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{{distinguish|Apollo (1906 automobile)}}[[File:Renautomobiel 30 PS Apollo (APOLDA).jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Illustration racing car "Apollo 30PS" from 1921]] | |||
The '''Apollo''' was a German [[Car|automobile]] manufactured by | The '''Apollo''' was a German [[Car|automobile]] manufactured by Ruppe & Son of [[Apolda]] in [[Thuringia]] from 1910 to 1927. The first Apollo was called the "Mobbel" and featured an air-cooled 624 cc single-cylinder [[IOE engine]]. The company also offered air-cooled 1608 cc in-line fours and a 1575 cc V-4.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Apollo (1910–1927) |url=https://motor-car.net/german-makes/item/15774-apollo-1910-27 |access-date=2025-06-03 |website=motor-car.net |language=en-gb}}</ref> The company had also previously made a vehicle called the Piccolo. | ||
== Models == | |||
Four separate cylinders inline powered the model "E" (1770 cc). The model "B", designed by racing driver {{interlanguage link|Karl Slevogt|de}}, had an OHV 960 cc four-cylinder engine. Another of his creations had a 2040 cc [[Overhead valve engine|OHV engine]]. Other Apollos had sidevalve four-cylinder engines of up to 3440 cc; some post-1920 models featured [[wishbone suspension]]. <ref name=":0" /> | |||
The last cars produced by the company had OHV 1200 cc four-cylinder engines; some had sidevalve 1551 cc Steudel four-cylinder power units instead. The designer of two-stroke engines, {{interlanguage link|Hugo Ruppe|de}}, was the factory founder's son; in 1920 Apollo took over his air-cooled MAF cars. During the mid-1920s, Slevogt raced cars of this marque with streamlined [[Paul Jaray|Jaray]] bodies.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
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The Apollo was a German automobile manufactured by Ruppe & Son of Apolda in Thuringia from 1910 to 1927. The first Apollo was called the "Mobbel" and featured an air-cooled 624 cc single-cylinder IOE engine. The company also offered air-cooled 1608 cc in-line fours and a 1575 cc V-4.[1] The company had also previously made a vehicle called the Piccolo.
Models
Four separate cylinders inline powered the model "E" (1770 cc). The model "B", designed by racing driver Template:Interlanguage link, had an OHV 960 cc four-cylinder engine. Another of his creations had a 2040 cc OHV engine. Other Apollos had sidevalve four-cylinder engines of up to 3440 cc; some post-1920 models featured wishbone suspension. [1]
The last cars produced by the company had OHV 1200 cc four-cylinder engines; some had sidevalve 1551 cc Steudel four-cylinder power units instead. The designer of two-stroke engines, Template:Interlanguage link, was the factory founder's son; in 1920 Apollo took over his air-cooled MAF cars. During the mid-1920s, Slevogt raced cars of this marque with streamlined Jaray bodies.[1]