full swing chassis , not suitable for sidecars
  • 250 S: single-cylinder two-stroke (fan cylinder head) with 14.5 hp, with telescopic fork and rear wheel swing arm, not suitable for sidecars
  • Trophy 175 S and Trophy 250 S, 1957–1962, single-cylinder two-stroke engines (fan-shaped cylinder head) with 10.5 or 14.5 hp, with full swing chassis, most recently with a 12-volt system and electric starter
  • KS 100: Type 514-320, 1963-1966, 100 cm³, 8.2 HP, 4-speed, 90 km / h
  • KS 100: Type 518, 1968–1971, 10 hp, 5-speed, 100 km / h
  • GS 75: 74.5 cm³ displacement, 5.6 HP, 4-speed, 77 km / h, 11.5-liter tank, 82 kg weight
  • GS 125 (MC 125): Type 520, 1970–1976, 18 PS / (19 PS), 5-speed, 90–106 km / h depending on the gear ratio. Price type 520-05L5 (GS 125): 3195 DM, type 520-52LE (MC 125): 3250 DM
  • KS 125 Sport: 1971–1976, 125 cm³, 15 PS / from 1972 17 PS, 5-speed, 115 km / h / from 1972 120 km / h. Price type 521-05L0: 2895 DM
  • KS 175 : Type 521, 1977–1982, single-cylinder two-stroke, 163 cm³, 13 kW / 17 PS, five-speed, 125 km / h, water cooling, price (1980): 4475 DM

Scooters with 147, 174 and 198 cm³ cubic capacity

  • Bella R 154 (1958)

  • Bella team

  • Zundapp Bella 204

  • Bella : 1953–1964, scooter with 147, 174 and 198 cm³ displacement, wind-cooled single-cylinder two-stroke, foot switch

Light motorcycles (80 cm³)

Zündapp KS 80 Super with triangular swing arm and central spring strut
  • K 80 light motorcycle : types 540–010 / 540–011 / 540–200, year of construction 1981–1984, 5 gears, from 1984 water-cooled engine with 9 HP (before wind-cooled 8.5 HP)
  • KS 80 light motorcycle: type 530-050, year of construction 1981–1983, 80 km / h, 78 cm³, five-speed gearbox, water-cooled, 9 hp, classic rear-wheel swing arm with struts, price (1980): 4150 DM
  • KS 80 Touring light motorcycle: Type 530-070, in soft chopper style, year of construction 1981–1983, water-cooled, 80 km / h, 9 hp, five-speed gearbox, classic rear-wheel swing arm with spring struts
  • KS 80 Super light motorcycle: type 537-010, 1982–1984, water cooling, 80 km / h, 9.5 HP, 78 cm³, five-speed gearbox, 12V electrical system, rear triangular swing arm with central spring strut
  • KS 80 Sport light motorcycle: Type 537-011, built in 1984, water cooling, 80 km / h, 9.5 HP, five-speed gearbox, 12 V electrical system, rear triangular swing arm with central spring strut
  • KS 80 Supersport light motorbike: built in 1984, water cooling, 9.5 PS, 80 km / h, five-speed gearbox, 12-V electrical system, as standard with full fairing, double headlights and tank / hump seat - monocoque , very rare - only a few copies built, the were approved by individual acceptance.
  • SX 80 light motorcycle: type 540-150, enduro model, built in 1983–1984, 8.5 hp, 80 km / h, 78 cm³, five-speed gearbox, airflow cooling, frame (from Aprilia ) with central spring strut
  • Target light motorcycle: built in 1984, monocoque frame by Target design. Only development phase, not produced.

