Rapid (car brand)

Rapid was an Italian car brand.

Company history

The company Società Torinese Automobili Rapid , STAR for short , was founded in Turin in 1905 as the successor company of GG Fratelli Ceirano & C. under the direction of Giovanni Battista Ceirano for the production of automobiles . Rapid was used as the brand name. Production ended in 1921. SPA and CIP took over parts of the company.

vehicles

Between 1905 and 1907 there was a two-cylinder model and the two four-cylinder models 16/24 HP with 4562 cm³ displacement and 24/40 HP with 7432 cm³ displacement. In 1907 the 50/70 HP followed with a four-cylinder engine and 10560 cm³ displacement. Around 1913 three four-cylinder models appeared with a displacement of 1600 cm³, 2000 cm³ and 3100 cm³.

literature

• Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The great automobile encyclopedia. BLV, Munich 1986, ISBN 3-405-12974-5
• George Nick Georgano : Cars. Encyclopédie complète. 1885 à nos jours. Courtille, 1975 (French)

Web links

Commons : Società Torinese Automobili Rapid  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• GTÜ Society for Technical Monitoring mbH (accessed on December 22, 2013)