Cumbria Motors

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Cumbria Motors was a British car manufacturer based in Cockermouth (Cumberland) . Only in 1914 were there cyclecars and light automobiles manufactured.

The Cumbria 8/10 hp was a cycle car with a V2 engine. It was available in the (very similar) versions of 964 cm³ or 995 cm³. The wheelbase was 2,286 mm.

There was also the slightly larger Cumbria 10/12 hp with an in-line four-cylinder engine. This had a displacement of 1110 cm³ and the wheelbase was 2438 mm.

The First World War ended production.

Models

model Construction period cylinder Displacement wheelbase
8/10 hp 1914 2 V 964-995 cc 2286 mm
10/12 hp 1914 4 row 1110 cc 2438 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)
  • David Culshaw & Peter Horrobin: The Complete Catalog of British Cars 1895–1975 . Veloce Publishing plc. Dorchester (1999). ISBN 1-874105-93-6

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. ^ The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. 2001.