Spyker
Spyker or Spijker was a Dutch carriage, automobile and aircraft manufacturer, started in 1880 by blacksmiths Jacobus and Hendrik-Jan Spijker. Originally located in Hilversum, the company relocated to Trompenburg, Amsterdam in 1898.
The logo merging a spoke-wheel and an aircraft propeller was adopted ca. 1915 | |
| Industry | Automotive Aviation |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1880 |
| Founder | Jacobus and Hendrik-Jan Spijker |
| Defunct | 1926 |
| Fate | Bankruptcy |
| Headquarters | Netherlands |
Key people | Jacobus and Hendrik-Jan Spijker, founders |
| Products | hand-built coaches, carriages, cars and airplanes |
Notable products of Spyker were building the Golden Coach for state ceremonial use by the Dutch house of royals in 1898. In 1903, the Spyker 60 HP race-car was the world's first F4 layout, four-wheel drive car, featuring the first application of a six-cylinder engine, as well as the first four-wheel braking system. The 1919 C1 “Aerocoque” was one of the world's first cars with aerodynamically streamlined bodywork.
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