Entrop

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's-Gravemoersche Rijwielen- en Motorrijwielenfabriek
legal form one-man business
founding 1906
resolution 1909
Seat 's Gravenmoer , Netherlands
management Marinus entrop
Branch Automobile manufacturer

Entrop was a Dutch bicycle and car brand.

Company history

The company 's-Gravemoersche Rijwielen- en Motorrijwielenfabriek in ' s Gravenmoer was managed by Marinus Entrop. Bicycles were made from 1906 . In 1909 the production of automobiles began. Production ended in the same year. Of the only four automobiles produced, two were sold within the Netherlands, one to Brazil and one to the Dutch East Indies .

vehicles

tricycle

The company made tricycles with the single wheel in the front. An air-cooled motor, which was mounted behind the individual front wheel, provided the drive . There was a choice between a single-cylinder engine with a displacement of 417 cm³ and a two-cylinder engine with a displacement of 813 cm³. The weight was 400 kg. A lever steering was used for steering.

Four wheel

The four-wheeled model was more luxurious than the tricycle and could be equipped with a standard steering wheel.

literature

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
  • Nick Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile, Volume 1 A – F. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 (English)

Web links

  • Marinus Entrop (1874-1962). In: Website of Conam (Contactgroep Automobiel- en Motorrijwielhistorie). Retrieved November 28, 2017 (Dutch).