Avon Motor Manufacturing Company

Avon Motor Manufacturing Company Limited
legal form	Limited Company
founding	1903
resolution	1912
Seat	Keynsham , United Kingdom
Branch	Automobile manufacturer

Avon Motor Manufacturing Company Limited was a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The Keynsham company started producing automobiles in 1903. The brand name was Avon . Production ended in 1912.

vehicles

The first Trimobile model was a tricycle with a single front wheel. A water-cooled single - cylinder engine manufactured in-house was mounted in the rear and drove the rear axle via a chain. The engine power increased over the years from 4 HP over 4.5 HP and 5 HP up to 6 HP. The transmission had three gears. The bench offered space for two people. New prices, as far as is known, were £ 84 in 1904 and £ 99.75 in 1905.

In 1905 a four-wheeled car was added to the range. The 5 HP engine was mounted in the front of the vehicle and drove the rear axle. The price in 1905 was £ 111.30.

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)

Individual evidence

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