Autovia

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Autovia from 1938
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Autovia was a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company Autovia Cars Limited , which to Riley belonged, began in 1936 or 1937 in Coventry with the production of automobiles.

In 1939 production was stopped after a total of 44 copies.

vehicles

The only model Autovia V8 was a luxury model. It was equipped with a V8 engine with a displacement of 2849 cc , which, depending on the version, produced between 97 and 125 hp . There was the body forms four-door sedan and two-door roadster.

A vehicle of this brand was on display at the Stainz Automobile Museum in Stainz .

literature

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader: The great automobile encyclopedia. BLV, Munich 1986, ISBN 3-405-12974-5 .
  • GN Georgano: cars. Encyclopédie complète. 1885 à nos jours. Courtille, 1975 (French).
  • David Culshaw, Peter Horrobin: The Complete Catalog of British Cars 1895-1975. Veloce Publishing PLC, Dorchester 1997, ISBN 1-874105-93-6 (English).
  • Motor classic. 08/2009.

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