Indonesia's first person recorded as the owner of the car is Sunan Solo, in 1894. Bermerk Benz, Carl Benz type, four-wheeler. It takes one year of preparation to make, because this type has many variations according to the order Sunan. John.C.Potter a car salesman gets the trust to take care of shipping from Europe.
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The year 1907 one in the Solo royal family, Prince Kanjeng Sosrodiningrat buy a Daimler car brand. Car brand cars are quite expensive and only owned by people in high places. This car is working with four-cylinder with the same vehicle used by the Governor-General in Batavia. In fact, there are rumors that Daimler was bought by the family of Sunan Solo, caused Sunan not lose prestige by the Governor-General. Previously, when the governor was using the Fiat car brand, or a chariot drawn by 40 horses, no one dared to compete. But suddenly Sunan Solo ordered the car from the factory and the same brand, Raden Kanjeng Sosrodiningrat cars ordered through Prottel Daimlernya & Co.
Indonesia are also other people of the imperial family who has a private car is the Sultan of Ternate in 1913. His desire to own and ride their own 'demons train', after feeling the pleasure of sitting in a vehicle brands carried by Dick King a tour of the Dutch in the Moluccas. Sultan was so impressed and immediately ordered a car to suit local conditions, not as King Dick the tricycle, but the Sultan of Ternate want four-wheel vehicle that can be taken anywhere when he wants.
There are also other people of Indonesia, as a car owner for the first region, in Pekalongan. His name was Raden Mas Tjondro Ario, Regent Berebes. In 1904 the car was seen pacing around his town. Backboard Orient brand car, the car is equipped with forward and reverse gear. But only one eight-cylinder and powerful PK, and use the energy chain to drive the wheels.
Crowded market buying and selling cars, arouse the interest of the powerful to act as a car importer. The idea to dive into the world trade over the import sector is still very rare. Besides there is no legal certainty, as well as the spirit is still be counted on the fingers. Then the rise of new companies promising car shipping services Management of the country of origin.
Both from Europe and from America. However, there are only a few names that can last up to the years preceding World War II. Among them are the RS Stockvis & Zonnen Ltd, which not only take orders cars Europe and America but also provides other spare parts required for cars and motorcycles. Also the name Verwey & Lugard and the Velodrome which is headquartered in Surabaya.
Other names that were not receiving orders O'herne imports as a car owner who also has a Peugeot car also eventually become interested intermediaries such as importers car brand has. Also the name of H. Jonkhoff departure from the Piano and then infuse capital to act as an agent of American cars imported brands like Ford, Studebaker and German output of cars, Darraq, Benz, Brasier, Berliet and others.
There are also efforts to bring cars to Italy and France at the time it gets less Batavia market. But apparently, after the publication / promotion of the production of both countries are purchased so many, especially the tiny Fiat brand cars but powerful form. Branch of the importer is not the only car in Batavia and Surabaya, but there are also in Semarang, Bandung, Medan and other cities.
Sources: Indonesia First Person Who Got a car? - Forums http://www.indoforum.org/t375577/ # ixzz1mqZuoc7j
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