Kelvin Diesels

Kelvin Diesels
legal form
founding	1904
Seat	Glasgow
Branch	Engines
Website	www.kelvindiesels.co.uk

Kelvin Diesels , previously Bergius Car & Engine Company , Bergius Launch and Engine Company and Kelvin-Bergius Co. Ltd. , is a British engine manufacturer that used to make automobiles .

Company history

Walter Bergius founded the Bergius Car & Engine Company in Glasgow in 1904 and began producing automobiles. The brand name was Kelvin . Automobile production ended in 1906. A total of 14 vehicles were built. In 1907 the production of marine engines began. In 1908 the name was changed to Bergius Launch and Engine Company , in 1961 to Bergius-Kelvin Co. Ltd. and even later in Kelvin Diesels .

vehicles

Only one model was on offer, which is referred to as 14 HP or 16 HP depending on the source . A four-cylinder engine with a displacement of 3052 cm³ was mounted in the front of the vehicle and powered the rear axle via a cardan shaft . There was a choice of solid rubber tires and pneumatic tires. The barrel body initially had a rear door, later side access to the rear seats.

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 (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 2: G – O. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 . (English)

Web links

• Company website (accessed February 28, 2014)
• George Bergius: The Bergius Company Ltd. Company history from March 2000 (accessed February 28, 2014)

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b c} Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
2. ^ ^{A b c} Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.