Campbell's Cycle Works

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Campbell's Cycle Works was an Australian manufacturer of bicycles , motorcycles and automobiles .

Company history

The Hobart company originally made bicycles. In 1900, the production of automobiles began under the direction of Archibald Campbell. The brand name was Campbell . Production ended in 1912. A total of three vehicles were built, one of which was sold.

Automobiles

The first vehicle was built in 1900 or 1901. This was a steam car . The steam engine with two cylinders developed 7 hp . The open body in dos-à-dos shape offered space for four people.

Around 1906 a vehicle with a gasoline engine was created . Fuel was naphtha .

The last vehicle is dated around 1912. This was a light two-seater with an electric motor .

In April 1904 Archibald Campbell won a race in one of his cars against a locomotive en route from Launceston to Hobart. He needed 400 minutes for the 170 km, which corresponds to an average of 25.5 km / h.

literature

  • 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 , pp. 242-244. (English)
  • Tony Davis: Aussie Cars. A Pedr Davis Production . Marque Publishing Company, Hurstville 1987, ISBN 0-947079-01-7 , pp. 20 (English).

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 242-244. (English)
  2. ↑ a b c Tony Davis: Aussie Cars. A Pedr Davis Production . Marque Publishing Company, Hurstville 1987, ISBN 0-947079-01-7 , pp. 20 (English).