Production chronology1905
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CudellPhönix 30/35–35/40 HP
Production1905
Recorded originGermany
ClassVeteran passenger automobile or light commercial vehicle
Power45 hp
Final Aachen flagship and the most advanced Cudell automobile. The Phönix name was registered at the end of 1904 and the new 35/40 HP appeared publicly at the January 1905 Berlin exhibition. Its 6.1-litre OHV four used a five-bearing crankshaft and reportedly produced 45 PS, with double-phaeton and limousine coachwork planned. A contemporary-derived commercial-vehicle history says both 30/35 and 35/40 ratings received the Phönix name; they are retained as one luxury family because no evidence establishes two separate chassis. The car drew substantial press attention but remained on offer only until Cudell-Motor-Compagnie's May bankruptcy. Hungarian Phönix license production is a separate manufacturer and is not counted as additional Aachen output.
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Research notes
The Phönix was exhibited and advertised, but no reliable completed-car count, chassis sequence or body split survives.