Mopeds, mopeds, scooters, mopeds (50 cm³), with two-stroke engines (alphabetically)

  • GS 50 from 1966 in the Neckarsulm two-wheeler museum

  • The GTS Type 540 was only built for six months

  • Zündapp ZD-50-TS (1980)

  • Zündapp KS 50 watercooled type 517-52 L0 model 1975 (restored true to original)

  • Zündapp R 50 scooter (1970)

  • A 25 moped : Type 460-02L4, 1983–1984, 25 km / h, 1.4 PS, automatic input, airflow cooling
  • AUTOMATIC-MOFA: 1965–1977, 25 km / h, 1.4 HP, pressed sheet steel frame with integrated tank, one-way automatic motor with centrifugal clutch cooled by the wind. Price type 444-31L0: 735 DM
  • AUTOMATIC-MOPED, 1965–1977, 40 km / h, 2.5 HP (otherwise identical to the above moped). Price type 442-16L0: 980 DM
  • Zündapp Bergsteiger M25, Moped 25, 1965-1977, 25 km / h, 1.5 HP, 49 cm³, two-speed gearbox, fan cooling. Price type 434-02L1: 1225 DM
  • Zündapp Bergsteiger M50, 1-seater moped , 1965–1977, 40 km / h, 2.5 HP, 49 cm³, two-speed gearbox, fan cooling. Price type 434-01L0: 1250 DM
  • C 50 Sport: 1967–1976, 40 km / h, 2.9 hp, three-speed gearbox, footshift, first fan cooling, later airflow. Price type 517-21L0: 1745 DM
  • C 50 Sport: Type 529 1977–1979, 40 km / h, 2.9 hp, three-speed gearbox, footshift, airflow cooling.
  • C 50 Super (pillion moped) 1968–1976, type 441-01: 40 km / h and moped 441-04: 25 km / h, 2.9 HP, fan cooling, manual transmission, three-speed gearbox. Price type 441-01L0: 1620 DM
  • Combimot KM 48 (built-in motor for bicycle)
  • COMBINETTE
  • COMBINETTE-S
  • CS 25 moped: Type 448-140, 1981–1984 (Enfield until 1995), 49.9 cm³, three-speed gearbox, 25 km / h, 1.4 hp, airflow cooling, price 1980: 2226 DM
  • CS 50 Mokick : Type 448-010, 1979–1984, 49.9 cm³, 2.82 HP, 40 km / h, four-speed gearbox, airflow cooling, price: 2780 DM
  • CX 25 moped: Type 448-151, enduro model, 1983–1984, 25 km / h, 1.4 hp, three-speed gearbox, airflow cooling, was called "Hai 25" until 1982
  • FALCONETTE (various designs): Small motorcycle, types 425, 435, 437-220, 510-220, 510-270, 510-275, 511-320, 1957–1962, from 2.3 HP to 5.6 HP, driving wind and fan-cooled engines with 3- and 4-speed gearboxes from 49–75 cm³, 55 to 78 km / h.
  • GTS 50 (pillion moped): 1973–1976, 2.9 hp, 40 km / h, four-speed gearbox, airflow cooling. Price type 517-40L0: 1845 DM
  • GTS 50 Mokick: Type 529, 1976–1979, 49.9 cm³, 2.9 HP, 40 km / h, four-speed gearbox, airflow cooling
  • GTS 50 5-Speed ​​Mokick: Type 529-028 / 029, 1979–1984, 2.9 HP, 40 km / h, five-speed gearbox, airflow cooling (from 1984 water cooling and front disc brake, type 540-180), price: 3298 DM
  • Hai 25 moped: Type 448-150, enduro model, 1980–1982, 25 km / h, 1.4 hp, three-speed gearbox, airflow cooling, was renamed "CX 25" from 1983, price: 2368 DM
  • Hai 50 Mokick: Type 448-111, enduro model, 1980–1982, 3.3 hp, 40 km / h, four-speed gearbox, airflow cooling, price: DM 2,750
