Steiger 1920-1926 - too small against the competition
Summary
There have been around 10,000 car brands and designers - most of which have disappeared. One of these vanished brands is Steiger, founded by the Swiss Walter Steiger. The brand produced high-performance vehicles, but in the long term it was no match for the competition and went bankrupt in 1926.
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This brand was founded by the Swiss Walter Steiger: He had founded a machine factory in Burgrieden near Laupheim in the south of Ulm in 1914. During the First World War, he entrusted his factory manager Paul Henze with the construction of a particularly advanced automobile. The first Steiger 10/50 hp models were delivered in 1920. The 2.6-liter four-cylinder engine had an overhead camshaft driven by a vertical shaft. In 1921, a separate body construction department was added, and from 1922 there was also a sports car with a 2.8-liter engine and 60 hp as well as an underslung rear axle. The 2.8-liter power source was also available in the six-seater 11/60 hp touring car from 1925, while the sports car was fitted with a 2.9-liter engine with 70 hp as early as 1924. The attractive two-seater achieved a number of racing successes.
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