Spyker
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This article is about the former car manufacturer. For the modern marque, see Spyker Cars. For other uses, see Spyker (disambiguation).
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.
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Industry | Automotive Aviation |
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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 |
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Notable products of Spyker were building the Golden Coach for state ceremonial use for the Dutch royalty 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.[citation needed]