Motor Construction Co.

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Motor Construction Co. Ltd
legal form Limited
founding 1902
resolution 1904
Seat Nottingham
Branch Automobile manufacturer

Motor Construction Co. Ltd was a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The Nottingham company began producing automobiles in 1902. The brand name was Vapomobile . Production ended in 1904.

vehicles

Steam cars were on offer . The steam engines were supplied by Mason from the USA . There was a choice of engines with 5 HP , 7 HP and 12 HP. The two smaller models had lever steering. Only the largest model had a steering wheel. The company stated that from 1903 engines made in the UK were also available, but they were more expensive.

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 3: P – Z. 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.