Stoewer

 ( Vehicle Manufacturing Companies Established In 1896 ) 

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Stoewer was a German automobile manufacturer before World War II whose headquarters were in Stettin (now Szczecin, Poland).

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History The company was founded in 1858 by Bernhard Stoewer as a precision mechanical repair shop. In the same year, production of in Szczecin began. By the time of their fiftieth anniversary in the year 1908, 75,000 sewing machines and 6,000,000 typewriters had already been produced.

In 1899, the ironworks was taken over by the sons, the Stoewer brothers, Emil (lived 1873 – 1942) and Bernhard (1875 – 1937) founded the firm Gebrüder Stoewer, Fabrik für Motorfahrzeugen and started to produce automobiles. Their first automobile was the Großer Stoewer Motorwagen, with 6.5 hp (4.8 kW) and maximum speed. Stoewer is thus one of the pioneers of automobile construction in Germany.

In March 1906, the company Stoewer announced the cessation of production of chains and pedals for bicycles in order to use the factory hall for the expansion of automobile production. With the freed-up 2000 square meters, they aimed to increase vehicle production from about 100 vehicles in 1905 to about 250 vehicles in 1906.

In 1908 Stoewers constructed the Stoewer G4. This model was successful for them at the time – 1070 cars were built. In 1910, Stoewer cars were built under licence by Mathis of Strassburg. In 1916, the family-owned company was transformed into a limited company under the name of Stoewer-Werke AG, vormals Gebrüder Stoewer.

In the mid-20s a new class of cars was introduced: the D-Types included D3, D9 and D10 with four-cylinder engines, as well as D5, D6 and D12 with six cylinders. Something special was the 1921 D7 with a proprietary six-cylinder aero engine with . Of the fifty "D10" made, the only survivor was in Melbourne, Australia in original condition. It was on display at the 2014 MotorClassica. It is now in Germany.

In 1928 the company started to build S8 and G14 models with eight-cylinder engines. At the beginning of the 1930s Stoewers delivered their highlights: G15 Gigant, M12 Marschall and P20 Repräsentant, each with eight-cylinder engines, with 60 to 120 hp (45 to 90 kW) and maximum speed. The production of these cars had to be cancelled after 2,500 vehicles being produced due to worldwide economic troubles. In 1931 Stoewer constructed one of the first cars with front-wheel drive at all, class V5 25 hp (19 kW), maximum speed. The model named Greif Junior was built under the licence of Tatra.Odin, L.C. World in Motion 1939, The whole of the year's automobile production. Belvedere Publishing, 2015. ASIN: B00ZLN91ZG. Its successor V8 Greif was the last car constructed by Stoewer himself; class Arkona and Sedina were the last civilian cars produced by the company.

In 1936 the Stoewer factory developed the 'uniform light off-road car' ( le.E.Pkw, leichter geländegängiger Einheits-PKW) for the Wehrmacht, a versatile four-wheel drive car, the Stoewer R200 initially (until 1940) equipped with four-wheel steering. Due to capacity-limitations, the cars also had to be produced by BMW-Factory Eisenach, as BMW 325, and by Hanomag in Hanover as the Type 20B. Together the three manufacturers made a total of ca. 13,000 units. Stoewer was one of many German companies that exploited slave labour during World War II and had its own camp for prisoners.Pomorze Zachodnie na przełomie dwu epok, 1944-1946 Kazimierz Golczewski Wydawn. Poznańskie,page 29, 1964 After World War II, the Red Army seized the remaining production facilities, dismantled the factory and sent the equipment to the Soviet Union. The company subsequently ceased to exist.

