Zurich patent motor vehicle factory Rapid

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Zurich patent motor vehicle factory Rapid
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founding April 12, 1899
resolution 1900
Seat Zurich - Narrow
management Jacques Syz
Branch Automobile manufacturer

The Zurich Patent Motor Car Factory Rapid was a Swiss manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company from Bodmerstr. 7 in Zurich - Enge took over a license from Egg & Egli on April 12, 1899 under the management of Jacques Syz and began producing automobiles. The brand name was Rapid . Production ended at the end of 1900 after about 100 copies were made.

vehicles

The only model was a tricycle based on the Egg & Egli tricycle, but redesigned. The chassis consisted of a tubular frame. A water-cooled single - cylinder engine , which was mounted in a mid-engine design in front of the rear wheel, provided the drive. The engine, which was made in Switzerland and was similar to the De Dion-Bouton engines , had a little more than 3 hp . The power transmission to the individual rear wheel was carried out by means of a belt. The weight was given as 280 kg, and the design-related top speed of 45 km / h. The new price was 2500 Swiss Francs .

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. 2001.
  2. a b Schmid: Swiss cars. 1978.