After the war Spyker resumed its car production. True to its motto, Spyker continued building record-breaking cars. These cars were now aircraft technology influenced, such as the 1919 Spyker Aerocoque with its body like an airplane which included, for instance, a fin tail.
Most famous of these is the Spyker C4. It had a special engine, built by the famous German engineer Wilhelm Maybach. It had a double ignition system with Bosch high-tension magneto and battery-coil ignition with two spark plugs per cylinder. The C4 was a powerful, dependable and luxurious car; in 1921, a standard C4 broke a new endurance record, driving continuously for 36 days and covering a distance of 30,000 kilometers. A year later, the famous British driver Selwyn Edge broke the Brookland’s Double Twelve speed record, clocking an average speed of 119 km/h.
In 1925, the Spyker Company ceased trading, but its name was never forgotten. Spyker became an icon, a brand name that stands for technologically advanced, exotic and dependable cars. That heritage has been passed on to the new Spyker and its cars.