  • KS 50 (different versions): Small motorcycle , types 510, 515, 516, 517, 530, 540, 1962–1984, from 4.8 HP (depending on the year of construction and version, air or fan-cooled) to the KS 50 watercooled with 6, 25 hp. The water cooling of the then most expensive 50s (price 1974: 2364 DM, adjusted for inflation in today's currency corresponds to 3,360 euros) worked (as with all water-cooled Zündapp models) as a thermosiphon cooling (circulation cooling without water pump), 90-96 km / h (test value). Price KS 50 Super Sport type 517-51-LB: 2145 DM, KS 50 Cross type 517-51LA: 2160 DM, KS 50 Water-Cooled type 517-50LA: 2295 DM
  • R 50 ( motor scooter ): 1964–1984, 2.9 HP, 40 km / h, three-speed gearbox with manual or foot-operated shifting depending on the model, fan cooling. Price type 561-003: 1999 DM, price type 561-051: 2868 DM
  • RS 50 small motorcycle scooter: 1964–1965, 4.6 hp, 65 km / h, four-speed gearbox with manual transmission, fan cooling
  • RS 50 Super: 1965–1980, 4.6 hp, 65 km / h, four-speed gearbox with foot control, fan cooling. Price type 561-06L0: 2135 DM
  • Sport Combinette (1963 to 1965)
  • Star 1 / Star 2 moped: Type 462, 1984, 25 km / h, 1.7 HP, two-speed gearbox, airflow cooling
  • SUPER COMBINETTE
  • SUPER SPORT COMBINETTE
  • X 25 moped: Type 460-01L4, 1983–1984, 25 km / h, 1.7 HP, two-speed gearbox, airflow cooling
  • ZA 25 Moped: Type 460-020, 1980–1984, 49.9 cm³, 25 km / h, 1.7 HP, automatic input, airflow cooling, price: 1540 DM
  • ZA 40 moped: type 460-030, 1980–1984, 40 km / h, 3.1 hp, automatic input, airflow cooling, price: 1576 DM
  • Eg 22 moped: Type 447-021, 1979–1980, 25 km / h, two-speed gearbox, 1.7 HP, airflow cooling
  • ZD 10 Moped: Type 446-211, 1978–1980, 25 km / h, two-speed manual gearbox, 1.7 HP, fan cooling
  • ZD 20 Moped: Type 446-400 and 401, 1976–1981, 49 cm³, three-speed manual gearbox, 25 km / h, 1.5 HP, airflow cooling
  • ZD 25 TS moped: Type 446-420, 1978–1979, three-speed gearbox, 25 km / h, 1.3 HP, airflow cooling
  • ZD 30 moped: type 446-200, 1978–1979, 40 km / h, two-speed gearbox, 3.4 hp, fan cooling, price: 1688 DM
  • ZD 40 Mokick: Type 446-300 and 301, 1976–1981, three-speed foot switch, 40 km / h, 2.9 HP, airflow cooling, price: 2058 DM
  • ZD 50 TS moped: Type 446-422, 1979–1980, three-speed gearbox, 1.4 HP, 25 km / h, airflow cooling
  • ZE 40 Mokick: Type 460-090, 1981–1984, 50 cm³, three-speed foot switch, 40 km / h, 2.9 PS, airflow cooling
  • ZL 25 moped: Type 460-040, 1980–1984, 40 km / h, two-speed gearbox, 1.3 HP, airflow cooling
  • ZR 10 Moped: Type 447, 1977–1980, 25 km / h, 49.9 cm³, automatic input, 1.4 HP, airflow cooling, price: 1450 DM
  • ZR 20 moped: Type 447, 1976–1980, 25 km / h, 49.9 cm³, two-speed manual gearbox, 1.4 HP, airflow cooling, price: 1530 DM
  • ZR 30 moped: Type 447, 1977–1980, 40 km / h, 49.9 cm³, automatic transmission, 2.5 HP, airflow cooling, price: 1380 DM
  • ZS 25 moped: type 460-050, 1981–1984, 25 km / h, 1.7 hp, three-speed gearbox, airflow cooling
  • ZX 25 moped: type 460-010, 1980–1984, 49 cm³, two-speed gearbox, 25 km / h, 1.3 hp, airflow cooling, price: 1698 DM

