Helios (car brand)

Helios truck (1903); built according to license NAG

Helios was a Swedish motor vehicle brand.

Company history

The company AB Södertälje Verkstäder from Södertälje already manufactured railway wagons and imported vehicles from Ducommun , Kühlstein , NAG and Protos . In 1901 the production of automobiles began. The brand name was Helios . Production ended in 1902. The same company later also produced Norden brand vehicles.

vehicles

The first model had a single-cylinder engine with either 3.5 HP or 5 HP, which was mounted under the seat, and chain drive. The vis-à-vis body shape offered space for three to four people. The Type VIII had a two-speed transmission.

One vehicle still exists.

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 2 G – O. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 (English)

Web link

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Automobile Quarterly Volume 30, Issue 3, p. 75.