Car Manufacturers - Germany: Illustrated History Books & Guides

BMW Alpina (1988-1998) - Brooklands Portfolio

Brooklands Portfolio book featuring BMW Alpina models from the years 1988-1998. Describes the BMW Alpina B11, C2 2.7, B10, 635CSi, B12, B6, C2 Touring, C2 2.7 Cabrio, B6S, B10 3.5, B10 Bi-turbo, B8 4.6, B3, B7, B10 V8, B3 Touring, B10 Touring and B12.

• The 34 period articles, brought together from leading British and American car magazines, provide much information about history, model changes and engineering.
• Also driving impressions, original road tests, comparison tests, technical data, etc.

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Messerschmitt (1954-1964) - Brooklands Portfolio

Brooklands Portfolio book featuring Messerschmitt models from the years 1954-1964. Describes the Messerschmitt KR175, KR200, KR201, Cruisette, TG500, FMR, Super and Sport Cabriolet.

• The period articles, brought together from leading British and American car magazines, provide much information about history, model changes and engineering.
• Also driving impressions, original road tests, comparison tests, technical data, etc.

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Goggomobil - Brooklands Portfolio

Brooklands Portfolio book featuring Goggomobil models. Describes the Goggomobil saloons, TS 300 Coupé, Dart Sports, Royal, Regent, T700, TS400, Kombi and Isar S35.

• The 35 period articles, brought together from leading British and American car magazines, provide much information about history, model changes and engineering.
• Also driving impressions, original road tests, comparison tests, technical data, etc.

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Fahrzeugspuren in Chemnitz (Teil 1) - Zur Historie des Fahrzeugbaues

Frieder Bach has been following the traces of vehicle construction in Chemnitz for years, from bicycles to motorcycles and automobiles. He goes back to the 19th century.

Milestones include names such as Tuchscherer, Presto, Schüttoff, Diamant, Wanderer, Auto Union, Barkas, Moll-Fahrzeuge, ESWECO, Pöge, Häckel, Riemann, Balaco, VEB Fahrzeugelektrik, Marklin, ALNO, Rasmussens Boat Motors, Motap, Oscar Winter, Braunsdorfer Maschinenfabrik, Motorenhaus Köhler; Hofmann & Kühn, Oswald Preußer, Alfred Niebl, Deutsche Dynamo-Werke, Hubert Hottek, Seyfert & Butscher, Heinrich Illgen, Hofmann shock absorbers, Wachsmut company, Schaumberger & Hempel company, R. Neubert company, B. Gerstenberger company, Dietrich & Hannak company, DKW-Simson, Erich Reif, Endig company, Thranitz company, Hans Franke, "Gustl" Sieper, "RIKS", "Ehrlich", Münch company, Bräunig company, "Elan".

Frieder Bach creates before the reader the atmosphere of a time in which enthusiasts with a traditional craft developed a completely new vehicle technology. Bach does not hide the fact that technological creativity in small companies sometimes required a spartan lifestyle.
But it was the network of small family businesses that was able to combine tradition and innovation in the Chemnitz area.

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Kleinschnittger - Wirtschaftswunder im Kleinformat

This book about the almost forgotten automobile brand "Kleinschnittger" was first published almost 20 years ago. These cars were indeed small and sleek. Almost 2000 examples of these ultra-light and ingeniously simple light-alloy roadsters were built and fulfilled dreams and wishes of affordable mobility in a society in which a bicycle was an "acquisition" and the owners of a scooter were fervently envied.
But the driving wheels of the economic miracle turned faster than the small cars could drive and in 1956 one of the most exciting chapters of post-war motorization in Germany came to an end.

The small car expert and collection pioneer Otto Künnecke and the motor journalist Andy Schwietzer were able to draw on the archive of the "Kleinschnittgerwerke" as authors and thus shed light on the background, bring to light never before published images and provide for the first time a complete overview of all the models and projects of the brand.

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Maybach-Motoren und Automobile im Rhein-Neckar-Dreieck und der Pfalz

This title includes, beyond the common denominator of Maybach engines, all vehicles powered by them on land, at sea or in the air in or above the designated region. The book itself is designed as a chronological documentation, expanded to include a comprehensive bibliography with additional literature and photo references as well as a detailed index of subjects, places and people.

The trigger for this documentation was that on August 4th/5th 1908 an airship, the Zeppelin airship LZ 4, passed through the region for the first time and thereafter up until 1940 numerous crossings were made by legendary airships. In this respect, there are numerous 100-year anniversaries coming up in the next few years, for which this documentation can serve as a reference work and provide information, including the people involved and the history in the form of balloon flights.

It is also highlighted that the Mannheim-Rheinau-based airship company Schüttte-Lanz delivered numerous military airships, the so-called SL airships, during the First World War, including for operations from the Mannheim-Sandhofen Army Airship Hangar.
Other chapters report on the distribution of high-quality but expensive Maybach automobiles and their owners in the Rhine-Neckar triangle and the Palatinate between the two world wars, as well as on exhibits of the Maybach brand in museums.

A detailed chapter is devoted to rail traction and Franz Kruckenberg, who has chosen to live in Heidelberg, as the key designer of the legendary rail zeppelin and other rail vehicles.
Finally, an appendix on engines manufactured by Maybach in early 1920 for the equally exclusive MARS motorcycles confirms the wide range of production options available to the Maybach company, including their distribution in the Rhine-Neckar triangle and the Palatinate at the time.

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Von Brennabor zu ZF - Fahrzeugindustrie in Brandenburg an der Havel

After 1871, vehicle construction developed as the dominant branch of industry in Brandenburg an der Havel. Important factories such as Brennabor and Corona were built, which shaped the work and life of the city and region. Bicycles, motorcycles, strollers and cars came from here. ZF is now continuing the tradition.
160 largely unpublished images provide fascinating insights into this success story.

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