Automóviles Fernández y Aymerich

Automóviles Fernández y Aymerich
legal form
founding	1942
resolution	1947
Seat	Barcelona , Spain
management	Juan Aymerich Casanovas, Luíz Fernández Roca
Branch	Automobile manufacturer

AFA

Automóviles Fernández y Aymerich was a Spanish manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company started producing automobiles in 1942 under the direction of Juan Aymerich Casanovas and Luíz Fernández Roca. Jaime Morera Carreró was the designer. In 1944 the company exhibited at the Exposición Automovilista Nacional. Production ended in 1947.

vehicles

The only model was based on the Nacional Rubi and was a small car with an open cabriolet body . A four-cylinder engine mounted in the front of the vehicle provided the drive . 52 mm bore and 62 mm stroke resulted in a displacement of 527 cm³ . The power was 13 hp . The design-related maximum speed was specified as 85 km / h.

number of pieces

An annual production of 100 vehicles was planned. The actual production number is lower. One source writes of a few prototypes, the other of a small production until 1947.

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 (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 1: A – F. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 . (English)

Web links

Commons : AFA  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Autopasion18.com (with photos) (Spanish, accessed May 9, 2013)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.
2. ^ ^{A b c} Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .