International Motor Car

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International Benz from 1899
International Benz from 1899
International from 1898

International was a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company International Motor Car Co of London began in 1898 with the production of automobiles. Production ended in 1904.

vehicles

Between 1898 and 1901 the Roger-Benz model was offered with single-cylinder and two-cylinder engines, which corresponded to the French Roger-Benz . In 1899 there was a two-seater racing car, the 12 HP as a double phaeton , which was similar to the Benz models at the time , and the 9 HP with a two-cylinder engine. From 1900 there was the Charette model with a front engine from De Dion-Bouton , which was assembled by Allard & Co. The single cylinder engine developed 5 to 6 HP from a displacement of 823 cm³ .

From 1902 one model was offered under the brand name Armstrong , and from 1903 four models as Portland .

Vehicles of this make can be seen in the Louwman Collection in The Hague and the Shuttleworth Collection in Biggleswade in Bedfordshire .

literature

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader: The great automobile encyclopedia , BLV, Munich 1986, ISBN 3-405-12974-5
  • GN Georgano: cars. Encyclopédie complète. 1885 à nos jours. Courtille, 1975 (French)
  • David Culshaw, Peter Horrobin: The Complete Catalog of British Cars. 1895-1975. New edition. Veloce Publishing PLC, Dorchester 1997, ISBN 1-874105-93-6 (English).

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