Eco Motors

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Eco Motors Co. Ltd
legal form Ltd
founding 1922
resolution 1926
Seat Melbourne , Australia
management George Hamilton grapes
Branch Automobile manufacturer

Eco Motors Co. Ltd was an Australian manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The New Zealander George Hamilton-Grapes had a patent for a device that saved gasoline . In 1921 he traveled to the USA . In 1921 he built a prototype in Detroit . Upon his return, he founded the company in Melbourne with production facilities in Oakleigh . He started producing automobiles in 1922, 1923 or 1924. The brand name was Eco . Production ended in 1926. Only a few vehicles were made.

vehicles

The prototype from 1921 had a four-cylinder engine from Lycoming with 2900 cc displacement .

The series vehicles received a slightly larger engine from the same manufacturer with a displacement of 3140 cm³, which made 40 hp . The clutch came from Borg & Beck , the steering from Gemmer and the instruments from Stewart-Warner . The wheelbase was 282 cm and the curb weight of the touring car was 1145 kg. The petrol consumption was given as only 8 liters per 100 km.

literature

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Eco.
  • 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 , p. 481. (English)
  • Tony Davis: Aussie Cars. A Pedr Davis Production . Marque Publishing Company, Hurstville 1987, ISBN 0-947079-01-7 , pp. 53 (English).

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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 , chapter Eco.
  2. ↑ a b c George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 481. (English)
  3. ↑ a b c Tony Davis: Aussie Cars. A Pedr Davis Production . Marque Publishing Company, Hurstville 1987, ISBN 0-947079-01-7 , pp. 53 (English).