Lindberg Engineering
Lindberg Engineering | |
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legal form | |
founding | 1979 |
resolution | ? |
Seat | Tollhouse , California , USA |
management | Edwin R. Lindberg |
Branch | Automobiles |
Lindberg Engineering was an American manufacturer of automobiles .
Company history
The company was founded on December 10, 1979 in Tollhouse , California to manufacture automobiles and kit cars . The brand name was Lindberg . In 1980, in the 1980s, around 1986 or 1990 production ended.
vehicles
Vehicles were on offer in pre-war designs, especially from the 1930s. Many models were based on a chassis from the VW Beetle . This included partially scaled-down replicas of a 1936 Roadster from Auburn , the Mercedes-Benz 500 K and the Ford Model T from 1911 as a panel van .
The replica of a Bugatti Royale as a Coupé de Ville had a ladder frame and a V8 engine that came either from Cadillac or Chevrolet . This model was only available as a complete car, costing 1983 80.000 US dollars .
Another replica of the Mercedes-Benz 500 K also had a ladder frame, but a diesel engine .
literature
- Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Lindberg.
- 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 , p. 909. (English)
- James M. Flammang: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1976-1986. Krause Publications, Iola 1988, ISBN 0-87341-113-7 , p. 429. (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Lindberg.
- ^ A b c d e George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 909. (English)
- ↑ James M. Flammang: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1976-1986. Krause Publications, Iola 1988, ISBN 0-87341-113-7 , p. 429. (English)
- ↑ opencorporates (English, accessed on February 18, 2017)
- ↑ Allcarindex (English, accessed on February 18, 2017)
- ^ D'Auto (Dutch, accessed February 18, 2017)