Crosville Motor Company

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Crosville Motor Company Ltd.
legal form Limited
founding 1906
resolution 1908
Seat Chester
Branch Automobile manufacturer

Crosville Motor Company Ltd. was a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The Chester company began manufacturing automobiles in 1906. The brand name was Crosville . The vehicles were based on a design by Georges Ville from Paris . Part of the production took place at Morane in Paris. Production ended in 1908. A total of four vehicles were built.

vehicles

There were two models on offer. The smaller model was the 20 HP with a four-cylinder engine . Two touring cars and a Coupé de Ville were created from this . The larger model was the 50 HP . The only example produced is referred to as a touring car or a Coupé de Ville, depending on the source. Similar to models from Hotchkiss et Cie , the grille was round.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. a b Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
  2. a b c d e Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.