Automóviles España
Automóviles España, Fábrica Nacional de Automóviles F. Batlló, Sociedad en Comandita | |
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legal form | Sociedad en Comandita |
founding | 1917 |
resolution | 1927 |
Reason for dissolution | Merger with Ricart to form Ricart-España |
Seat | Barcelona , Spain |
management | Don Felipe Batlló y Godó |
Branch | Automobile manufacturer |
Automóviles España, Fábrica Nacional de Automóviles F. Batlló, Sociedad en Comandita was a Spanish manufacturer of automobiles .
Company history
The Barcelona company started producing automobiles in 1917 under the direction of Felipe Batlló y Godó. The brand name was España . 1927 marked the production than it is to a merger with Ricart to Ricart-España came.
vehicles
The Tipo I , which was produced in a few copies, received a four-cylinder engine from MAG . The Tipo II model with a four-cylinder engine from Altos with 1593 or 1847 cm³ displacement and 24 hp and a four-speed gearbox was made around 850 copies. In the Tipo III model , a four-cylinder engine with OHV valve control with 3690 cm³ displacement and 58 hp was used; One of the only three copies produced was acquired by the Spanish King Alfonso XIII. The Tipo IV model with a displacement of 4500 cm³ and four-valve technology remained a one-off. There were also racing cars.
A vehicle of this brand still exists.
literature
- Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
- George Nick Georgano : The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile, Volume 1 A – F. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 (English)
- GN Georgano: The New Encyclopedia of Motorcars, 1885 to the Present. Dutton Verlag, New York 1982, ISBN 0-525-93254-2 (English)
- GN Georgano: cars. Encyclopédie complète. 1885 à nos jours. Courtille, 1975 (French)
- David Burgess Wise: The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles. Greenwich Editions, 2004, ISBN 0-86288-258-3 (English)
Web links
- GTÜ Society for Technical Monitoring mbH (accessed on December 22, 2013)
- Website from autopasion18.com (Spanish with photos)
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