Maskinfabriken Rex

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Rex from 1940

Rex is a former Swedish manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company AB Maskinfabriken Rex from Halmstad was founded in 1896 by Axel Nilsson and has been producing bicycles, mopeds and motorcycles ever since . The engines were imported from Zündapp , Villiers and Victoria.

Automobile production began in 1940 and was discontinued in 1946. During the Second World War , electric bicycles were also manufactured, an emergency solution at the time, as combustion engines could no longer be imported due to the war.

After the war, bicycles were mainly manufactured again. The mopeds that have since been sold under the REX brand were manufactured by KTM in Austria and labeled for REX. In 1959 the first folding bike was added and in 1978 the range was expanded to include child seats . In 1997 the production of e-bikes was resumed and since 2004 the production of bicycles with aluminum frames has been relocated to Taiwan .

vehicles

Small tricycles were made with the single wheel in the front. At first the drive was on the front wheel, later on the right rear wheel. An electric motor provided the drive . There were the body shapes of open single-seater with loading area and two-seater. An electric motorbike was also offered. 1944 Price for EL transport with rear-wheel drive KR 2,115 from the factory. The Rex EL motorcycle cost KR 1225.-

From June 9, 1941 to November 9, 1946, only 275 three-wheelers were produced, of which fewer than 10 vehicles are today preserved in museums.

Vehicles of this brand can be seen in Teknik på farfars tid in Helsingborg and in Gotlands Veteranbilmuseum in Vibble .

literature

  • Original sales brochure REX EL-TRANSPORT BAKHJULS-DRIVEN from Rex
  • Original goods issue book REX EL-Biler

Web links

Commons : Maskinfabriken Rex  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ History (Swedish)
  2. ↑ Brochure Rex Moped 1952


Coordinates: 56 ° 39 ′ 20.8 ″  N , 12 ° 53 ′ 43.2 ″  E