Museums

Mattes Zündapp Museum in Sigmaringen

In 2007 and 2008 the Zündapp Museum was built in Sigmaringen in Baden-Württemberg in the former bottle filling plant of the Zoller-Hof brewery . The brewery invested two million euros in the new museum; it houses around 100 exhibits from the Zündapp brand, making it the world's largest Zündapp collection and unique in this form. The foundation stone for the museum was formed by the collection of Adolf Mattes, Zündapp collector from Königsheim auf dem Heuberg in the Tuttlingen district . Over the past 50 years he has amassed a large collection of motorcycles and sewing machines as well as the “Janus” small car. The museum was officially opened for the annual courtyard festival on June 8th, 2008. The brewery was able to acquire everything important except for three missing exhibits on motorcycles. They also have the most important items in the field of sewing machines and outboards as well as the Zündapp brand generator. The aircraft engines will be added later. Among other things, you can see the first Zündapp motorcycle from 1921 and a very well-preserved Wehrmacht team from the Second World War.

Zündapp motorcycle museum in Königswiesen

The Zündapp motorcycle museum is located in Königswiesen in Upper Austria . The history of Zündapp is shown in the museum in the inner courtyard of Heimathaus Königswiesen. The heart of the exhibition is an extensive collection of old motorcycles. The models KS 500, KS 600, K 800, KS 750 and KS 601 can be seen among others.

Museum of Industrial Culture in Nuremberg

In Nuremberg there is a small museum unit in the Museum of Industrial Culture for what was once the city's most important motorcycle manufacturer. World record machines, prototypes, one-offs and test models can be admired here. Among other things, KKS 500, KK 200, KS 500, KS 600, KS 750, K 800, Z 200 and machines that were exported as Zündapp motorcycles but were produced by other well-known manufacturers.

German Museum of Technology Berlin

After Zündapp closed the doors in 1984, the entire works archive went to the German Museum of Technology in Berlin . There is currently no permanent exhibition of its own, but some exhibits have been made available on permanent loan to the Museum of Industrial Culture Nuremberg. A special exhibition took place from April 19 to July 16, 2017.

literature

  • Michael Brückner, Andrea Przyklenk: Lost Brands - on the rise and fall of strong brands: Why “too big to fail” doesn't even apply to traditional brands Springer-Verlag, 2013, ISBN 3-8349-6984-2
  • Hans-Peter Hommes: Zündapp KS750. Detailed description and repair instructions. Over 300 pages with many photos. Only available from the publisher. [1]
  • Ulrich Kubisch : Zündapp. Rise and fall. (= Berlin contributions to the history of technology and industrial culture. Volume 6). Nicolaische Verlagsbuchhandlung, Berlin 1986, ISBN 3-87584-176-X .
  • Reiner Scharfenberg, Günter Sengfelder, Siegfried Rauch: Zündapp in the picture.
    • Volume 1: The Nuremberg Years 1922–1958. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 1998, ISBN 3-613-01919-1 .
    • Volume 2: The Munich years 1953–1984. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-613-02034-3 .
  • All Zündapp 200s: From Derby to Norma-Comfort. (= The engine test. Issue 2). Motor-Presse-Verlag, Stuttgart 1953, DNB 455840679 .
  • Robert Poensgen: 40 years of sporting success. Zündapp-Werke, Munich 1961.
  • Zündapp works (ed.): Zündapp-Streiflichter. Zündapp-Werke GmbH, Munich, initially published by Werkschriften-Verlag, Heidelberg, published until number 20/1962.
  • Joachim Wachtel: 50 years of Zündapp: 1917–1967. Verlag Mensch und Arbeit Robert Pfützner, Munich 1967.
  • Siegfried Rauch : Zündapp: 60 years of Zündapp technology. Editor and publisher: Zündapp-Werke GmbH, Munich 1977, DNB 780501551 .
  • Siegfried Rauch, Johann Kleine Vennekate (ed.): Zündapp. New edition of Zündapp: 60 years of Zündapp technology. Kleine Vennekate, Lemgo 1996.
  • Erwin Tragatsch : All motorcycles from 1894 to today. Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 1982, ISBN 3-87943-410-7 .
  • Tilman Werner: From Ardie to Zündapp. Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 1989, ISBN 3-613-01287-1 .
  • Matthias Murko: motorcycle legends. Tümmels, extended and completely revised new edition, Nuremberg 2014, ISBN 978-3-921590-27-0 .
  • Thomas Reinwald: Motorcycles from Nuremberg. Zweirad-Verlag, Erlangen 1994, ISBN 3-929136-03-1 .
  • Thomas Reinwald: Nuremberg motorcycle industry. Podszun, Brilon 2002, ISBN 3-86133-299-X .
  • Helmut Werner Bönsch: Progressive motorcycle technology - an analysis of motorcycle development. Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 1985, ISBN 3-613-01054-2 .
  • Frank O. Hrachowy: Small motorbikes in Germany - the unthrottled 50s in class 4. Kleine Vennekate, Lemgo 2006, ISBN 3-935517-26-2 .
  • Uwe Frensel: Zündapp model history from 1952–1984. A guide for collectors. Heel, Königswinter 2009, ISBN 978-3-89880-504-9 .

