Motor Carriage & Chassis Company

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Motor Carriage & Chassis Company
legal form Company
founding 1902
resolution 1902
Seat London , UKUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom 
Branch Automobile manufacturer

Motor Carriage & Chassis Company was a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The London company started producing automobiles in 1902. The brand names were Esculapius and Knight of the Road . Production ended in the same year.

vehicles

As Esculapius , a model was on offer that was especially intended for country doctors. A V2 engine from Automobiles Ader with 5 HP power propelled the vehicle.

The Knight of the Road was designed for business travelers. The vehicle was powered by a single-cylinder Aster engine with an output of 5 hp.

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)

Individual evidence

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