Enfield-Neorion

Enfield-Neorion Ε.Π.Ε.
legal form	Ε.Π.Ε.
founding	1972
resolution	1976
Seat	Piraeus
management	JK Goulandris
Branch	Automobile manufacturer

Enfield-Neorion E 8000

Neorion Chicago from 1974

Enfield-Neorion Ε.Π.Ε. was a Greek manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The shipbuilding company Neorion owned by the Goulandris family took over Enfield Automotive Ltd. in 1972 . from London and founded the new company Enfield-Neorion Ε.Π.Ε. Production of the Enfield-designed electric vehicle was relocated to Greece. However, final assembly took place in a branch in Cowes on the Isle of Wight . The brand name of the electric vehicles was Enfield-Neorion . In 1974 the brand name Neorion was introduced for a gasoline-powered model. Production ended in 1976.

Models

Models under the brand name Enfield-Neorion

In 1969, Enfield designed, produced and marketed the Enfield E 8000 mini car with an electric motor . The closed body was made of plastic and offered space for 2 + 2 people. After the takeover, it became the Enfield-Neorion E 8000 . The open beach car E 8000 Bicini was placed alongside it . A total of 106 vehicles were built, most of which were sold to Great Britain .

Models under the brand name Neorion

An American-inspired concept was pursued with the Chicago model , aimed at buyers of American vehicles in Greece, the design came from Georgios Michael . Unlike the road cruiser, it was also designed for off-road use and became the forerunner of later crossover vehicles before the Matra Rancho , which was built in 1977 . A four-door notchback body made of plastic was mounted on a robust chassis with a steel frame . A V8 engine from AMC with a displacement of 4979 cm³ and an output of 177 hp provided the drive . The all-wheel drive was unusual . This made the vehicle comparable to the Range Rover .

The production of four vehicles started, of which only two were completed by 1976. One example still exists today and is exhibited in the Noesis Museum of Technology in Thessaloniki .

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 978-960-93445-2-4 (online) . (English)

Web links

Commons : Enfield-Neorion  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Commons : Neorion  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.