Steyr 120
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The Steyr 120 Super, Steyr 125 Super and Steyr 220 were a series of medium-sized cars built by the Austria
n firm Steyr-Puch from 1935 to 1941. The moderately streamlined
body was designed by Karl Jenschke and was manufactured by Gläser in Dresden
. The design had a close resemblance to the smaller Steyr 100
. The cars were equipped with a six-cylinder in-line engine
(as opposed to the four-cylinder Steyr 100) driving the rear wheels via a four-speed transmission. Front wheels had a transverse leaf spring
suspension while the rear swing axle
was mounted on quarter-elliptic leaf springs. On the four-door sedan model the rear doors were hinged at the back-end, allowing the B-pillar
to be omitted. Until 1936 a total of 1200 Steyr 120 Super were produced.
The 1936 model changes included a wider axle track
and a bigger engine even though the power remained at 50 hp. The model was sold as Steyr 125 Super, mainly in Germany
. It was offered until 1937 and 200 units were made.
In 1937 the unaltered body was refitted with a still bigger engine and was named Steyr 220. The bore grew to 73 mm, resulting in an output of 55 hp. This model remained in production until 1941 with 5900 units built.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n firm Steyr-Puch from 1935 to 1941. The moderately streamlined
Streamliner
A streamliner is a vehicle incorporating streamlining in a shape providing reduced air resistance. The term is applied to high-speed railway trainsets of the 1930s to 1950s, and to their successor "bullet trains". Less commonly, the term is applied to fully faired recumbent bicycles...
body was designed by Karl Jenschke and was manufactured by Gläser in Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
. The design had a close resemblance to the smaller Steyr 100
Steyr 100
The Steyr 100 and 200 were a series of medium-sized cars built by the Austrian firm Steyr-Puch from 1934 to 1940.The cars had a 4-cylinder engine driving the rear wheels and the streamlined body, designed by Karl Jenschke, was manufactured by Gläser in Dresden.In 1936 the vehicle underwent...
. The cars were equipped with a six-cylinder in-line engine
Straight engine
Usually found in four- and six-cylinder configurations, the straight engine, or inline engine is an internal-combustion engine with all cylinders aligned in one row, with no offset...
(as opposed to the four-cylinder Steyr 100) driving the rear wheels via a four-speed transmission. Front wheels had a transverse leaf spring
Leaf spring
Originally called laminated or carriage spring, a leaf spring is a simple form of spring, commonly used for the suspension in wheeled vehicles...
suspension while the rear swing axle
Swing axle
A swing axle is a simple type of independent suspension first used in early aircraft , such as the Sopwith and Fokker, usually with rubber bungee and no damping....
was mounted on quarter-elliptic leaf springs. On the four-door sedan model the rear doors were hinged at the back-end, allowing the B-pillar
Pillar (car)
Pillars are the vertical supports of the greenhouse of an automobile — known respectively as the A, B, C or D-pillar moving in profile view from the front to rear....
to be omitted. Until 1936 a total of 1200 Steyr 120 Super were produced.
The 1936 model changes included a wider axle track
Axle track
The axle track in automobiles and other wheeled vehicles which have two or more wheels on an axle, is the distance between the centreline of two roadwheels on the same axle, each on the other side of the vehicle...
and a bigger engine even though the power remained at 50 hp. The model was sold as Steyr 125 Super, mainly in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It was offered until 1937 and 200 units were made.
In 1937 the unaltered body was refitted with a still bigger engine and was named Steyr 220. The bore grew to 73 mm, resulting in an output of 55 hp. This model remained in production until 1941 with 5900 units built.
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Literature and sources
- Oswald, Werner: Deutsche Autos 1920-1945, Motorbuch Verlag Stuttgart, 10. Auflage (1996), ISBN 3-87943-519-7