Nesselsdorfer Wagenbau Fabriks Gesellschaft · 1901–1904
NW B
The Nesselsdorf type B is an automobile from the veteran era manufactured by Nesselsdorfer Wagenbau-Fabriks-Gesellschaft (NW, now known as Tatra). Initially two cars were made under name Neuer Vierer (New Fourseater) in year 1901, but later the same car was manufactured under the name type B in 1902 - 1904 (36 made). In 1904 also another variant of the design was made (8 pieces). The car was initially a four-seater, but later also other variants were made (including 6-seater). The car had rectangular frame, 12 horsepower engine located under the floor, in front of the rear axle. The fuel tank, reservoir for the coolant as well as the radiator were located under the front hood. The steering column with a steering wheel was inclined. The subsequent types C, D, E, F were produced in small numbers. Apart from the E they had flat-four water-cooled engines, transversely mounted, directly under the driver's floorboard.
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Predecessor: NW A · Successor: NW E
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Specifications
- name
- Nesselsdorf, Neuer Vierer, Type B
- Manufacturer
- de, today Tatra, a.s.
- Production
- 1901 (Neuer Vierer), 1902–1904 (Type B), 46 altogether built
- Assembly
- Kopřivnice, Moravia
- Predecessor
- NW A
- Successor
- NW E
- Transmission
- four-speed (plus reverse)
- Layout
- Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout
- Body style
- Runabout
- Engine
- 3188 cc liquid-cooled flat-twin, 12 bhp
- Wheelbase
- 1850 mm
- Length
- 3220 mm
- Width
- 1296 mm
- Height
- 2280 mm
- Kerb weight
- 1000 kg, 911 kg-1080 kg (late 1904 model)
- Top speed
- 45 km/h
Specification summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Measured facts from Wikidata (CC0). Check the linked sources for citations.
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q645275CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NW_BCC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1255520758 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NW_B_Kop%C5%99ivnice.JPGCC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Pudelek (Marcin Szala) · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.