Großer Stoewer Motorwagen is the

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manufactured by

Stoewer Stoewer was a German automobile manufacturer before World War II whose headquarters were in Stettin (now Szczecin, Poland). History The first company was founded by the Stoewer brothers, Emil (lived 1873 – 1942) and Bernhard (1875 – 1937) i ...

automotive company in 1899. It was designed by Bernhard and Emil Stoewer, and was the first car presented by the company.

History

The

was designed by brothers Bernhard and Emil Stoewer. It was manufactured and presented by the

in 1899, the same year, the company was founded. It was built in

Stettin Szczecin ( , , ; ; ; or ) is the capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. Located near the Baltic Sea and the German border, it is a major seaport, the largest city of northwestern Poland, and se ...

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(now

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). It was the first car made by the company, and one of the first in Germany. Its name, ''Großer Motorwagen'' means in

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''Large Motor Car''. The model of the car in the original condition is kept in the

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Specifications

The car was a

four-seater. It had a 2.1-litre 2-cylinder engine. Its maximum speed was 17 km/h (11 mph). It had 6.5

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References

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