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Max Turkheimer in 1892 Source
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1902 - 1905
1903 Turkheimer 363 cc 3 HP Source
Max Turkheimer & Co was a short lived adventure but produced beautiful motorcycles. Before producing his own motorcycles, Max
used single-cylinder horizontal and vertical engines. Max Turkheimer was a pioneer in motorcycle racing and had been importing since 1894 from Hildebrand & Wolfmiller.
1931 - 1953
1921 Astra 350 Source
Max Turkheimer & Co assembled the Astra motorcycles in Milan using numerous parts sourced from the Birmingham firm Components Ltd, builder of Ariel Motorcycles. These very attractive machines had 248cc and 498cc single cylinder engines, usually with Burman gearboxes and Bosch electrics. Prior to the World War the Turkheimer company manufactured the Otav motorcycles.
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