Austral Cycle & Motor Works

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Austral Cycle & Motor Works was an Australian manufacturer of motorcycles and automobiles .

Company history

The company from Caulfield near Melbourne manufactured motorcycles. In 1913 the production of automobiles began. The brand name was Austral . Automobile production ended in the same year. A total of around three automobiles were built.

Automobiles

The only model was a light vehicle in the style of cyclecars . A V2 engine from Peugeot with 947 cm³ displacement and 8 HP power drove the rear axle via a friction gear and belt. Unusual for the time and especially for a light, cheap vehicle was the use of front brakes, in this case by Chater-Lea .

literature

  • 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. 110. (English)
  • Tony Davis: Aussie Cars. A Pedr Davis Production . Marque Publishing Company, Hurstville 1987, ISBN 0-947079-01-7 , pp. 44 (English).

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 110. (English)
  2. ↑ a b Tony Davis: Aussie Cars. A Pedr Davis Production . Marque Publishing Company, Hurstville 1987, ISBN 0-947079-01-7 , pp. 44 (English).