DIM motor

DIM Motor, George E. Dimitriadis & Co.
legal form
founding	1977
resolution	1983
Seat	Athens
Branch	Automobile manufacturer

Dim

DIM Motor, George E. Dimitriadis & Co. was an automobile manufacturer from Greece .

Company history

George E. Dimitriadis, who previously headed Bioplastic , founded the company in 1977 to manufacture automobiles. The company's headquarters were at 23-25 ​​Lekka Street in Athens . The factory was in Acharnes . In the same year the first model was presented at the Geneva Motor Show . Participation in other automobile exhibitions followed. Production ended in 1983. Another source mentions a series production between 1981 and 1991. In total, only about ten copies were made.

vehicles

The only model was a small car. The engine from the Fiat 126 initially had 594 cm³ displacement . Later the displacement was 652 cm³. The engine was mounted in the rear and drove the rear axle. A tubular frame formed the chassis. The body was made of glass fiber reinforced plastic ( polyester ) and offered space for four people. With a wheelbase of 198 cm, the vehicle length was 320 cm, the vehicle width 150 cm and the curb weight 525 kg.

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)
• Labros S. Skartsis: Greek vehicle & machine manufacturers. 1800 tons present. A pictorial history. Marathon 2012, ISBN 978-960-93-4452-4 (online) . (English)

Web links

Commons : Dim  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• GTÜ Society for Technical Monitoring mbH (accessed on January 29, 2013)
• Advertisement (French and English, accessed January 29, 2013)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} 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 f g h i} Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.
3. ↑ reocities.com ( Memento of the original from February 27, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English, accessed January 29, 2013) 
4. ↑ ^{a b} GTÜ Society for Technical Monitoring mbH (accessed on January 29, 2013)
5. ↑ Skartsis: Greek vehicle and machine manufacturers. 1800 tons present. A pictorial history.
6. ↑ Advertisement (French and English, accessed on January 29, 2013)