Company overview
Gutbrod was a German manufacturer established in Ludwigsburg in 1926 by Wilhelm Gutbrod. The company initially produced Standard branded motorcycles. From 1933, operations moved to Feuerbach near Stuttgart, where the Standard Superior car was built between 1933 and 1935. In 1950, Gutbrod began producing the Superior model with its own twin-cylinder two-stroke engines. In 1953, a revised Superior model introduced fuel injection technology, becoming the first car globally to offer this feature. The company produced 7726 vehicles before closing its factory in 1956. Technical Director Dr. Hans Scherenberg, who previously worked at Mercedes-Benz, developed the injection engine during this time. Gutbrod produced a range of vehicles including passenger cars and tractors, with the Superior model being a two-seater car measuring 3.5 meters long and weighing 650 kilograms.
