Cudell

For the Cleveland neighborhood, see Cudell, Cleveland.

Cudell
1899 Cudell
Overview
Production	1898–1908
Assembly	Aachen, Germany (1898–1905) Berlin, Germany (1905–1908)
Designer	Karl Slevogt

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. These were followed by more De Dion-style vehicles until 1904. In that year, vehicles designed by Karl Slevogt premiered with little, if any, resemblance to the former French-influenced models. These new cars featured an advanced 4-cylinder engine that had a 5-bearing crankshaft and overhead valves. Versions of the engines ranged from 16/20 PS to a 6.1L 35/40 PS. The Berlin branch was headed by Paul Cudell and did not make many cars. After auto manufacture was stopped, the company continued to manufacture marine engines, as well as a carburetor of the same name.

The US agent Clodio & Widmayer based at 10 West 33rd Street in New York City presented Cudell vehicles at the 1904 New York Automobile Show. A five-passenger vehicle with a four-cylinder, 16 hp, air-cooled engine, four speed transmission with reverse, and a steel and wood frame for was offered at a price of US$4,500. A version with 22 hp and water-cooling was offered as well.

Bibliography

• Georgano, G.N. (2001). The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn. ISBN 1-57958-293-1.
• Deetjen, R. (1910). Motorboote und Bootsmotoren. Yachtbibliothek Bd. 3 (in German). Berlin: Verlag Dr. Wedekind & Co. p. 368a. Retrieved 2024-02-13.