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Champion, Maico 1949-1958 - In constant change

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Created in 2013

Reading time 3min

Written by:

Roger Gloor

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Darin Schnabel - Courtesy RM Auctions 2012

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Maico 500 (1958)

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Maico 500 (1957) - mit Platz für vier Erwachsene und 500 cm3 Motor - Genfer Autosalon 1957

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Maico MC 500/4 (1957) - Kleinstauto mit 452 cm3 und 18 PS - Retro Classics Stuttgart 2015

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Champion 400 (1952) - beim Farhen durch den Park - Classic-Gala Schwetzingen 2017

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Champion 400 (1952) - im Regen am Morgen - Classic-Gala Schwetzingen 2017

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Champion 400 (1952) - rundliche Formen, sportliches Aussehen - Classic-Gala Schwetzingen 2017

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Champion 400 (1952) - voll im Schwung - Classic-Gala Schwetzingen 2017

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Maico 500 (1958) - angeboten an der Versteigerung des Bruce Weiner Microcar Museums durch RM Auction am 15. und 16. Februar 2013

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There were around 10,000 car brands and designers - most of them have disappeared. The Champion (and Maico) brands are also among these vanished brands. They spent their 9-year existence in a constant state of flux; Champion models were last produced by Maico.

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In 1947, both ex-BMW engineer Hermann Holbein and senior engineer Albert Maier from ZF (Zahnradfabrik Friedrichshafen) developed a small car from nothing after the war. In 1948, Holbein took over a ZF license and built the doorless open Champion-Winzling with a 248 cc single-cylinder two-stroke rear engine in Herrlingen near Ulm. The first 120 units had to be recalled for reworking. For ZF, Louis L. Lepoix, who had been brought to southern Germany by the French occupation, created a formally sophisticated version and a pontoon coupé on his own initiative. This made its debut at the 1950 Geneva Motor Show as the Svenska Champion, but never went into series production. The Champion 250 Roadster, on the other hand, was produced in 280 units until 1951, most recently by Champion Automobil-Werk GmbH, which was founded in Paderborn in 1950.

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