Officine Meccaniche Colombo
Officine Meccaniche Colombo | |
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founding | 1922 |
resolution | 1924 |
Seat | Milan , Italy |
Branch | Aircraft engine manufacturers , automobile manufacturers |
Officine Meccaniche Colombo was an Italian manufacturer of aircraft engines and automobiles .
Company history
The company was founded in Milan in 1922 to manufacture aircraft engines. A delivery van was exhibited for the first time at the 1922 Milan Motor Show. In 1923 the production of automobiles began. The brand name was Colombo . Production ended in 1924.
vehicles
The delivery van presented in 1922 was a tricycle and was suitable for short trips. The automobile called Tipo 9 had a four-cylinder engine with a capacity of 1300 cm³ , overhead valves, an overhead camshaft and a three-speed gearbox.
literature
- Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
- Nick Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile, Volume 1 A – F. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 (English)
- Collective of authors: Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Brands · Models · Technology. Weltbild Verlag, Augsburg, 1989
Web links
- GTÜ Society for Technical Monitoring mbH (accessed on February 12, 2012)