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Gaggenau Typ 10/18 PS
Car : Gaggenau Typ 10/18 PS
Year : 1907
Engine : 4 cylinders in line
Bore and stroke :85×115 mm
Cylinder capacity : 2600 cc
Gears : 4 forward
Brake horse power : 20
Maximum speed : 50 mph
Wheelbase : –
Suspension : front and rear :semi-elliptic leaf- springs

Suddeutsche Fabrik of Gaggenau (Gaggenau being the Bavarian town where the factory was situated) started producing cars in 1904. Its origins however go back to 1895 when Bergmanns Industriewerk was founded by Theodore Bergmann. In 1895 he had bought the patent to a car called the Orient Express, designed by Josef Vollmer. The Orient Express was inspired by Karl Benz’s vehicles and had a water-cooled, single-cylinder 4-stroke engine, rear mounted and low tension magneto ignition. The Typ 10/18 , produced until 1910, had a monobloc engine with dual ignition which developed 20 bhp at 1,600 revs. Its maximum speed was about 50 mph.
Gaggenau also started to produce trucks in 1904 when its products were known interchangeably as Gaggenau or SAF (Suddeutsche Automobil-Fabrik). In 1910 SAF was taken over by Benz, with which it already had common interests. It continued to produce cars for a short time but later it concentrated on truck production. In 1926 Gaggenau was completely absorbed into Benz and it lost its separate identity. Gaggenau is also remembered for its involvement in racing, and was particularly active between 1906 and 1910.