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 A 1954BMW R68 motorcycle with a 1951 Steib Type S 501 sidecar | |
| Josef Steib Spezialfabrik für Seitenwagen | |
| Company type | Private company |
| Industry | Automotive industry |
| Founded | 1914 (1914) |
| Founder | Josef Steib Senior |
| Defunct | 1957 (1957) |
| Fate | Closed |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Motorcyclesidecars |
Steib Metallbau, later trading asJosef Steib Spezialfabrik für Seitenwagen, was a German company that manufacturedsidecars based inNuremberg. The firm was founded in 1914 by Josef Steib Senior and began making sidecars in 1928 following a commission from the motorcycle manufacturerArdie. The company closed in 1957.
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.
The firm was founded in 1914 by Josef Steib Senior.
The company reached its peak in the 1950s when it claimed to manufacture 92% of all sidecars sold in Germany and the sidecars were the standard model offered withBMW motorcycles.
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