Roa (vehicle brand)
Industrias Motorizadas Onieva SA | |
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legal form | Sociedad Anónima |
founding | 1952 |
resolution | 1967 |
Seat | Madrid , Spain |
management | Rafael Onieva Ariza |
Branch | Automobile manufacturer |
Roa was a Spanish motorcycle and car brand.
Company history
The company Industrias Motorizadas Onieva SA from Madrid , under the direction of Rafael Onieva Ariza, has been manufacturing motorcycles since 1952 when it presented a car at a trade fair in Barcelona in 1958 . While automobile production ended in mid-1959, motorcycle production continued until 1967.
vehicles
motorcycles
The motorcycles were powered by Hispano Villiers two-stroke engines . Engines with 49 cm³, 198 cm³ and 325 cm³ displacement were available.
Automobiles
The only self-developed model was a scooter mobile , a coupe with three wheels with the single wheel at the rear. It was similar to the BMW Isetta , but had a longer wheelbase and a longer rear overhang. The interior offered space for two people. A single-cylinder two-stroke engine from Hispano Villiers with a capacity of 197 cm³ or a two-cylinder engine with a displacement of 250 cm³ and an output of 15 hp provided the drive . The engine was mounted in the rear and drove the rear wheel. Only six copies were made, at least one of which still exists today.
In addition, twelve copies of a four- wheel flatbed truck that resembled the Farmobil were made in 1960 . A BMW two-cylinder engine with a displacement of 600 cm³ propelled the vehicle.
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 3: P – Z. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 . (English)
- S. Ewald: Encyclopedia of the motorcycle. Bechtermünz Verlag, Augsburg 1999, ISBN 3-8289-5364-6 .
Web links
- autopasion18.com (Spanish, with photos, accessed July 23, 2013)