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'''Egg''' or '''Egg & Egli''' was a Swiss car make in business from 1896 to 1919. It was one of the more long-lived early Swiss car makes.<br />
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==History==<br />
Rudolf Egg, an automotive engineer, built a car for his own use in 1893. He later founded the namesake company in 1896 in Zürich with funds from a Swiss banker called Egli. In 1904, the company moved to Wollishofen, operating under the name '''Motorwagenfabrik Excelsior'''. Egg's company later produced some of the first Swiss aircraft engines. Financial difficulties after the war forced the closure of the business in 1919. Egg himself later became a [[Renault]] dealer.<br />
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==Models==<br />
At the outset, all models were [[Three-wheeled car|three-wheeler]]s. Called Egg & Egli Tricycle before 1900, later three-wheelers were marketed as Egg & Egli Rapid. The first four-wheeled cars were produced in 1899, with a heavy resemblance to the [[Oldsmobile Curved Dash]]. Egg models were regarded as high-quality in Switzerland, and many Swiss companies produced them under license.<br />
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== References ==<br />
* Rob de la Rive Box. ''The Complete Encyclopedia of Antique Cars'', ISBN: 0-7858-1872-3.<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.autogeschiedenis.com/auto/zwitsers/egg.htm History of Egg & Egli (Dutch)]<br />
* [http://www.swisscarregister.ch/en/a_fahrzeug.html#egg Swiss Car Register]<br />
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[[Category: 1890s automobiles]]<br />
[[Category: 1900s automobiles]]<br />
[[Category: 1910s automobiles]]<br />
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