Alta Inc.

Alta Inc.
legal form	Inc.
founding	1962
resolution	1977
Seat	Athens , Greece
Branch	Automobile manufacturer

Emblem on an Alta A 200

Alta Inc. (according to other sources Alta ABE ) ( Greek Άλτα ) was a Greek manufacturer of tricycle - vehicles , motorcycles and automobiles .

Company history

The Athens company started producing motorcycles in 1962. Commercial vehicles followed later . In 1968 the company acquired the production facilities and their license for the construction of the Fuldamobil from Bioplastic . Production took place in a new factory in Elefsis in later years. Production ended in 1977.

vehicles

The motorcycles 50 S had a motor from ZF Sachs with 50 cc engine capacity . In 1967 a three-wheel delivery van called the A 700 followed . It had a two-cylinder engine from the BMW 700 with 35 hp . The payload was 800 kg.

In 1968 the A 200 passenger car added to the range. This was a miniature car under Fuldamobil license with three wheels and was similar to the Attica from Bioplastic except for the revised rear .

Alta 50 p
Alta A 700
Alta A 200
Alta A 200
Alta A 200

literature

Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , Chapter Alta (II).
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)
Labros S. Skartsis: Greek vehicle & machine manufacturers. 1800 tons present. A pictorial history. Marathon 2012, ISBN 978-960-93445-2-4 (online) . (English)

Web links

Commons : Alta - collection of images, videos and audio files

GTÜ Society for Technical Monitoring

Individual evidence

↑ George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 . (English)
↑ Marián Šuman-Hreblay: Automobile Manufacturers Worldwide Registry. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, London 2000, ISBN 0-7864-0972-X . (English)
↑ Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , Chapter Alta (II).

[Beaulieu-1] George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 . (English)

[Registry-2] Marián Šuman-Hreblay: Automobile Manufacturers Worldwide Registry. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, London 2000, ISBN 0-7864-0972-X . (English)

[Die_Internationale_Automobil-Enzyklopädie-3] Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , Chapter Alta (II).