Home Part 2: The Last 100 years 8: Car Manufacturers by Country 8.8 Holland 8.8.1. Spyker History of Dutch Motor Car / Automobiles 8.8.1. Spyker Between 1900 and 1915 the original Spijker company   produced some 34 different models. See Part 1, The Early History, Section 7.3 for early history of the Spijker Company. In 1914 the company merged with the Dutch Aircraft Factory N.V and became known as the  Dutch Car and Aircraft company. The first model produced by the new company was the 3,560 cc, four-cylinder Spyker 13/30 C1 (1916-21). Is the 1916 date correct ? In 1922 the company was acquired by Spyker's British distributor and renamed “Spyker Automobielfabriek”. The last Spyker model produced was the luxury 5,742 cc, six-cylinder, 30/40 C4 model (1920-25). In 1922 it broke the 24-hour speed record, averaging 119 kph (74 mph). By the time the company ceased trading in 1926 it is estimated that about 2,000 cars had been produced. From 1920 the company also produced trucks and buses. Note: In 1921 there were between 8,000 and 10,000 cars in Holland (and 20,000 motorcycles) and three car manufacturers. In 1999 “Spyker Cars N.V” was formed and in 2000 they introduced the  hand-built, two-seat,  C8 Spyder. The 4,172 cc, 298 kW (400 hp), car has a top speed of 187 mph (300 kph). In addition to the C8 Spyder, models available in 2007 included the C8 Laviolette, the 5,998 cc C12 Spyder, the D12 “Peking-to-Paris” SUV and the C12 Zagato - a car with a top speed of 195 mph (310 kph).   [ Back ]