Phizackerley

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Phizackerley was an Australian manufacturer of bicycles and automobiles .

Company history

Isaac Phizackerley founded Isaac Phizackerley's Cycle Works in Sydney in the 1890s . Initially he made bicycles and tires. In 1902 he started producing automobiles. The brand name was Phizackerley . One vehicle was presented at the Sydney Agricultural Show . Automobile production ended in the same year. A source writes that there was only one car that was actually sold. Another source gives several cars.

vehicles

A tubular frame formed the basis. An open two-seater body was mounted on it. The single-cylinder engine with 6 hp came from De Dion-Bouton . The transmission had three gears. There's also a photo of a four-seat vehicle.

literature

  • 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 , p. 1222. (English)
  • Tony Davis: Aussie Cars. A Pedr Davis Production . Marque Publishing Company, Hurstville 1987, ISBN 0-947079-01-7 , pp. 24 (English).

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 1222. (English)
  2. ↑ a b Tony Davis: Aussie Cars. A Pedr Davis Production . Marque Publishing Company, Hurstville 1987, ISBN 0-947079-01-7 , pp. 24 (English).