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Selve
Automobile manufacturer in Germany
Selve Automobilwerke AG was a car maker located in Hameln (near Hannover, Germany). After World War I, the Northern German Automobile Works (Norddeutsche Automobilwerke), which made the Colibri car and the Sperber, was absorbed by the Selve firm, which was already producing Basse & Selve engines for the automotive industry. The first cars produced were the 24 horsepower 1.5 litre engine displacement and the 32 horsepower 2 litre model.2 It ceased to exist in 1934.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Selve Automobilwerke AG was a car maker located in Hameln (near Hannover, Germany).2
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- WikidataQ473370
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- 1WikidataSelve on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaSelve on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsSelve photo by Lars-Göran Lindgren Sweden, CC BY-SA 3.0