Web links

Commons : Zündapp  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Brückner, Przyklenk, Lost Brands p. 69 ff.
  2. ↑ a b c biography of Fritz Neumeyer at nuernberginfos.de . (Accessed June 24, 2017)
  3. ↑ a b c History of the Zündapp works at nuernberginfos.de . (Accessed June 24, 2017)
  4. ↑ Doubling of sales at "Zündapp". In:  Neues Wiener Journal , June 9, 1929, p. 32 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / nwj
  5. ^ Rauch, Siegfried; Sengfelder, Günter; Scharfenberg, Reiner: Zündapp 1922–1984. Stuttgart, Motorbuch 2006. ISBN 3-613-02684-8 .- there pp. 100-102.
  6. ↑ Ulrich Kubisch in: Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin 56 (2016), No. 4, p. 7. online: sdtb.de
  7. ↑ Roller mill
  8. ↑ Three-channel motor from Zündapp. In: Automotive Technology . 8/1964, pp. 316-317.
  9. ↑ This figure was based on the template: Inflation determined, has been rounded to a full 10 euros and relates to last January.
  10. ↑ Oldtimer Market. Issue 9/1998, VF Verlag, Mainz.
  11. ↑ Information on the Zündapp (Eicher) brand  in the register of the German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA)
  12. ↑ Information on the Zündapp brand  (Simon Hagl) in the register of the German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA)
  13. ↑ Information on the Zündapp brand  (Hans-Peter Hommes GmbH) in the register of the German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA)
  14. ↑ onlineshop.real.de
  15. ↑ An interesting quarter-liter machine. In: Automotive Technology . 6/1954, pp. 185-186.
  16. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l Zündapp vehicle price list (February 1, 1974). Additional transfer costs: 43 DM for mopeds and mopeds, 54 DM for mopeds, small motorbikes and scooters, 87 DM for motorcycles
  17. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Zündapp vehicle price list for consumers, September 19, 1980.
  18. ^ Helmut Werner Bönsch: Progressive motorcycle technology . Motorbuch Verlag, 1985, ISBN 90-6127-177-0 .
  19. ↑ PS - The new motorcycle newspaper. Issue 1/1974, PS-Verlag, Aldingen.
  20. ↑ This figure was based on the template: Inflation determined, rounded to 10 EUR and applies to the past January
  21. ↑ Peter Mergenkuhl: two-wheeler Zündapp KS 50 watercooled . In: Oldtimer Market . No. 6 , 2010, ISSN  0939-9704 , p. 26-33 .
  22. ^ Karl-Heinz Fahlbusch: New Mecca for motorcycle fans. World's largest Zündapp museum opens in Sigmaringen - a private initiative of the Zoller-Hof brewery. In: Südkurier . June 9, 2008.
  23. ↑ Vera Romeu: Zoller-Hof builds glass production. The former bottling plant becomes a Zündapp museum. In: Schwäbische Zeitung .
  24. ↑ zuendappmuseum.de Zündapp Museum