Steib Metallbau
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Steib Metallbau, later trading as Josef Steib Spezialfabrik für Seitenwagen, was a German company based in Nuremberg that manufactured sidecars.[1] The company was founded in 1914 by Josef Steib Senior and began making sidecars in 1928 following a commission from the motorcycle manufacturer Ardie. The company closed in 1957.
Josef Steib Spezialfabrik für Seitenwagen
Company type
Private companyIndustryAutomotive industry
Founded1914
 A 1954 BMW R68 motorcycle with a 1951 Steib Type S 501 sidecar | |
| Josef Steib Spezialfabrik für Seitenwagen | |
Company type | Private company |
| Industry | Automotive industry |
| Founded | 1914 |
| Founder | Josef Steib Senior |
| Defunct | 1957 |
| Fate | Closed |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Motorcycle sidecars |
The product range included a variety of designs with the LS 200 for motorcycles up to 200 cc (12 cu in), the LS. 350 for motorcycles of 250 cc (15 cu in) to 350 cc (21 cu in) and the S 500 L and TR-500 for motorcycles above 500 cc (31 cu in)amongst the most common. Replica outfits remain in production today.
