Description

The 1912 Phanomobil Van is a vintage vehicle manufactured by Phanomen Werke AG in Germany.

Up until 1907 the Phanomen Company of Zittan (Germany) had been building just bicycles and motorcycles. In 1907 they produced their first 3-wheeler called the Phanomobil, this car was powered by a 880cc, vee-twin engine which was used until 1912 when it was upgraded to a four-cylinder, 1,536 cc engine. The Phanomobil was very economical and so as a result became very popular. It was produced up until 1927 when the company then just concentrated on its 4-wheelers that it had also been manufacturing since 1911.

I believe that this is the one in the Louwman Automobile Museum in The Hague in the Netherlands.