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automobile
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manufacturer before World War II
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whose headquarters were in Stettin (Szczecin)
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.
The first company was founded by the Stoewer brothers, Emil (lived 1873 - 1942) and Bernhard (1875 - 1937) in 1896 for manufacturing sewing machine
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s in Stettin. In 1899, the Stoewer brothers founded the firm Gebrüder Stoewer, Fabrik für Motorfahrzeugen and started to produce automobiles. Their first automobile
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was the Grosser Motorwagen (Large Motor Car), with 6.5 hp (4.8 kW) and 17 kilometre per hour maximum speed.
Mathis
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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 in 1921 class D7 with a proprietary six cylinder aero engine with 120 hp. It was the strongest car in those days.
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 kilometre per hour 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
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at all, class V5 25 hp (19 kW), 80 kilometre per hour maximum speed. The model named Greif Junior was built under the licence of Tatra
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. 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.
With the beginning of World War II
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, Stoewer factory started to produce cars for the Wehrmacht
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as LEPKW class (Leichter Einheits-Personenkraftwagen, or Small Unit-Personnel Carrier). A versatile 4-wheel-drive car, many equipped with 4-wheel-steering. Capacity-problems led to co-production by BMW
BMW
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and Hanomag
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, under parentage of Stoewer. Together the three manufacturers made a total of ca. 10.000 units. After World War II
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, the Red Army
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seized the remaining production facilities, dismantled them and sent to the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
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. The days of car manufacturing in this famous factory were over.
Passenger car models
| Type | Construction period | Cylinder | Capacity | Power | Vmax |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 PS | 1901–1902 | straight-2 | 1.527 cc | 18 PS (13,2 kW) | 50 kilometre per hour |
| 8/14 PS | 1902–1905 | straight-2 | 1.527 cc | 14 PS (10,3 kW) | 50 kilometre per hour |
| 20 PS | 1904–1905 | straight-4 | 7.946 cc | 45 PS (33 kW) | 85 kilometre per hour |
| P4 (11/22 PS) | 1905–1910 | straight-4. | 3.054 cc | 22 PS (16,2 kW) | 70 kilometre per hour |
| P2 (9/12 PS) | 1906–1907 | straight-2 | 2.281 cc | 16 PS (11,8 kW) | 55 kilometre per hour |
| P4-1 (24/36 PS) | 1906–1910 | straight-4 | 5.880 cc | 40 PS (29 kW) | 80 kilometre per hour |
| P6 (34/60 PS) | 1906–1911 | straight-6 | 8.820 cc | 60 PS (44 kW) | 95 kilometre per hour |
