Parnacott (automobile manufacturer)

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AE Parnacott was a British automobile manufacturer based in Penge, Kent , between 1913 and 1920 . Only a few vehicles have been made.

In 1913 the first prototype 3½ HP was made . It was equipped with an air-cooled built-in motor from FN . This model was also offered as a cycar .

A second prototype followed in 1920, which was far ahead of its time: The drive was a water-cooled four - cylinder slide motor based on the Knight system with a displacement of 1478 cm³ . All bikes were hung individually.

literature

  • David Culshaw, Peter Horrobin: The Complete Catalog of British Cars 1895-1975. Veloce Publishing plc., Dorchester 1999, ISBN 1-874105-93-6 .
  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
  • George Nick Georgano : Cars. Encyclopédie complète. 1885 à nos jours. Courtille, Paris 1975. (French)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .