Stoewer history
Automotive manufacturer Stettin; Germany From 1899 to 1940.
Stoewer was a German automobile manufacturer before World War II whose headquarters were in Stettin (Now Szczecin, Poland).
The first company was founded by the Stoewer brothers, in 1896 for manufacturing sewing machines in Stettin.
In 1899, the Stoewer brothers founded the firm Gebrüder Stoewer, Fabrik für Motorfahrzeugen and started to produce automobiles. Their first automobile was the Grosser Motorwagen (Large Motor Car), with 6.5 hp (4.8 kW) and 17 km/h (11 mph) maximum speed.
In 1908 Stoewers constructed Stoewer G4. This model was immensely successful - 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-20's 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 120 hp (89 kW). Of the fifty "D10" made, the only survivor is in Melbourne, Australia in original condition.
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 130 km/h (81 mph) 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), 80 km/h (50 mph) maximum speed. The model named Greif Junior was built under the licence of Tatra. Its afterdecessor V8 Greif was the last car being constructed by Mr Stoewer itself, class Arkona and Sedina were the last civilian cars produced by the company.
In 1936 Stoewer factory developed the light off-road car (le.E.Pkw, leichter geländegängiger Einheits-PKW) for the Wehrmacht, a versatile four-wheel drive car,initially equipped (to 1940) with four-wheel steering. Due to capacity-problems the cars had also been produced at BMW-Factory Eisenach as BMW 325 and by Hanomag in Hanover as Type 20 B. Together the three manufacturers made a total of ca. 13.000 units. Stoewer was one of several German companies that exploited slave labour during WW II and had its own camp for prisoners. 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.
Description
Technical
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Stoewer Passenger car models
Type
Construction period
Cylinder
Capacity
Power
max speed
10 PS (7 kW; 10 hp)
1901–1902
straight-2
1.527 cc
18 PS (13,2 kW)
50 km/h (31 mph)
8/14 PS
1902–1905
straight-2
1.527 cc
14 PS (10,3 kW)
50 km/h (31 mph)
20 PS (15 kW; 20 hp)
1904–1905
straight-4
7.946 cc
45 PS (33 kW)
85 km/h (53 mph)
P4 (11/22 PS)
1905–1910
straight-4.
3.054 cc
22 PS (16,2 kW)
70 km/h (43 mph)
P2 (9/12 PS)
1906–1907
straight-2
2.281 cc
16 PS (11,8 kW)
55 km/h (34 mph)
P4-1 (24/36 PS)
1906–1910
straight-4
5.880 cc
40 PS (29 kW)
80 km/h (50 mph)
P6 (34/60 PS)
1906–1911
straight-6
8.820 cc
60 PS (44 kW)
95 km/h (59 mph)
G4 (6/12 PS)
1907–1911
straight-4
1.500 cc
12 PS (8,8 kW)
60 km/h (37 mph)
PK4 (11/20 PS)
1909–1912
straight-4
2.544 cc
20 PS (14,7 kW)
70 km/h (43 mph)
C1 (6/18 PS)
1909–1915
straight-4
1.546 cc
18 PS (13,2 kW)
70 km/h (43 mph)
B1 (6/16 PS)
1910–1912
straight-4
1.556 cc
16 PS (11,8 kW)
65 km/h (40 mph)
B6 (9/22 PS)
1912–1914
straight-4
4.900 cc
45 PS (33 kW)
95 km/h (59 mph)
C2 (10/28 PS)
1913–1914
straight-4
2.412 cc
28 PS (20,6 kW)
75 km/h (47 mph)
C5 (6/18 PS)
1915–1919
straight-4
1.546 cc
15 PS (11 kW)
70 km/h (43 mph)
D2 (6/18 PS)
1919–1920
straight-4
1.593 cc
18 PS (13,2 kW)
70 km/h (43 mph)
D6 (19/55 PS)
1919–1921
straight-6
4.960 cc
55 PS (40 kW)
100 km/h (62 mph)
D7 (42/120 PS)
1919–1921
straight-6
11.160 cc
120 PS (88 kW)
160 km/h (99 mph)
D3 (8/24 PS)
1920–1923
straight-4
2.120 cc
24 PS (17,6 kW)
70 km/h (43 mph)
D5 (12/36 PS)
1920–1923
straight-6
3.107 cc
36 PS (26,5 kW)
80 km/h (50 mph)
D9 (8/32 PS)
1923–1924
straight-4
2.290 cc
32 PS (23,5 kW)
90 km/h (56 mph)
D12 (12/45 PS)
1923–1924
straight-6
3.107 cc
45 PS (33 kW)
100 km/h (62 mph)
D10 (10/50 PS)
1924–1925
straight-4
2.580 cc
50 PS (37 kW)
120 km/h (75 mph)
D9V (9/32 PS)
1925–1927
straight-4
2.290 cc
32 PS (23,5 kW)
90 km/h (56 mph)
D12V (13/55 PS)
1925–1928
straight-6
3.386 cc
55 PS (40 kW)
100 km/h (62 mph)
F6 (6/30 PS)
1927–1928
straight-4
1.570 cc
30 PS (22 kW)
70 km/h (43 mph)
8 Typ S 8 (8/45 PS)
1928
straight-8
1.999 cc
45 PS (33 kW)
85 km/h (53 mph)
8 Typ G 14 (14/70 PS)
1928
straight-8
3.633 cc
70 PS (51 kW)
100 km/h (62 mph)
8 Typ S 10 (10/50 PS)
1928–1930
straight-8
2.464 cc
50 PS (37 kW)
90 km/h (56 mph)
Gigant G 15 K (15/80 PS)
1928–1933
straight-8
3.974 cc
80 PS (59 kW)
110 km/h (68 mph)
Gigant G 15 (15/80 PS)
1928–1933
straight-8
3.974 cc
80 PS (59 kW)
100 km/h (62 mph)
Repräsentant P 20 (20/100 PS)
1930–1933
straight-8
4.906 cc
100 PS (74 kW)
120 km/h (75 mph)
Marschall M 12 (12/60 PS)
1930–1934
straight-8
2.963 cc
60 PS (44 kW)
90 km/h (56 mph)
V 5
1931–1932
V4
1.168 cc
25 PS (18,4 kW)
80 km/h (50 mph)
V 5 Sport
1931–1932
V4
1.168 cc
30 PS (22 kW)
100 km/h (62 mph)
R 140
1932–1933
straight-4
1.355 cc
30 PS (22 kW)
85 km/h (53 mph)–105 km/h (65 mph)
R 140
1933–1934
straight-4
1.466 cc
30 PS (22 kW)
85 km/h (53 mph)–105 km/h (65 mph)
R 150
1934–1935
straight-4
1.466 cc
35 PS (25,7 kW)
90–110 km/h
Greif V8
1934–1937
V8
2.489 cc
55 PS (40 kW)
110 km/h (68 mph)
R 180
1935
straight-4
1.769 cc
45 PS (33 kW)
105 km/h (65 mph)
Greif V8 Sport
1935–1937
V8
2.489 cc
57 PS (42 kW)
120 km/h (75 mph)
Greif Junior
1936–1939
flat-4
1.484 cc
34 PS (25 kW)
100 km/h (62 mph)
Sedina
1937–1940
straight-4
2.406 cc
55 PS (40 kW)
110 km/h (68 mph)
Arkona
1937–1940
straight-6
3.610 cc
80 PS (59 kW)
120 km/h (75 mph)–140 km/h (87 mph)
