Selve was a German car manufacturer based in Hamelin. The company traced its origins to Norddeutsche Automobilwerke, which had produced Colibri and Sperber cars before the First World War. Basse & Selve, an Altena-based aluminium specialist and engine manufacturer, took over Norddeutsche Automobilwerke during the war and began producing complete cars of its own in 1919, initially fitted with 1570cc or 2086cc four-cylinder side-valve engines. Immediately after the war, Dr.-Ing.…
