The Brennabor Typ Z, launched in 1928, was a car introduced by the
Brennabor company, replacing the
Brennabor Typ R The Brennabor Typ S, launched in 1922, was a car introduced by the Brennabor company in order to complement their larger Typ P model. In 1925 it was replaced by the Brennabor Typ R which was essentially an updated version of the same model.
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, as the company’s contender in the medium-sized car sector, had been a best seller on the German market during the modest return to economic growth that characterized the middle years of the decade after the
reparations issue had, to an extent, been resolved. The Typ Z was itself replaced after just a year by Brennabor Ideal Typ N which would represent a more comprehensive upgrade
The Typ Z retained the same engine capacity and claimed power output of its predecessor, but was slightly shorter and lower (though wider and no lighter). The rear axle was now provided with underslung half leaf springs, a system which would later be adopted by the competing auto-maker
Horch
Horch () was a car brand manufacturer, founded in Germany by August Horch & Cie at the beginning of the 20th century.
It is one of the predecessors of the present day Audi company, which itself resulted from the merger of Auto Union Aktienges ...
for luxury models such as the
Horch 850.
The Brennabor Typ Z was offered with a range of body types, with two or four doors and as a sedan or open-topped sedan. A two-door full cabriolet was also available. Approximately 10,000 were produced.
Technical details
Sources
* Werner Oswald: ''Deutsche Autos 1920–1945.'' Motorbuch Verlag Stuttgart, 10. Auflage (1996), {{ISBN, 3-87943-519-7
Brennabor vehicles
Motorcycles introduced in the 1920s
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