Baer (car)
Motorenfabrik Paul Baer GmbH was a German engine and automobile manufacturer. The company was founded in Berlin 1908 to make engines which were supplied to several early automobile manufacturers. Between 1920 and 1926, a small car was built in the city under the brand Baer.
Baer (car)
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- Name
- Motorenfabrik Paul Baer GmbH
- Founded
- 1908
- Headquarters
- Berlin
- Activity
- automotive industry
- Products
- car
- Dissolved
- 1926
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Motorenfabrik Paul Baer GmbH was a German engine and automobile manufacturer. The company was founded in Berlin 1908 to make engines which were supplied to several early automobile manufacturers. Between 1920 and 1926, a small car was built in the city under the brand Baer.
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The 4/14 hp car was powered by a 770cc two-cylinder two-stroke engine with a bore of 70 mm and a stroke of 110 mm. The engine power reached up to 17 horsepower. This allowed the vehicle with a four-speed transmission speeds up to 80 km/h. The length was 3350 mm, the width 1400 mm. The track gauge was 1200 mm and the wheelbase was 2550 mm. The total weight was 750 kg, of which 350 kg were on the front axle and 400 kg on the rear axle. The company Baer also delivered its engines to the sports boat industry. One of the vehicle took part in the small car race at the AVUS in Berlin in 1923.
It is associated with Germany. The record gives 1908 as its date of establishment or first appearance. Activity is recorded as ending in 1926. Its recorded seat is Berlin. The recorded field of activity is automotive industry. Recorded products are car.
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Key facts
• Name — Motorenfabrik Paul Baer GmbH • Type — Private (GmbH) • Industry — Automotive • Founded — 1908 • Defunct — 1924 or 1926 • Founder — Paul Baer • Hq Location City — Berlin • Hq Location Country — Germany • Products — Automobiles, Engines
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• Illustration — 4/14 hp Baer Cabriolet (Closed Roof) • Illustration — 4/14 hp Baer Cabriolet (Opened Roof) • Illustration — Baer Roadster
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• George Nicholas Georgano (Editor-in-chief.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Band 1: A–F. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1. (English). • Werner Oswald: Deutsche Autos 1920–1945. 10th edition, Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 1996, ISBN 3-87943-519-7, p. 434 (German).
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- 1.Georgano, George Nick. The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile, Volume 1 A–F. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers. 126. 2001. 1-57958-293-1.
- 2.Oswald, Werner. Deutsche Autos 1920-1945 : alle deutschen Personenwagen der damaligen Zeit. Motorbuch-Verl. 434. 1996. 3-87943-519-7.
- 3.Österreichische Auto-Rundschau. Baer. 1924-05-16.
- 4.Seherr-Thoss, Hans Christoph, Graf von. Die deutsche Automobilindustrie; eine Dokumentation von 1886 bis heute. Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt. 235. 1974. 3-421-02284-4.
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