Cudell

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Cudell
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1899 Cudell
Overview
Production18981908
Assembly Aachen, Germany (18981905)
Berlin, Germany (19051908)
Designer Karl Slevogt  [ de ]

The Cudell was a Prussian-German car made from 1898 to 1908. It was made in Aachen until 1905, and subsequently in Berlin.

Max Cudell founded the company in 1898 to manufacture licensed De Dion-Bouton vehicles. [1] The original 3-wheelers were succeeded by a 3.5  hp voiturette. These were followed by more De Dion-style vehicles until 1904. In that year, vehicles designed by Karl Slevogt  [ de ] premiered with little, if any, resemblance to the former French-influenced models. These new cars featured an advanced 4-cylinder engine that had a 5-bearing crankshaft and overhead valves. Versions of the engines ranged from 16/20  PS to a 6.1L 35/40 PS. The Berlin branch was headed by Paul Cudell and did not make many cars. After auto manufacture was stopped, the company continued to manufacture marine engines, [1] [2] as well as a carburetor of the same name.

The US agent Clodio & Widmayer based at 10 West 33rd Street in New York City presented Cudell vehicles at the 1904 New York Automobile Show. [3] A five-passenger vehicle with a four-cylinder, 16 hp, air-cooled engine, four speed transmission with reverse, and a steel and wood frame for was offered at a price of US$ 4,500. A version with 22 hp and water-cooling was offered as well. [4]

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