Automobili Costruzioni di V. Carena e Mazza

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Automobili Costruzioni di V. Carena e Mazza
legal form
founding 1921
resolution 1923
Seat Turin , Italy
Branch Automobile manufacturer

Automobili Costruzioni di V. Carena e Mazza was an Italian manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company from Via Pisa 15 in Turin started producing automobiles in 1921. The brand name was Prince . Production ended in 1923.

vehicles

Vittorio Carena designed a prototype with a four-cylinder engine and 1200 cc displacement as early as 1911 . The first model Tipo 19 , also called 10 HP , was based on this prototype. A four-cylinder engine with a capacity of 1460 cm³ and side valves, which was mounted in the front of the vehicle and powered the rear axle by means of a cardan shaft, provided the drive. The design-related maximum speed was specified as 60 km / h. The transmission had three gears. In 1922, the Tipo 20 and Tipo 22 models followed , which could reach 70 km / h.

Races

One vehicle was used in the 1921 race from Biella to Oropa .

literature

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
  • Nick Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile, Volume 3 P – Z. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 (English)
  • Collective of authors: Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Brands · Models · Technology. Weltbild Verlag, Augsburg, 1989

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