Konig History

[Smokin' Joe]

Very nice, Sam! I read recently that the remains of the König factory went to the Czec Republic, and that the new style motors are manufactured under the name Konny (and are sold in Atlanta).

The mistake written above is now corrected. Konny got none of the König factory.

[WaltZucher]

Wish I had a Sharp edge knives & done more angles, but anyway. The first three are on a riverboat on a lake in West Berlin, celebrating 50 years of Konig Motorenbau. https://www.viberate.com/tools-for-i...list-pitching/ (1927-1977). The other two are some motors at the factory.

That's an impressive milestone! It's amazing to think how far the company has come in that time. What an incredible journey it must have been for the company and its employees. Do you have any other photos or stories about the company's history?

[Master Oil Racing Team]

I have lots more pictures and some stories. I will try to add some more in the future. My last trip to the Konig factory was in 1981, but there are a lot more people out there who can you you more about from the early 80's until the factory closed down. It was a sad ending.

[Ketzer]

Off Konig topic, but on factories that produce internal combustion engines, I went for factory training at the Lycoming (aircraft engine) factory in Williamsport, PA, around the same time, early 80s, and, boy, was that an eye-opener. Somehow, I was expecting a high-tech situation, but found the factory looked like something out of the 1920s, redbrick building and all. But what impressed me most was the engine parts everywhere: valves here, crankshafts there. And those darn valve cover screws that were always falling out and missing when I went to inspect an engine, forcing me to scrounge around in my tool box for a used one, I saw a plastic lined bin that must have had thousands of brand new ones in there. As I walked by the bin, it crossed my mind to grab a handful and put them in my pocket, but didn’t. So, Wayne, did you score any parts at the Konig factory?

[dumperjack]

Dieter's father, Rudolf started making little outboards with very long shafts for sailboats. People said he was crazy, but sailboaters liked the inexpensive fuel stingy outboards and he developed a steady business. Here is that J motor from 1935. As far as I know this was the first König racer.

reality 5800 rpm 10 HP to screws

[dumperjack]

I'll let Dieter König's own words start us off:

prototype development 01 1924-1925 48cm ³ air cooling

[dumperjack]

Is that motor next to the "side board" display motor a 3 cylinder radial 500cc?

I wish Dieter was still around to tell us about this stuff.

... with that 3 cylinder radial engine we are occupied later

I must prepare only ...

[dumperjack]

I see this motor also has the device to lift the motor after the jetty start.

It is amazing that the motor is stable with the reduced upper support

I think the pictures explain it better

[Mark75H]

Danke. You are correct, these pictures clarify it for those of us who have not seen it in person. It was hard to see and understand the support at the center going forward.

[A/B Speedliner]

Here are a few pictures of the engine completed on the exterior. I am waiting on a driveshaft and coupler. The foot has all new internals that were part of Harry Brinkmans collection.
David