Meteorite Cars

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Meteorite Cars Ltd.
legal form Ltd.
founding 1912
resolution 1924
Seat London
Branch Automobile manufacturer

Meteorite Cars Ltd. bond dated January 12, 1922

The meteorites Cars Ltd. was a British automobile manufacturer based in London . From 1912 to 1924, cars of different sizes were built there.

description

The Meteorite 8 hp was introduced in 1912 and had an air-cooled V2 engine with a displacement of 1.0 liters. This cycle car was manufactured until 1919.

In 1914 the Meteorite 10 hp appeared with an in-line four-cylinder engine. Its displacement grew from 1.25 liters to 1.3 liters during the construction period until 1916. The wheelbase was 2591 mm.

The top model was the Meteorite 20.9 hp from 1915. It was equipped with a six-cylinder in-line engine with a displacement of 2.9 liters. The wheelbase of 3404 mm also shows its size.

After the First World War , Meteorite 10.8 hp was again the first new model in 1919. The side-controlled four - cylinder engine had a displacement of 1.5 liters and developed 21 bhp (15.4 kW). Its wheelbase was 2667 mm.

In 1924 it was replaced by the Meteorite 12 hp with 1.8 liter displacement on an unchanged chassis.

In the same year it was joined by the Meteorite 13.8 hp (later Meteorite 14/30 hp ). This car had a six-cylinder in-line engine again, but this time with a displacement of just 1.7 liters. The wheelbase of the car was 2972 ​​mm.

In 1924 the company was dissolved.

Models

model Construction period cylinder Displacement power wheelbase
8 hp 1912-1919 2 V 961 cc
10 hp 1914-1916 4 row 1244-1328 cc 2591 mm
20.9 hp 1915 6 row 2916 cc 3404 mm
10.8 hp 1919-1924 4 row 1498 cc 21 bhp (15.4 kW) 2667 mm
12 hp 1924 4 row 1795 cc 2667 mm
13.8 hp / 14/30 hp 1924 6 row 1696 cc 2972 mm

Briton HW Williams discovered the wreckage of a Meteorite vehicle from 1924 in the 1960s or 1970s and restored it over a period of four years. The vehicle is considered the only one that still exists.

Humphreys and Elephant

CE Humphreys from Bedford took over the remaining stock in 1924 and offered the vehicles as Humphreys until 1930 . Then Elephant Motors Limited from London took over the remains. It is unclear whether and under what brand name Elephant sold vehicles.

literature

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 Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.