Rene Tondeur

Rene Tondeur Co. Ltd.
legal form	Limited
founding	1921
resolution	1923
Seat	Croydon , UK
management	René Tondeur
Branch	Automobiles

The Rene Tondeur Co. Ltd. was a British automobile manufacturer.

Company history

The Belgian René Tondeur founded the company in Croydon in 1921 . He started with the production of automobiles . The brand name was RTC . Production ended in 1923. About a handful of vehicles were sold.

Models

The only model was a cycle car . The lightweight 9 HP resembled a Bugatti Type 13 in appearance and was powered by an air-cooled V2 engine from Blackburne with a displacement of 0.8 l . The 3124 mm long and 1549 mm wide car had a 2286 mm wheelbase and weighed 305 kg.

Another source indicates that the engine had about 1000 cc displacement. The original price was £ 160 .

model	Construction period	cylinder	Displacement	wheelbase
9 HP	1921-1923	2 V	824 cc	2286 mm

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. 1387. (English)
• David Culshaw, Peter Horrobin: The Complete Catalog of British Cars 1895-1975. Veloce Publishing, Dorchester 1999, ISBN 1-874105-93-6 . (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i} George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 1387. (English)
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} David Culshaw, Peter Horrobin: The Complete Catalog of British Cars 1895-1975. Veloce Publishing, Dorchester 1999, ISBN 1-874105-93-6 . (English)