Century Cars

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Century Cars Ltd.
legal form Limited
founding 1928
resolution 1929
Seat London
Branch Automobile manufacturer

Century Cars Ltd. was a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The London company started producing automobiles in 1928. The brand name was Century . Production ended in 1929. In total, only a few copies were made.

vehicles

The 7 HP small car was on offer . A four-cylinder engine powered the vehicle. A special feature was that it was a two-stroke engine and the crankshaft with five bearings . Initially 56 mm bore and 76 mm stroke were mentioned , resulting in 747 cm³ displacement . These dimensions corresponded to the four-stroke engine of the Austin Seven . Later a smaller engine with 49.2 mm bore, 85 mm stroke and 646 cm³ displacement was mentioned. An open two-seater was offered for £ 100 . There was also a two-door sedan.

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. ^ A b Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.