Česká automobilová společnost
Česká automobilová společnost pro obchod a montáž motorových vozidel | |
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legal form | |
founding | 1920 |
resolution | around 1924 |
Seat | Prague , Czechoslovakia |
management | Brothers Rechziegel |
Branch | Motorcycle manufacturer , automobile manufacturer |
Česká automobilová společnost pro obchod a montáž motorových vozidel , previously Bratři Rechzieglovi , was a Czechoslovak manufacturer of motorcycles and automobiles .
Company history
The Prague company started manufacturing motorcycles in 1920 and automobiles in 1921. The brand name was ČAS . Production ended around 1924.
vehicles
motorcycles
The range offered models with two - cylinder boxer engines with 129 cc and 174 cc displacement . A single cylinder engine was also available later .
Automobiles
The four-wheeled automobiles were small cars with space for two people. One source states that single-cylinder two-stroke engines with 250 cm³ and 350 cm³ displacement provided the drive. Other sources mention an air-cooled two-cylinder boxer engine from Coventry-Victor with 689 cm³ displacement, which was mounted in the front of the vehicle, as well as two-cylinder engines from Walter in later models.
literature
- Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
- George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile, Volume 1 A – F. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 . (English)
- Marián Šuman-Hreblay: Encyclopedie automobilů. České a slovenské osobní automobily od roku 1815 do současnosti. Computer Press, Brno 2007, ISBN 978-80-251-1587-9 . (Czech)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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 .
- ^ A b c Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.
- ↑ Šuman-Hreblay: Encyklopedie automobilů.