Ausfod Motor Engineering

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Ausfod Motor Engineering Ltd.
legal form Limited
founding 1947
resolution 1948
Seat Chorlton-on-Medlock , United Kingdom
Branch Automobile manufacturer

Ausfod Motor Engineering Ltd. was a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company from Chorlton-on-Medlock near Manchester began producing automobiles in 1947. The brand name was Ausfod . Production ended in 1948.

vehicles

The company manufactured vehicles that were particularly suitable for trials . In the chassis of a Austin 7 was four-cylinder engine of Ford Ten with 1000 cc displacement mounted. The special front axle was designed by Leslie M. Ballamy, who later founded LMB Components .

In addition, a sports car with an aerodynamic body was announced, although it remains unclear whether this model was actually produced.

literature

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Ausfod.
  • 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. 100. (English)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Ausfod.
  2. ^ A b c d 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. 100. (English)
  3. ↑ Allcarindex (English, accessed December 12, 2014)