MARCUS – 1875 year
Manufacturer: Liechtenstein's Machine Works, Adamów, Austria-Hungary
Siegfried Marcus was born in 1831 r. in Malchin, Mecklenburg. He was employed as a mechanic at Siemens Halske in Berlin. W 1852 r. he moved to Vienna, where he worked at the university. W 1860 r. took care of it, what interested him the most - electrical engineering.
He solved many technical problems, obtained patents for some solutions. Only in Austria-Hungary he received 38 patents. Its magneto-electric magneto-electric magneto-electric magneto is widely used 1864 r., which began to be used in internal combustion engines. Marcus's carburetor, patented in 1865 r., was first used in an atmospheric combustion engine from Langen & Wolf, and soon his own.
Because the atmospheric engines were now obsolete, Marcus took care of the 4-stroke Otto engine that uses compression. For his new internal combustion engine, Marcus found a producer in Vienna - Jakub Warchałowski (Pole, aircraft constructor and pilot), in Prague and the Marky company, Bromovsky & Schulz.
Your 1 -Marcus used a four-stroke engine in the car. This resulted in the creation of one of the first gasoline vehicles capable of driving independently. Its chassis was a wooden frame with two crossbars. Front axis, forged from steel, swivels completely around the vertical shaft of the steering column when steering the vehicle. Suspension was carried out via longitudinal semi-elliptical springs. The rear axle was stiff, supported on two bearings and sprung only by rubber silent blocks. A block brake acted on the steel rims of the rear wheels.
Single cylinder displacement engine 1570 cm3 developed power 0,73 kW (1 KM) by 300 RPM. The engine revolutions were changed by the regulating valve. Cooling was done by a natural water circuit from a large reservoir under the rear seat. The carburetor was heated by a branch of the exhaust pipe.
The vehicle was built at Lichtensteinowskie Zakłady Maszynowych in Adamów, near Brno. W 1898 r. it was obtained by the Austrian Automotive Club. Currently roadworthy, is located in the Technical Museum in Vienna.