Apollo (1910 automobile) - Revision history

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Red marquis at 05:28, 19 February 2007

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	The '''Apollo''' was a German [[automobile]] manufactured by [[Ruppe & Son]] of Apolda in Thuringia from 1910 to 1927; the company had previously offered a car called the [[Piccolo (automobile)\|Piccolo]]. The first Apollo was called the "Moebbel", and featured an [[air-cooled]] 624cc single-cylinder ioe engine. The company also offered air-cooled 1608cc [[in-line]] fours and a 1575cc [[V-4]]. Four separate [[cylinder (engine)\|cylinder]]s inline powered the model "E" (1770cc). The model "B", designed by racing driver [[Karl Slevogt]], had an [[ohv]] 960cc four-cylinder engine. Another of the designer's fine creations had an ohv 2040cc engine. Other Apollos had [[sv]] four-cylinder engines of up to 3440cc; some post-1920 models featured [[wishbone suspension]]. The last cars produced by the company had ohv 1200cc four-cylinder engines; some had sv 1551 Steudel four-cylinder power units instead. The famous designer of [[two-stroke engine]]s, [[Hugo Ruppe]], was the factory founder's son; in 1920 Apollo took over his air-cooled [[MAF]] cars. During the mid-1920's, Slevogt raced cars of this marque with streamlined [[Jaray]] bodies.		{{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}}The '''Apollo''' was a German [[automobile]] manufactured by [[Ruppe & Son]] of Apolda in Thuringia from 1910 to 1927; the company had previously offered a car called the [[Piccolo (automobile)\|Piccolo]]. The first Apollo was called the "Moebbel", and featured an [[air-cooled]] 624cc single-cylinder ioe engine. The company also offered air-cooled 1608cc [[in-line]] fours and a 1575cc [[V-4]]. Four separate [[cylinder (engine)\|cylinder]]s inline powered the model "E" (1770cc). The model "B", designed by racing driver [[Karl Slevogt]], had an [[ohv]] 960cc four-cylinder engine. Another of the designer's fine creations had an ohv 2040cc engine. Other Apollos had [[sv]] four-cylinder engines of up to 3440cc; some post-1920 models featured [[wishbone suspension]]. The last cars produced by the company had ohv 1200cc four-cylinder engines; some had sv 1551 Steudel four-cylinder power units instead. The famous designer of [[two-stroke engine]]s, [[Hugo Ruppe]], was the factory founder's son; in 1920 Apollo took over his air-cooled [[MAF]] cars. During the mid-1920's, Slevogt raced cars of this marque with streamlined [[Jaray]] bodies.

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Red marquis at 00:09, 19 February 2007

2007-02-19T00:09:14Z

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The '''Apollo''' was a German [[automobile]] manufactured by [[Ruppe & Son]] of Apolda in Thuringia from 1910 to 1927; the company had previously offered a car called the [[Piccolo (automobile)|Piccolo]]. The first Apollo was called the "Moebbel", and featured an [[air-cooled]] 624cc single-cylinder ioe engine. The company also offered air-cooled 1608cc [[in-line]] fours and a 1575cc [[V-4]]. Four separate [[cylinder (engine)|cylinder]]s inline powered the model "E" (1770cc). The model "B", designed by racing driver [[Karl Slevogt]], had an [[ohv]] 960cc four-cylinder engine. Another of the designer's fine creations had an ohv 2040cc engine. Other Apollos had [[sv]] four-cylinder engines of up to 3440cc; some post-1920 models featured [[wishbone suspension]]. The last cars produced by the company had ohv 1200cc four-cylinder engines; some had sv 1551 Steudel four-cylinder power units instead. The famous designer of [[two-stroke engine]]s, [[Hugo Ruppe]], was the factory founder's son; in 1920 Apollo took over his air-cooled [[MAF]] cars. During the mid-1920's, Slevogt raced cars of this marque with streamlined [[Jaray]] bodies.

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[[Category:Motor vehicle manufacturers of Germany]]
[[Category:Makes]]

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