Keep Bros & Wood

Keep Bros & Wood was an Australian manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The Melbourne company was a supplier for coach construction. In 1909 the production of automobiles began. The brand names were Franklinite , Anzac and Victory . Automobile production ended in 1916.

vehicles

The Franklinite only existed in 1909. The company imported some parts from WH Kiblinger Company and WH McIntyre Company and manufactured complete vehicles. There was a choice of air-cooled two-cylinder engines with 14 hp and 18 hp.

In 1916 the Anzac appeared , short for Australian & New Zealand Army Corps . Many parts came from the USA . The 17 hp four-cylinder engine with a displacement of 2448 cc came from Perkins . The wheelbase was 2692 mm. In the same year the government banned the use of this brand name.

This was followed in 1916 by the Victory , which was otherwise identical. The transmission had three gears. The choice was between touring cars and roadsters .

literature

• George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 1: A – F. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 61 and 590. (English)
• George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 3: P – Z. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 1678. (English)

Web links

• Allcarindex on Anzac and Victory (accessed November 15, 2015)
• Allcarindex on Franklinite (accessed November 15, 2015)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 61, 590 and 1678. (English)