Albert Mutton, Albertus Friedericus Leopoldus mutton, (* 14. July 1835 in Copenhagen; "† 3 September 1903) was an engine manufacturer and an automobile farmer even there.

The Kopenhagener trade register called it Installateur and starting from approx. 1880 as an engine manufacturer.

Mutton probably builds around 1888 - an engine car, which is received this very day and is issued in the Kopenhagener to technical museum for gasoline.

The car reached through is participation in London - Brighton - run of 1954 for the first time larger attention. Special characteristics are a reversal steering element, i.e. one turns to the right, if one wants to the left, and a transmission with pre and reverse gear.

To the of the same age, somewhat more well-known car of the Siegfried Marcus in the technical museum Vienna exists several parallels. Both vehicles are prototypes, which never went into production and remained without further influence on the later development of the automobile. With both vehicles the year of manufacture is only approximately well-known. (To the Marcus car gives to date it later at least primary historical sources, those the engine with 1888 and the chassis with 1889 or leaves.)

To long time applied to the mutton - car as year of construction 1886. Jacques Ickx sen. naquit l of' automobiles gives "“(1961) the year 1897 on in "„Ainsi. Since last research (J. Ditlef cross-eyed into "„automobiles Quarterly, 1987) lets the year 1888 appear as very probable, this year of construction is now generally recognized.

The car represents for instance the level of development of the later 1880-er years given in Germany, as by Carl Benz, God-dear Daimler and William May brook.

Vehicle specifications:

• Four-cycle - two-cylinder engine,
• Capacity 2720 ccm,
• 3.5 HP with 500 trs. /Min.

Anyhow the mutton and the second Marcus car are the two oldest automobiles of the world received in the original state.

Sources:

• Martin Pfundner: "„The Danish mutton "“, in Austro Classic, number 6/2004

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