| G4 (6/12 PS) | 1907–1911 | straight-4 | 1.500 cc | 12 PS (8,8 kW) | 60 kilometre per hour |
| PK4 (11/20 PS) | 1909–1912 | straight-4 | 2.544 cc | 20 PS (14,7 kW) | 70 kilometre per hour |
| C1 (6/18 PS) | 1909–1915 | straight-4 | 1.546 cc | 18 PS (13,2 kW) | 70 kilometre per hour |
| B1 (6/16 PS) | 1910–1912 | straight-4 | 1.556 cc | 16 PS (11,8 kW) | 65 kilometre per hour |
| B6 (9/22 PS) | 1912–1914 | straight-4 | 4.900 cc | 45 PS (33 kW) | 95 kilometre per hour |
| C2 (10/28 PS) | 1913–1914 | straight-4 | 2.412 cc | 28 PS (20,6 kW) | 75 kilometre per hour |
| C5 (6/18 PS) | 1915–1919 | straight-4 | 1.546 cc | 15 PS (11 kW) | 70 kilometre per hour |
| D2 (6/18 PS) | 1919–1920 | straight-4 | 1.593 cc | 18 PS (13,2 kW) | 70 kilometre per hour |
| D6 (19/55 PS) | 1919–1921 | straight-6 | 4.960 cc | 55 PS (40 kW) | 100 kilometre per hour |
| D7 (42/120 PS) | 1919–1921 | straight-6 | 11.160 cc | 120 PS (88 kW) | 160 kilometre per hour |
| D3 (8/24 PS) | 1920–1923 | straight-4 | 2.120 cc | 24 PS (17,6 kW) | 70 kilometre per hour |
| D5 (12/36 PS) | 1920–1923 | straight-6 | 3.107 cc | 36 PS (26,5 kW) | 80 kilometre per hour |
| D9 (8/32 PS) | 1923–1924 | straight-4 | 2.290 cc | 32 PS (23,5 kW) | 90 kilometre per hour |
| D12 (12/45 PS) | 1923–1924 | straight-6 | 3.107 cc | 45 PS (33 kW) | 100 kilometre per hour |
| D10 (10/50 PS) | 1924–1925 | straight-4 | 2.580 cc | 50 PS (37 kW) | 120 kilometre per hour |
| D9V (9/32 PS) | 1925–1927 | straight-4 | 2.290 cc | 32 PS (23,5 kW) | 90 kilometre per hour |
| D12V (13/55 PS) | 1925–1928 | straight-6 | 3.386 cc | 55 PS (40 kW) | 100 kilometre per hour |
| F6 (6/30 PS) | 1927–1928 | straight-4 | 1.570 cc | 30 PS (22 kW) | 70 kilometre per hour |
| 8 Typ S 8 (8/45 PS) | 1928 | straight-8 | 1.999 cc | 45 PS (33 kW) | 85 kilometre per hour |
| 8 Typ G 14 (14/70 PS) | 1928 | straight-8 | 3.633 cc | 70 PS (51 kW) | 100 kilometre per hour |
| 8 Typ S 10 (10/50 PS) | 1928–1930 | straight-8 | 2.464 cc | 50 PS (37 kW) | 90 kilometre per hour |
| Gigant G 15 K (15/80 PS) | 1928–1933 | straight-8 | 3.974 cc | 80 PS (59 kW) | 110 kilometre per hour |
| Gigant G 15 (15/80 PS) | 1928–1933 | straight-8 | 3.974 cc | 80 PS (59 kW) | 100 kilometre per hour |
| Repräsentant P 20 (20/100 PS) | 1930–1933 | straight-8 | 4.906 cc | 100 PS (74 kW) | 120 kilometre per hour |
| Marschall M 12 (12/60 PS) | 1930–1934 | straight-8 | 2.963 cc | 60 PS (44 kW) | 90 kilometre per hour |
| V 5 | 1931–1932 | V4 | 1.168 cc | 25 PS (18,4 kW) | 80 kilometre per hour |
| V 5 Sport | 1931–1932 | V4 | 1.168 cc | 30 PS (22 kW) | 100 kilometre per hour |
| R 140 | 1932–1933 | straight-4 | 1.355 cc | 30 PS (22 kW) | 85 kilometre per hour–105 kilometre per hour |
| R 140 | 1933–1934 | straight-4 | 1.466 cc | 30 PS (22 kW) | 85 kilometre per hour–105 kilometre per hour |
| 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 kilometre per hour |
| R 180 | 1935 | straight-4 | 1.769 cc | 45 PS (33 kW) | 105 kilometre per hour |
| Greif V8 Sport | 1935–1937 | V8 | 2.489 cc | 57 PS (42 kW) | 120 kilometre per hour |
| Greif Junior | 1936–1939 | flat-4 | 1.484 cc | 34 PS (25 kW) | 100 kilometre per hour |
| Sedina | 1937–1940 | straight-4 | 2.406 cc | 55 PS (40 kW) | 110 kilometre per hour |
| Arkona | 1937–1940 | straight-6 | 3.610 cc | 80 PS (59 kW) | 120 kilometre per hour–140 kilometre per hour |