Nacional Pescara

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Fábrica Nacional de Automóviles SA
legal form Sociedad Anónima
founding 1928
resolution 1932
Seat Barcelona , Spain
management Raúl Pateras Pescara , Enrique Pescara
Branch Automobile manufacturer

Nacional Pescara
Nacional Pescara

Nacional Pescara was a Spanish car brand.

Company history

Raúl Pateras Pescara and his brother Enrique Pescara founded the company Fábrica Nacional de Automóviles SA in Barcelona in 1928 and began producing automobiles in 1929. Since the state supported the company with tax breaks, it was named Nacional in the company. Production ended in 1932. The information on the production figures vary between five and 14. Two vehicles still exist today.

vehicles

OHC model

The first model had an eight-cylinder in - line engine with OHC valve control , which made 80 hp from a displacement of 2960 cm³ . The engine consisted mainly of light metal. The transmission only had two gears. A special feature were the four built-in hydraulic jacks that made it possible to change wheels quickly. The vehicles were also used in car races. Enrique Pescara won his class in the Peña Rhin hill climb in July 1930 . The designer was the Italian Edmondo Moglia.

DOHC model

The second model had a revised engine with two overhead camshafts. This increased the engine output to 125 hp. With a shortened chassis , a racing car body and a three-speed transmission, the vehicle took part in the Kesselberg race in Kesselberg in 1931 and in many other races until 1936. The Chilean racing driver Juan Zanelli won the European Hill Climb Championship in 1931 .

Compressor model

At the end of 1932, a model appeared with a revised engine with a compressor that developed 180 hp.

Ten cylinder model

The company was working on a model with a ten-cylinder in-line engine with a capacity of 3900 or 4100 cm³, which should produce 100 hp without charging. A compressor was also provided for racing. The political situation in Spain brought this project to an end before it was completed.

Sixteen cylinder engine

A sixteen-cylinder engine was developed in collaboration with Gabriel Voisin . The engine developed 150 hp from a displacement of 3600 or 4000 cm³.

SLM Pescara

Raúl Pateras Pescara moved to Switzerland in 1933 . The Swiss Locomotive and Machine Factory produced a vehicle with the V16 engine in 1935 . Chausson made the chassis.

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)
  • George Nick Georgano: Cars. Encyclopédie complète. 1885 à nos jours. Courtille, Paris 1975. (French)

Web links

Commons : Nacional Pescara  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

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. ^ The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile
  3. ↑ Classic cars 1919–1939