Edford

Edford , sometimes called Edfor , was a Portuguese car brand.

Company history

The company Eduardo Ferreirinha et Irmão Lda. from Porto started producing sports cars in 1930 . Production ended in 1938 after four copies had been made. The brand name is made up of Ed from Eduardo and Ford .

Models

The first model was based on the lowered chassis of the Ford Model A . For driving the saw Ford - four-cylinder engine . The open roadster body offered space for two people. The second model followed in 1936. Now the tuned V8 engine with 3200 cm³ displacement from the Ford V8 was used. The body was made of light metal and weighed only 150 kg. The maximum speed was given as 170 km / h.

Two vehicles of this brand still exist.

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 : The New Encyclopedia of Motorcars, 1885 to the Present. 3. Edition. Dutton Publishing, New York 1982, ISBN 0-525-93254-2 . (English)

Web links

• GTÜ Society for Technical Monitoring mbH (accessed on September 9, 2013)
• Website of Rodas de Viriato with picture (Portuguese, accessed September 9, 2013)