NICHE Manufacturers – from A to Z

Pictures of „exotic“ German motorcars and related documents in alphabetical order

© Original photos and documents from the Michael Schlenger collection (unless stated otherwise)

Allreit-Reklame_Braunbeck_1910_Galerie

Allreit 7 h.p., advertisement published in Braunbecks Sportlexikon in 1910

anker_reklame_galerie

Anker advertisement, 1918 until 1920

Apollo_Piccolo_5_PS_von_1905_Galerie

Apollo „Piccolo“ 5 h.p., built from 1904 until 1907

Apollo_Piccolo_Ak_nach_Leer_03-1907_Galerie

Apollo „Piccolo“ 5 h.p., built from 1904 until 1907

Apollo_Piccolo_7_PS_von_1907_Mai_1931_Galerie

Apollo „Piccolo“ 7 h.p., built in 1907, photo taken in 1931

Apollo-Reklame_Braunbeck_1910_Galerie

Apollo 12 h.p. advertisement published in Braunbecks Sportlexikon in 1910

apollo_reklame_01-1914_galerie

Apollo advertisement from „Motor“ no. 01-1914

dessauer_reklame_1913_galerie

Dessauer, advertisement from 1911/12

dessauer_reklame_07-1913_galerie

Dessauer advertisement from „Motor“ no. 07-1913

Dux_07-1932_Raoul_Rainer_Galerie

Dux Type S 17/50 h.p., built from c.1920 until 1924 or 1926; original photo from the Raoul Rainer collection

Ego_5-25_PS_1924-27_Galerie

Ego 5/25 h.p., built from 1924 until 1927

Elite_Limousine_1920er_Jahre

Elite sedan, type unknown, 1920s

Fafnir-Reklame_vor_Wk1_Galerie

Fafnir advertisement (pre WW1)

Falke-Reklame_1

Falke advertisement from c.1907/08

Falke-Reklame_2

Falke advertisement from c.1907/08

faun_6-24_ps_1926_galerie

Faun 6/24 h.p. tourer, built from 1924 until 1926 (this car probably in 1926)

Freia_5-20_PS_1931_Galerie

Freia 5/20 h.p. phaeton, built c.1925, photo taken in 1931

fulmina_reklame_07-1913_galerie

Fulmina advertisement from „Motor“ no. 07-1913

fulmina_reklame_01-1914_galerie

Fulmina advertisement from „Motor“ no. 01-1914

HATAZ_1925_1_Galerie

HATAZ phaeton, photo taken in 1925

koco-kleinauto_galerie

KOCO 4/16 h.p., built from 1920 until 1926

Koco_Zweisitzer_Galerie

Koco 2-seater, built in the early 1920s

Komnick_8-30_PS_Tourer_Jason_Palmer_Galerie

Komnick Type 8/30 h.p., built in 1923/24; photo courtesy of Jason Palmer (Australia)

Komnick_Würzburg_Galerie2

Komnick Type 8/45 h.p., built from 1925 until 1927

Laurin_Klement_Reklame_IAA_1911_Galerie

Laurin&Klement advertisement from 1911

laurinklement_reklame_07-1913_galerie

Laurin & Klement, advertisement from „Motor“ no. 07-1913

ley_um_1914_gefallen_ende_juni_im_osten_galerie

Ley phaeton, built c.1914

Ley_T6_6-16_PS_oder_T6E 6-20_PSTourer_Heidelberg_Galerie

Ley T6 6/16 h.p. or  T6E 6/20 h.p., photo taken in Heidelberg

Ley_M8_1924-27_Galerie

Ley M8 phaeton, built from 1924 until 1927

luc-reklame_01-1914_galerie

LUC advertisement from „Motor“ no. 01-1914

MAF-Reklame_Braunbeck_1910_Galerie

MAF advertisement published in Braunbecks Sportlexikon in 1910

maf_6-14_ps_um_1909-10_ak_04-1911

MAF 6/14 h.p., built in 1909/10, photo postcard from 1911

MAF-Reklame_Motorfahrer_12-1917_Galerie

MAF advertisement published in the „Motorfahrer“ magazine in 1917

maybach_w5_27-120_ps_hindenburg_galerie

Maybach W5 27/120 h.p. phaeton with German President Paul von Hindenburg, photo taken in the late 1920s

Nacke-Reklame_Braunbeck_1910_Galerie

Nacke advertisement published in Braunbecks Sportlexikon in 1910

NAW_Colibri_1908-10_Galerie

NAW „Colibri“, built from 1908 until 1910

NAW_Sperber_vor WKI_Galerie

NAW „Sperber“ Type C 6/15 h.p., built from 1911 unti 1912

NAW_Sperber_02-1912_Pk_Danzig_Berlin_Ltnt_Engel_IR_19_Galerie

NAW „Sperber“ Type C 6/15 h.p., built from 1911 until 1912, postcard from 1912

NAW_Sperber_6-18_PS_1913-14-Reklame_Galerie

NAW „Sperber“, advertisement for the Type C 6/15 h.p. (later 6/18 h.p.) from 1912

NAW_Mosel_22-10-1921_Galerie

NAW „Sperber“, Type E 5/15 h.p. or Type F 6/20 h.p., built from 1913 until 1919, photo taken in 1921 in the Mosel valley

oryx-reklame_07-1913_galerie

Oryx advertisement from „Motor“ no. 07-1913

oryx_doppel-phaeton_motor_01-1914_galerie

Oryx double phaeton, picture from „Motor“ no. 01-1914

oryx-reklame_01-1914_galerie

Oryx advertisement from „Motor“ no. 01-1914

perl_suprema_4-17_ps_bei-garmisch-partenkirchen_galerie

Perl „Suprema“, built from 1926 until 1929, photo taken during a race in Bavaria

Pluto_Rhön_08-1925_Galerie

Pluto 2-seater (Amilcar licence), photo taken in August 1925 in the Rhön mountains in Central Germany

Polyphon_Polymobil_B10_1907_Verkehrsmuseum_Dresden_Galerie

Polyphon „Polymobil“ Type P 10 h.p. from 1907; original picture by Verkehrsmuseum Dresden

Polyphon_DUX-Reklame_Braunbeck_1910_Galerie

Polyphon „Dux“ advertisement published in Braunbecks Sportlexikon in 1910

Polyphon_DUX-Reklame_1911_Galerie

Polyphon „Dux“ advertisement from 1911

Polyphon_Dux-Reklame_01-1914_Galerie

Polyphon „Dux“ advertisement from 1914

Polyphon_DUX_10-30_PS_1914_Galerie

Polyphon „Dux“ 10/30 h.p.; original picture by Verkehrsmuseum Dresden

Priamus-Reklame_von_1908_Braunbeck_1910_Galerie

Priamus advertisement published in Braunbecks Sportlexikon in 1910

priamus_reklame_07-1913_galerie

Priamus advertisement from „Motor“ no. 07-1913

Simson_12-60_PS_Motorfahrzeuge_1928_Galerie

Simson 12/60 h.p., from „Die Motorfahrzeuge“, by P. Wolfram, 1928

Standard_Superior_1934_Ausschnitt_1

Standard Superior, built from 1933 until 1935, photo taken in Berlin

steiger_03-1924_galerie

Steiger 10/50 h.p. built from 1919 until 1926

westfalia_10_26_ps_10-1916_galerie

Westfalia 10/26 h.p., photo taken in October 1916