De Dietrich Niederbronn History
De Dietrich was an early German manufacturer of automobiles from 1898 to 1905 in Niederbronn. The brand name was De Dietrich.
History
The industrial dynasty De Dietrich owned numerous industrial companies in Alsace, Lorraine and other neighbouring French regions in the 19th century. In 1896 Eugène de Dietrich acquired a license from Amédée Bollée. The company De Dietrich (Lunéville) began in 1897 with the production of automobiles. Niederbronn followed in Alsace in 1898, which at the time belonged to the German Reich. Initially, the product range was similar to the offer from Lunéville. In 1902, Ettore Bugatti resigned as chief engineer in the company. The models he designed were also known as De Dietrich Bugatti. 1905 ended the vehicle production as Eugène de Dietrich retired from business. with now a move to mechanical construction and railroad equipment, Ettore Bugatti then moved to Hermes-Simplex, Lorraine-Dietrich then continued manufacturing cars until its merger with Gnome et Rhône in 1941.
The first models were made under license from Amédée Bollée. These vehicles were available for several years. One of the models was the 9/10 hp. This came with a 10 PS two-cylinder engine with 110 mm bore and 160 mm stroke was 3041 cc displacement. The maximum speed was about 50 km / h.
De Dietrich exhibited a vehicle at the Motor Show, which took place from 17 to 24 September 1898 in Dusseldorf. This was offered with two bench seats and a rumble seat for up to five people. The two-cylinder engine with 6 hp was mounted in the front of the vehicle and drove via belts and conical wheels to the rear axle. The transmission had four gears. The curb weight was indicated at 840 kg and the maximum speed at 30 km / h.
In addition, the company made from 1899 to 1900 a smaller and cheaper at the same time model series from a license from Vivinus. This was a voiturette with single-cylinder engine and belt drive.
The vehicles that Ettore Bugatti designed from 1902 had four-cylinder engines as the types 3 to 7 were produced for De Dietrich between 1902 and 1904 Approximately 100 being built. The smaller model was the 24/28 PS. The cylinder bore was 114 mm, the stroke 130 mm; this resulted in a displacement of 5308 cc. The engine with 28 hp. The wheelbase was 2395 mm, and the track width of 1220 mm. The maximum speed was indicated at 85 km / h. The larger model called 30/35 PS, had a motor with 130 mm bore, 140 mm stroke and 7433 cc displacement.
