Turicum

CH, 1904 – 1914

Automobilfabrik Turicum AG, Uster, Zürich

Designed and built by Martin Fischer, this prototype light Turicum car had a small single-cylinder air-cooled engine, final drive by long chain, and steering by two pedals. His second Turicum car retained the unusual steering, and introduced a feature which was to characterize the Turicum cars until the end of production: friction drive. The first production Turicum cars used wheel steering, but retained the air-cooled single-cylinder engine, friction transmission and chain final drive. The engine of the Turicum car developed 7hp, and had square dimensions of 100x100mm (785cc). An unusual feature of these early Turicum cars was that the wheels had nine spokes. In 1908 4-cylinder water-cooled models Turicum cars were introduced, and at the end of that year, Martin Fischer left the Turicum car company to make cars under his own name. A short-lived 2-cylinder Turicum car was made in 1909, and thereafter Turicum concentrated on fours ranging from a 10/12hp 1.608cc to a 16/20hp 2.613cc.

Source: Georgano, encyclopedia of motorcar; GNG 

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