Baer

Baer was the automobile and engine-making business of Motorenfabrik Paul Baer GmbH, a German manufacturer founded in Berlin in 1908. The company initially concentrated on engine production rather than complete vehicles, supplying engines to several early automobile manufacturers. It also supplied engines for sports boats, indicating that its engineering activity extended beyond road vehicles. Between 1920 and 1926, the company produced a small car under the Baer name. The vehicle was designated the 4/14 hp and used a 770 cc two-cylinder, two-stroke engine. Its engine developed up to 17 horsepower and drove through a four-speed transmission. The car had a reported top speed of approximately 80 km/h, placing it within the small-car segment of the early post-First World War German automobile market. The Baer automobile measured approximately 3,350 mm in length and 1,400 mm in width, with a 1,200 mm track gauge and a 2,550 mm wheelbase. Its total weight was about 750 kg, distributed between the front and rear axles. These specifications reflect the practical, compact engineering priorities of the period, when manufacturers sought to offer relatively economical vehicles using simple powertrains and lightweight construction. Baer also gained limited sporting visibility. One of its cars participated in the small-car race held at the AVUS circuit in Berlin in 1923. The event provided an opportunity to demonstrate the vehicle's performance and reliability, although Baer remained a small and specialized producer rather than a major German automotive marque. The automobile program ended in 1926, and the available reference material does not document a later continuation of the Baer vehicle brand. The company is therefore best understood as a historical German manufacturer associated with early engines, a short-lived compact car, and marine-engine supply. It should not be confused with unrelated companies or brands using the Baer name.

Motorenfabrik Paul Baer GmbH was established in Berlin in 1908 as an engine manufacturer. Its early business supplied engines to other automobile producers, making Baer part of the supplier network that supported the development of Germany's early motor industry. The company was not limited to road-vehicle applications: reference material also records deliveries of its engines to the sports-boat industry. After more than a decade as an engine supplier, Baer began producing complete automobiles. From 1920 to 1926 it built a small car in Berlin under the Baer name. Known as the 4/14 hp, the model used a 770 cc two-cylinder two-stroke engine. The engine produced as much as 17 horsepower and was paired with a four-speed transmission. The car reportedly reached 80 km/h. The vehicle's dimensions and weight were consistent with the compact-car format of the period. It was approximately 3,350 mm long and 1,400 mm wide, with a 1,200 mm track gauge and a 2,550 mm wheelbase. Its total weight was about 750 kg, with approximately 350 kg carried by the front axle and 400 kg by the rear axle. Baer achieved a small measure of public and sporting exposure when one of its cars entered the small-car race at Berlin's AVUS circuit in 1923. The appearance linked the marque to the performance testing and promotional culture surrounding early German motoring, but there is no evidence in the supplied material that Baer developed into a mass-market or internationally prominent manufacturer. Production of the Baer automobile ended in 1926. The available sources do not establish a subsequent corporate history, later models, ownership changes, or a surviving operating business. Baer is consequently documented primarily as a short-lived German automobile marque and engine producer from the formative decades of the automotive industry.

• 1926

  Baer automobile production ends

  [1]Baer (car)en.wikipedia.org

  The documented production period for the Baer small car concludes.

• 1923

  Baer competes at the AVUS small-car race

  [1]Baer (car)en.wikipedia.org

  A Baer car takes part in the small-car race at the AVUS circuit in Berlin.

• 1920

  Baer begins automobile production

  [1]Baer (car)en.wikipedia.org

  The company starts producing a compact automobile under the Baer name, designated the 4/14 hp.

• 1908

  Motorenfabrik Paul Baer is founded in Berlin

  [1]Baer (car)en.wikipedia.org

  The Berlin-based company begins manufacturing engines and supplying them to early automobile manufacturers.

A small German engineering and automobile manufacturer focused on compact vehicles and engine supply during the early twentieth century.

• Small automobile · 1920

  Baer 4/14 hp

  The Baer 4/14 hp was a compact automobile produced in Berlin between 1920 and 1926. It used a 770 cc two-cylinder, two-stroke engine with a 70 mm bore and 110 mm stroke. Output reached up to 17 horsepower, delivered through a four-speed transmission. The car had a reported maximum speed of 80 km/h, measured approximately 3,350 mm long and 1,400 mm wide, and weighed about 750 kg. One example competed in the AVUS small-car race in 1923.

• Automotive and marine engines · 1908

  Baer engines

  Before and alongside its automobile production, Motorenfabrik Paul Baer manufactured engines for supply to other early automobile manufacturers. The company also delivered engines for sports boats, making engine production its principal documented area of industrial activity.

1. 1Baer (car)en.wikipedia.org
2. 2The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile, Volume 1: A–Fsearch.worldcat.org
3. 3Deutsche Autos 1920–1945search.worldcat.org