Cudell

Cudell was a German manufacturer of automobiles.

Company History

The company Cudell Motor Company was founded in 1897 by Max Cudell in Aachen for the production of automobiles under licenses from De Dion -Bouton. 1899 lived the metal goods producer Max Cudell, owner of Cudell & Co. Krefelderstraße 2 in Aachen. 1905, the company went bankrupt. 1908, the production was finally stopped.

Rolling stock

Initially, models were produced by De Dion -Bouton license. The first model was a tricycle, in which the individual wheel was in front. The driver sat on a bicycle seat and steered with a handlebar. The single cylinder engine developed 1.75 hp and was mounted in the rear. 1899 was followed by the first four-wheeled vehicle under license of the De Dion -Bouton Voiturette Vis -à-vis the motor 3.5 hp car with a water-cooled single-cylinder engine with 402 cc displacement in the rear, which carried 3.5 HP. With a wheelbase of 136 cm gave the vehicle whose front bench seat had turned attach despite the Vis -à-vis said body shape in the direction of travel, room for four people.

1901 appeared the motor car 4.5 hp with 510 cc displacement and 4.5 horsepower. 1902 was followed by the strength version 6 hp motor car with 700 cc displacement and 6 hp, also published licensed versions of the slightly larger Voiturette Populaire front-engine, 6 hp or 8 hp. 1903 was followed by two-cylinder models with 8 hp and 10 hp. Last licensing model was a vehicle with four-cylinder engine in 1904.

1904 brought Cudell under the direction of Karl Slevogt first own development the 16/20 hp four-cylinder engine and 2554 cc displacement out. 1905 followed the Phoenix 35/40 hp four-cylinder, 6100 cc displacement and 45 hp performance, there should be a Double Phaeton and Sedan. After the bankruptcy in 1905 only a few vehicles were produced.

In the U.S., the air-cooled 16 hp four-cylinder with four-speed transmission, shaft drive, Holz-/Stahl-Fahrgestell with 1892 mm wheelbase and tonneau body for 5 persons was offered in 1904. The vehicle cost immodest U.S. $ 4500 and was also available with a water-cooled four-cylinder with 22 hp. The representation had Clodio & Widmayer at 10 West 33rd Street in New York.

A car of this brand is on display in the Autoworld in Brussels.

Cudells world travel

Engineer Max Cudell was with Dr. Lehweß from London in 1902 in his cars Passe Partout - on world tour. Initially had problems limit causes a delay in the drive. Their arrival in Russia was late. Tuesday, October 14, it went from St. Petersburg. Monday, October 20 met the Globetrotter in Moscow. There was already snow.

A hand with government help Cudell was purchased in 1904 the first automobile in Iceland.

Motor production and licenses

• Christiansen from Denmark used engines from Cudell
• Victoria used from Nuremberg engines Cudell
• Alexander Leutner & Co. from Riga produced a model of Cudell licenses
• Phoenix from Budapest produced the model Cudell Phoenix