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Rochdale Olympic
Rear view of two Rochdale Olympic
Emblem on a Rochdale Olympic

Rochdale was a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The Rochdale Motor Panels and Engineering Limited company from Rochdale began producing automobiles in 1957. Production ended in 1970.

vehicles

Both complete vehicles and kits for kit cars were produced. There were the Riviera and Olympic models . There were engines of Riley and Ford used. The four-cylinder engines made from 1489 cm³ to 1498 cm³ displacement 60 to 65 HP .

A vehicle of this make can be seen at the Haynes International Motor Museum in Sparkford , Somerset .

literature

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader: The great automobile encyclopedia. BLV, Munich 1986, ISBN 3-405-12974-5
  • GN Georgano: cars. Encyclopédie complète. 1885 à nos jours. Courtille, 1975 (French)
  • David Culshaw, Peter Horrobin: The Complete Catalog of British Cars 1895–1975 , Veloce Publishing PLC, Dorchester (1997), ISBN 1-874105-93-6 (English)

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