Bill Frick Motors

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Bill Frick Motors was an American automobile manufacturer based in Rockville Center (New York) from 1953 to 1955 . In addition to the super sports car manufactured under his own name , Frick also built the Studillac .

The 1955 Frick was a supercar with a Ferrari- like appearance. The two-seater coupe received a V8 engine from Cadillac with 5426 cc capacity, a power of 250 hp (184 kW) at 4500 min -1 rendered. On request, there was also a charged version with even more power. The wheelbase of the car was 2794 mm. The body came from Vignale .

A total of two coupés and one convertible of the own brand were created.

literature

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Frick (II); Frick special.
  • 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 , p. 593. (English)
  • John Gunnell: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946-1975. Krause Publications, Iola 2002. ISBN 0-87349-461-X .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Frick (II); Frick special.
  2. ↑ George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 593. (English)