Aberdonia Cars

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Aberdonia Cars Ltd.
legal form Limited
founding 1911
resolution 1915
Seat Shepherd's Bush , London United Kingdom
United KingdomUnited Kingdom 
Branch Automobiles

Aberdonia 16/20 hp Landauer (1912)

The Aberdonia Cars Ltd. was a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company from the London district of Shepherd's Bush began in 1911 or 1912 with the production of automobiles. The brand name was Aberdonia . Production ended in 1915.

vehicles

Only one model was on offer. The 16/20 HP , like the contemporary Austin 20 HP , had a four-cylinder in - line engine with side-mounted valves . The 89 mm bore and 127 mm stroke resulted in a displacement of 3161 cm³ . The bodies were made by the body manufacturer Brown, Hughes & Strachan from Park Royal . There was a choice of a seven-seater touring car body for £ 500 and a special landaulet for £ 700.

Models

model Construction period cylinder Displacement wheelbase source
16/20 HP 1912-1915 4 row 3161 cc 3048 mm

literature

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Aberdonia.
  • George Nick Georgano : Cars. Encyclopédie complète. 1885 à nos jours. Courtille, Paris 1975. (French)
  • David Culshaw, Peter Horrobin: The Complete Catalog of British Cars 1895-1975. Veloce Publishing, Dorchester 1997, ISBN 1-874105-93-6 . (English)

Web links

Commons : Aberdonia Cars  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Aberdonia.
  2. ^ A b George Nick Georgano: Cars. Encyclopédie complète. 1885 à nos jours. Courtille, Paris 1975. (French)
  3. ^ A b David Culshaw, Peter Horrobin: The Complete Catalog of British Cars 1895-1975. Veloce Publishing, Dorchester 1997, ISBN 1-874105-93-6 . (English)