RN Wellington & Co.

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RN Wellington & Co. was a British company and manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The Farnham-based company , headed by Roy N. Wellington, originally made radios . In 1951 the production of automobiles began. The brand name was RNW . Two copies were made in the first year. Production ended in 1954. The total production number is not recorded.

vehicles

The only model was a microcar . A single - cylinder two-stroke engine from Villiers Ltd with a capacity of 197 cm³ and an output of 8 hp was mounted in the rear and drove the rear wheels. The maximum speed was given as 72 km / h. Front brakes were omitted. The body offered space for two people. With its four wheels, independent suspension and self-supporting body, which was either completely or partially made of aluminum , the model stood out from its mostly three-wheeled competing models. It was advertised as the cheapest British car at a new price of £ 285 .

literature

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter RNW
  • 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. 1341. (English)

Web links

  • Allcarindex (accessed December 12, 2014)
  • D'Auto (Dutch, accessed December 12, 2014)

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter RNW
  2. ^ A b c d e 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. 1341. (English)