New Kyma Motor Car Company

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New Kyma Motor Car Company Ltd.
legal form Limited
founding 1903
resolution 1905
Seat London
Branch Automobile manufacturer

New Kyma Motor Car Company Ltd. was a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company from the London borough of Nunhead began producing automobiles in 1903. The brand name was Kyma . Production ended in 1905.

vehicles

The first model was a tricycle with a single front wheel. There was a choice of single-cylinder engines with 2.75 hp and 4 hp . The engine was mounted behind the front wheel and propelled the rear axle via belts. The two seats next to each other were made of wicker.

In 1904 or 1905 the design was revised. Now a two-cylinder engine with 6 hp drove the individual rear wheel via a chain.

In 1905 a model with four wheels was also available.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
  2. a b c d e f Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.