Cudell
motor vehicle
The Cudell was a Prussian-German car made from 1898 to 1908. It was made in Aachen until 1905, and subsequently in Berlin.
Max Cudell founded the company in 1898 to manufacture licensed De Dion-Bouton vehicles. The original 3-wheelers were succeeded by a 3.5 hp voiturette. The 3.5 HP Patent Motor Car from Cudell was presented in 1899 at the International Motor Car Exhibition in Berlin. The frame was made of seamless tubes. The pneumatic tires of the rear wheels were 700x 90 mm. The front wheels had the size 700x 65 mm. The vehicle length was 2050 mm, the height 1160 mm and the wheelbase 1360 mm. The vehicle weight was 260 kg.The single-cylinder four-stroke engine of the de Dion Bouton type produced 3.5 hp.
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