Enfield Automotive

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Enfield Automotive Ltd.
legal form Limited
founding 1969
resolution 1976
Seat Cowes
management JK Goulandris
Branch Automobile manufacturer

Enfield 8000
Enfield Bicini

Enfield Automotive Ltd. was a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The London company started producing automobiles in 1969. The brand name was Enfield . In 1973, Enfield-Neorion took over the company. The main assembly was then relocated to the island of Syros in Greece and the company headquarters to Cowes on the Isle of Wight , where the final production also took place. Production ended in 1976. A total of at least 106 vehicles were built.

Models

The company made electric cars. The first model was the 465 , which remained a prototype . The production model was the 8000 . An electric motor with 8 HP power propelled the vehicle. The maximum speed was specified with 64 km / h, and the range with 64 km. 106 copies of this model were made. The British Electricity Council accepted 60 vehicles. An open beach car on this basis was the E 8000 Bicini from 1973 .

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)

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d 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 Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.