Norma Motor & Engineering

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Norma Motor & Engineering Co.
legal form Ltd.
founding 1912
resolution 1915
Seat Hammersmith , London
Branch Automobile manufacturer

The Norma Motor & Engineering Company Ltd. was a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company from the London district of Hammersmith began in 1912 with the production of automobiles. The brand name was initially Pinnace , later Norma . Production ended in 1915.

vehicles

The first model, designed by A. Percy Hann, appeared as a Pinnace and was a cycle car . A V2 engine from JAP with a displacement of 900 cc was mounted in the rear. The engine power was fed to the three-speed gearbox by means of a chain and from there to the rear axle with another chain. A special feature was a streamlined body that resembled a boat. The original price was £ 130 . The designer took part in this vehicle on the journey from London to Exeter in 1912 . Few vehicles were sold.

In the same year the Norma 10 HP appeared . Its four-cylinder in - line engine had a capacity of 1460 cm³ and was water-cooled . From 1915 the larger Norma model gave 14 HP , the engine of which had a displacement of 1795 cm³.

Models

Make and model Construction period cylinder Displacement wheelbase
Pinnace 1912 V2 900 cc
Norma 10 HP 1912-1914 4 row 1460 cc
Norma 14 HP 1915 4 row 1795 cc

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)
  • David Culshaw, Peter Horrobin: The Complete Catalog of British Cars 1895-1975. Veloce Publishing PLC, Dorchester 1997, ISBN 1-874105-93-6 . (English)

Individual evidence

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