Asardo

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Asardo was an American car brand.

description

American Special Automotive Research and Design Organization of North Bergen , New Jersey manufactured automobiles between 1958 and 1959 that were marketed as Asardo . 100 vehicles per year were planned.

vehicles

The asardo was a sports coupe derived from a four-cylinder - inline engine of Alfa Romeo was driven by an associated four-speed transmission. The engine with originally 1300 cc displacement was brought to 1485 cc displacement and made 135 hp . The GRP body was mounted on a lightweight tubular frame. Later there was a V8 engine of Buick with 3500 cc capacity. The double doors were unusual .

literature

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Asardo.
  2. ^ 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. 80. (English)