Arnolt

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Arnolt from 1953
Arnolt-Bristol from 1958

Arnolt was an American automobile brand built in 1953 and 1954 by the importer SH Arnolt, Inc. in Chicago, Illinois . The Arnolt-Bristol was built there between 1955 and 1963 .

description

The basis of the Arnolt Continental Sportster was the British MG TD , from which the chassis and engine also came. The four-cylinder in - line engine had a displacement of 1250 cm³ and developed 57 bhp (42 kW) at 5500 min −1 . The superstructure was replaced by an aluminum pontoon body designed by Bertone .

67 coupés and 36 convertibles were built ; according to another source, 65 coupes and 35 convertibles. The wheelbase of the car was 2388 mm, the total length 3810 mm.

3 Coupés and 254 Roadsters were produced by the Arnolt-Bristol .

literature

  • John Gunnell: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946-1975. Krause Publications, Iola 2002. ISBN 0-87349-461-X .
  • 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 , p. 76. (English)

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 76. (English)