Stoewer

D, 1899 – 1939

(1) Gebrüder Stoewer, Fabrik für Motorfahrzeuge, Stettin, 1899 – 1916

(2) Stoewer-Werke AG vorm. Gebr. Stoewer, Stettin, 1916 – 1939

The Stoewer car factory developed out of the Stoewer ironworks and was among the pioneers of the German car industry. After manufacturing motor cycles, tricycles and quadricycles for two years, Stoewer turned to cars in 1899. The first Stoewer car had a rear-mounted 2-cylinder engine. 4-cylinder Stoewer cars followed in 1901, and electric Stoewer cars were also produced. Best known were the 2-cylinder Type T Stoewer car (2.280cc and 3/12PS), the 4-cylinder Stoewer P4 (3.052cc and 11/22PS), the Stoewer G4 (1.500cc and 6/12PS) and the 6-cylinder Stoewer P6 (8.820cc and 34/60PS), evolved in the 1905-1907 period all Stoewer cars with shaft-drive. The Stoewer B1 of 6/16PS and the Stoewer B6 of 9/22PS which appeared in 1910 were also built by Mathis under licence. The G4 Stoewer car was the basis for the Stoewer B5, which Stoewer car in 1912 became famous by setting up a record at Brooklands with 67.7mph. The new range of Stoewer cars which appeared in 1913 was also based on successful earlier cars. They were the Stoewer C1 (6/18PS), Stoewer C2 (10/28PS) and C3 Stoewer car (6-cylinder and 19/45PS). Shortly before the outbreak of World War 1 the Stoewer car range was headed by the F4 Stoewer car with a 4-cylinder, 8.8-litre 33/100PS ohc engine. After the war an enormous Stoewer car appeared, the Stoewer D7, using a 6-cylinder 11.2-litre 42/120PS aero engine, as well as some conservative sv 4- and 6-cylinder Stoewer cars with rear wheel and transmission brakes. Front wheel brakes appeared on Stoewer cars in 1925. Stoewer introduced 8-cylinder Stoewer cars in 1928. These were the Stoewer Superior, Stoewer Marschall, Stoewer Gigant and Stoewer Repräsentant with engines ranging from 2-litres and 45bhp to 4.9-litres and 100bhp. The Stoewer car firm re-entered the economy class in 1931 with the V5, a front-driven Stoewer car with a V4 1.188cc engine, followed by the front-drive models R140 (1.369cc), R150 (1.488cc) and R180 (1.769cc). Another 8-cylinder was the front wheel drive Greif V8 with a 2.488cc engine, which was replaced by the conventional 6-cylinder 3.609cc Arcona Stoewer car in 1938. In 1934 the 1½-litre 4-cylinder Stoewer car and 2½-litre V8 Stoewer car were shown at the Brussels Salon by Monsieur Dewaet under the name D.S. (Dewaet-Stoewer). The Greif Junior was built under Tatra licence with an opposed 4-cylinder 1.474cc engine. It succeeded the Röhr Junior. In the middle of the range was the Stoewer Sedina with a 4-cylinder engine of 2.4-litres.

Production of private Stoewer cars was given up at the outbreak of World War 2 in 1939. The Stoewer car factory was destroyed during the war and production of Stoewer cars was not resumed.

Source: Georgano, encyclopedia of motorcar; HON   

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Straker-Squire

GB, 1906 – 1926

(1) S. Straker & Squire Ltd, Fishponds, Bristol, 1906 – 1918

(2) Straker-Squire Ltd, Edmonton, London N., 1918 – 1926

The first road vehicles of Sidney straker and L.R.L. Squire were steam wagons, made from 1901, followed by petrol buses. During 1906 Straker acquired the licence to make the Cornilleau-Ste Beuve car from France as the 25hp Straker-Squire- CSB. By mid-1907 a straightforward four Straker Squire car of 16/20hp was being offered under the name of Straker Squire cars. Late that year, a smaller 12/14hp Straker Squire car was added. It was the Straker Squire car company’s first wholly home-grown model, and was at first called a Shamrock, not a Straker-Squire car. The best-known of the pre-World War 1 Straker-Squire cars was certainly the 15hp Straker Squire car of 1910 – 1914, a sporting 3-litre with a 4-cylinder, sv engine and an excellent performance, this Straker Squire car was designed by AHR Fedden. In 1919 a completely new and in some respects very modern Straker Squire car was announced. This Straker Squire car was also a 6-cylinder machine with a capacity of 4-litres, still designated the 20/25hp, but this Straker Squire car had a single overhead camshaft and aluminium pistons, and to ease manufacturing problems, its cylinders were separately cast. The valve gear of the Straker Squire car was exposed. The whole unit of the Straker Squire car resembled the Rolls-Royce Eagle aero engine the Straker Squire car company had made during World War 1. In spite of an old-fashioned appearance, this was a powerful, if noisy engine that gave the Straker Squire car an 80mph performance. Brakes and steering of this Straker Squire car were suitably good. Unfortunately, even when the Straker Squire car went into production in 1921, as the 24/90hp, very few of these Straker Squire cars were made. The pre-war 15hp Straker Squire car was resurrected, and for 1923, a dull little light Straker Squire car with a 1½-litre ohv Dorman engine was added. By 1926 only the 24/90 and the light car remained, both Straker Squire cars came with hydraulic 4-wheel brakes.

Source: Georgano, encyclopedia of motorcar; TRN  

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