Chota (make of car)

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Chota was a British car brand that was founded by Buckingham Engineering Company Ltd. between 1912 and 1913 . was produced in Coventry (Warwickshire) . In September 1913 the automobiles were renamed Buckingham.

The first model was a cycle car . The designer was JF Buckingham . A single-cylinder engine with 729 cm³ or 746 cm³ displacement and 6 hp provided the drive .

In 1913 a small car with a V2 engine with 1460 cm³ or 1492 cm³ displacement was added.

Models

model Construction period cylinder Displacement wheelbase
6/8 hp 1912-1913 1 729 or 746 cc 2083 mm
16 hp 1913 2 V 1460 or 1492 cc 2184 mm

literature

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
  • Nick Georgano : The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile, Volume 1 A – F. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 (English)
  • Burgess Wise, David: The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. 2001.
  2. ^ Culshaw, David & Horrobin, Peter: The Complete Catalog of British Cars 1895-1975 , Veloce Publishing plc., Dorchester (1997), ISBN 1-874105-93-6