Palmerston engine

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Palmerston Motor Company Ltd.
Palmerston Lytcar Co.
Palmcars Ltd.
legal form Limited
founding 1920
resolution 1923
Seat Boscombe at Bournemouth
Branch Automobile manufacturer

The Palmerston Motor Company Ltd. was a British automobile manufacturer.

Company history

The company Palmerston Motor Company Ltd. from Boscombe near Bournemouth began manufacturing automobiles in 1920. The brand names were Palm and Palmerston . In 1921 the name was changed to Palmerston Lytcar Co. and later to Palmcars Ltd. Production ended in 1923.

vehicles

The first model was the Palmerston 5/7 HP . A two - cylinder boxer engine powered the vehicle. In 1922 the Palm 9 HP appeared with a four-cylinder engine . Both models had a front engine, a three-speed gearbox and cardan drive to the rear axle. Acetylene lamps were a special feature .

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)
  • 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. ↑ 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.