Cudell

For the Cleveland neighborhood, see Cudell, Cleveland.

The Cudell was a Prussian-German car made from 1898 to 1908. It was made in Aachen until 1905, and subsequently in Berlin.

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

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.