Forward (make of car)

Paul Christensen
legal form
founding	1911
resolution	1912
Seat	Copenhagen , Denmark
management	Paul Christensen
Branch	Automobile manufacturer

Forward from 1912

Forward was a Danish car brand.

Company history

The company based in Copenhagen one hand drove cars from Napier , on the other hand bikes of standard of Birmingham under the brand name forward . In 1911 the production of automobiles began. Production ended in 1912.

vehicles

Initially, three-wheelers with rear single wheels were created . There was a choice of V2 engines with either 349 cm³ or 498 cm³ displacement , one of which had an output of 8 hp . The engine was mounted in the stern and connected to a planetary gear. The engine power was transmitted to the rear wheel via a chain. Overall, this three-wheeler was similar to the Crouch Carette from Crouch Cars .

A version with four wheels followed in 1912. One example of this model has been preserved.

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 Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile, Volume 1 A – F. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 (English)

Web links

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

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.

[DVD-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .

[Beaulieu-2] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.