Industrias Platenses Automotrices

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Industrias Platenses Automotrices SA
legal form SA
founding 1950s
resolution 1960s
Seat Pa Plata , Argentina
management Guillermo Leeds
Branch Automobiles

Industrias Platenses Automotrices SA was an Argentinian manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Guillermo Leeds headed the company based in La Plata . The development of automobiles began in the 1950s. In December 1959 three vehicles were presented that had been extensively tested for years. Production started in 1960. The brand name was Ipam-Leeds , shortened to IPAM or Leeds in some sources . Depending on the source, production ran until 1961 or 1964. According to various sources, around 200 vehicles were built.

vehicles

The only model was an amphibious vehicle . It was a cabin scooter with a front door and another door on the left. The body was made of metal and offered space for four people. A two-cylinder two - stroke engine from Villiers Ltd with 325 cm³ displacement and 18  hp was mounted in the rear. With a wheelbase of 170 cm and a track width of 135 cm (front) and 65 cm (rear), the vehicles were 320 cm long and 150 cm wide. The curb weight was given as 400 kg.

literature

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 , chapter Leeds.
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 762. (English)
  3. ↑ a b autohistoria (Spanish, accessed August 27, 2016)
  4. ↑ a b c d'Auto (Dutch, accessed August 27, 2016)
  5. ↑ a b c d e f g Coche Argentino (Spanish, accessed August 27, 2016)
  6. ↑ a b Allcarindex (English, accessed on August 27, 2016)