Compañía Industrial de Automotores
| Compañía Industrial de Automotores SA | |
|---|---|
| legal form | SA |
| founding | 1965 or 1966 |
| resolution | 1967 |
| Seat | Monte Chingolo , Argentina |
| Branch | Automobiles |
Compañía Industrial de Automotores SA , or CIDASA for short , was an Argentine manufacturer of automobiles .
Company history
British Motor Corporation took over vehicle production from Siam Di Tella from Monte Chingolo in 1965 or 1966 . The production of automobiles continued. The brand names were now MG , Morris and Riley . Production ended in April 1967. A total of around 7,000 vehicles were built.
vehicles
The models on offer were the MG 1650 , Morris 1650 and Riley 1500 as a four-door sedan , the Morris 1650 Traveler as a four-door station wagon and the Riley 1500 Pick-up as a pick-up . They were the successors to the Di Tella 1500 and belonged to the BMC ADO9 model family . The Riley had the well-known four - cylinder engine with 73 mm bore , 89 mm stroke , 1489 cm³ displacement and 56 hp . MG and Morris had a larger four-cylinder engine with 76.2 mm bore, 89 mm stroke, 1622 cm³ displacement and 75 hp.
With a wheelbase of 2546 mm, the vehicles were 4520 mm long, 1610 mm wide and 1520 mm high. The curb weight was given as 1090 kg.
Production numbers
| model | Production number first source | Second source production number |
|---|---|---|
| MG 1650 | 235 | 235 |
| Morris 1650 | 3027 | 3027 |
| Morris 1650 Traveler | 847 | 847 |
| Riley 1650 | 2537 | 2537 |
| Riley 1500 pick-up | 1053 | 322 |
| total | 7699 | 6968 |
literature
- Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Morris (III).
- George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 2: G – O. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 1032 and p. 1076. (English)
- George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 3: P – Z. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 1339. (English)
Web links
- Allcarindex (accessed August 27, 2016)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Morris (III).
- ^ A b c d George Nick Georgano (editor-in-chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 1032, p. 1076 and p. 1339. (English)
- ↑ a b c d Coche Argentino (Spanish, accessed August 27, 2016)