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Passenger car models

Stoewer Motorcycle Four Wheels	1899	Electric motor	N/A
Stoewer electric phaeton
Stower Motorwagen 6,5HP	1899-1902	straight-2	?	6.5 PS (4,8 kW)	?
10 PS	1901–1902	straight-2	1527 cc
8/14 PS	1902–1905
20 PS	1904–1905	straight-4	7946 cc	45 PS (33 kW)
P4 (11/22 PS)	1905–1910		3054 cc	22 PS (16,2 kW)
P2 (9/12 PS)	1906–1907	straight-2	2281 cc	16 PS (11,8 kW)
P4-1 (24/36 PS)	1906–1910	straight-4	5880 cc	40 PS (29 kW)
P6 (34/60 PS)	1906–1911	straight-6	8822 cc	60 PS (44 kW)
G4 (6/12 PS)	1907–1911	straight-4	1500 cc	12 PS (8,8 kW)
PK4 (11/20 PS)	1909–1912		2544 cc	20 PS (14,7 kW)
C1 (6/18 PS)	1909–1915		1546 cc	18 PS (13,2 kW)
B1 (6/16 PS)	1910–1912		1556 cc	16 PS (11,8 kW)
B6 (9/22 PS)	1912–1914		4900 cc	45 PS (33 kW)
C2 (10/28 PS)	1913–1914		2412 cc	28 PS (20,6 kW)
C5 (6/18 PS)	1915–1919		1546 cc	15 PS (11 kW)
D2 (6/18 PS)	1919–1920		1593 cc	18 PS (13,2 kW)
D6 (19/55 PS)	1919–1921	straight-6	4960 cc	55 PS (40 kW)
D7 (42/120 PS)			11160 cc	120 PS (88 kW)
D3 (8/24 PS)	1920–1923	straight-4	2120 cc	24 PS (17,6 kW)
D5 (12/36 PS)		straight-6	3107 cc	36 PS (26,5 kW)
D9 (8/32 PS)	1923–1924	straight-4	2290 cc	32 PS (23,5 kW)
D12 (12/45 PS)		straight-6	3107 cc	45 PS (33 kW)
D10 (10/50 PS)	1924–1925	straight-4	2580 cc	50 PS (37 kW)
D9V (9/32 PS)	1925–1927		2290 cc	32 PS (23,5 kW)
D12V (13/55 PS)	1925–1928	straight-6	3386 cc	55 PS (40 kW)
F6 (6/30 PS)	1927–1928	straight-4	1570 cc	30 PS (22 kW)
8 Typ S 8 (8/45 PS)	1928	straight-8	1999 cc	45 PS (33 kW)
8 Typ G 14 (14/70 PS)			3633 cc	70 PS (51 kW)
8 Typ S 10 (10/50 PS)	1928–1930		2464 cc	50 PS (37 kW)
Stoewer Gigant	1928–1933		3974 cc	80 PS (59 kW)
Stoewer Gigant				80 PS (59 kW)
Repräsentant P 20 (20/100 PS)	1930–1933		4906 cc	100 PS (74 kW)
Marschall M 12 (12/60 PS)	1930–1934		2963 cc	60 PS (44 kW)
V 5	1931–1932	V4	1191 cc	25 PS (18,4 kW)
V 5 Sport				30 PS (22 kW)
R 140	1932–1933	straight-4	1355 cc	30 PS (22 kW)
R 140	1933–1934		1466 cc	30 PS (22 kW)
R 150	1934–1935			35 PS (25,7 kW)	90–110 km/h
Greif V8	1934–1937	V8	2489 cc	55 PS (40 kW)
R 180	1935	straight-4	1769 cc	45 PS (33 kW)
Greif V8 Sport	1935–1937	V8	2489 cc	57 PS (42 kW)
Greif Junior	1936–1939	Flat-four engine	1484 cc	34 PS (25 kW)
Stoewer Sedina	1937–1940	straight-4	2406 cc	55 PS (40 kW)
Stoewer Arkona		straight-6	3610 cc	80 PS (59 kW)

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See also

• Einheits-PKW der Wehrmacht
• GAZ-69

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External links

• Stoewer Museum

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