Steyr 100

The Steyr 100 and 200 were a series of medium-sized cars built by the Austrian manufacturer Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG from 1934 to 1940. The four-door streamlined body designed by engineer Karl Jenschke was manufactured by Gläser-Karosserie GmbH in Dresden, Germany.

Design

The cars had a 4-cylinder straight engine and a 4-speed manual gearbox driving the rear wheels on a leaf spring suspension. Though not high-powered they could easily climb the Austrian Alpine mountain passes, demonstrated by the Salzburg governor Franz Rehrl, when on 22 September 1934 he and engineer Franz Wallack travelled the Grossglockner High Alpine Road driving a Steyr 100, about one year before the official opening.

After 2850 vehicles built in 1936, the design underwent improvements, creating the more powerful Steyr 200. One technical novelty for the 200 model was the starter motor, which also doubled as an alternator. 5040 vehicles were produced until 1940.

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Steyr

Steyr (German pronunciation: [ˈʃtaɪ̯ɐ]) is a statutory city, located in the Austrian federal state of Upper Austria. It is the administrative capital, though not part of Steyr-Land District. Steyr is Austria's 12th most populated town and the 3rd largest town in Upper Austria.

The city has a long history as a manufacturing center and has given its name to several manufacturers headquartered there, such as the former Steyr-Daimler-Puch conglomerate and its successor Steyr Motors.

Geography

The city is situated in the Traunviertel region, with the two rivers Steyr and Enns flowing through it and meeting near the town centre beneath Lamberg Castle and St Michael's Church. This prominent location has made it prone to severe flooding through the centuries until the present, one of the worst cases being recently in August 2002. To the south of the town rises a series of hills that climb in altitude and stretch out to the Upper Austrian Prealps. To the north, the hills roll downward towards the confluence of the Enns with the Danube River, where the town of Enns is situated. In the east, the municipal area borders with Lower Austria.

Steyr (river)

The  Steyr  is a river in Upper Austria. Rising in the Totes Gebirge near Kirchdorf an der Krems, it flows into the Enns River in Steyr at a "Y" position. The city of Steyr uses this "Y" for marketing purposes. Its length is approx. 68 km.

Tributaries

Coordinates: 48°02′N 14°25′E / 48.033°N 14.417°E / 48.033; 14.417

Steyr (disambiguation)

Steyr is a city in Upper Austria.

Steyr may also refer to:

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