Pritchett & Gold

Pritchett & Gold Ltd.
legal form	Limited
founding	1901
resolution	1920
Seat	Feltham , London
Branch	Automobile manufacturer

Pritchett & Gold was a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company from the London borough of Feltham was formed in 1901 from Pritchett Brothers . It made batteries . In 1902 the production of automobiles began. The brand names were Meteor and Pritchett , possibly P&G . Automobile production ended in 1905. The successor company was Pritchett and Gold and EPS Co. Ltd. in 1920 .

vehicles

Electric cars emerged between 1902 and 1903 and were marketed as Pritchett & Gold . The front hood was similar to the hoods of the Renault models at the time . The body offered space for two people.

Vehicles with the brand name Meteor existed between 1903 and 1905. They had a gasoline engine . There was a choice of the models 12 HP with a built-in motor from Blake and 24 HP with a motor from Mutel . Both engines were four-cylinder engines . The engine was mounted in the front of the vehicle and powered the rear axle via a cardan shaft . A source also gives a small car with an engine from De Dion-Bouton .

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)
• 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)

Web links

• Grace's Guide (accessed March 6, 2014)

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. ^ Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.