Rob Roy (car brand)
Rob Roy | |
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Owner / user | Kennedy Motor Company |
Introductory year | 1922 |
Products | Automobiles |
Rob Roy was a British car brand. It was named after the fictional character Rob Roy by Walter Scott .
Brand history
The Kennedy Motor Company from Glasgow began in 1922 with the production of automobiles . The brand name was Rob Roy . Marketing ended in 1925 or 1926.
Models
The 8/10 HP model appeared in 1922 . The open, two-seater touring car had a two-cylinder in - line engine with SV valve control and around 1000 cm³ displacement and disc wheels. The wheelbase of the 3708 mm long light vehicle was 2591 mm.
In the following year he was given the larger 12/20 HP . It had a four-cylinder in-line engine from Dorman with a capacity of around 1500 cc . The 4039 mm long car was available with a 2591 mm or 2921 mm wheelbase, in the first case with two seats, in the other case with four. The 8/10 HP was also only offered for one year with a smaller 0.85 liter engine.
In 1924 the 10/12 HP replaced the 8/10 HP . It had an inline four-cylinder engine from Coventry-Climax with a displacement of around 1250 cc.
model | Construction period | cylinder | Displacement | wheelbase |
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8/10 HP | 1922-1924 | 2 row | 1016 cc | 2591 mm |
8/10 HP | 1923 | 2 row | 854 cc | 2591 mm |
12/20 HP | 1923-1926 | 4 row | 1496 cc | 2591-2921 mm |
10/12 HP | 1924-1926 | 4 row | 1247 cc | 2591 mm |
literature
- Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Rob Roy.
- 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. 1344. (English)
- David Culshaw, Peter Horrobin: The Complete Catalog of British Cars 1895-1975. Veloce Publishing, Dorchester 1999, ISBN 1-874105-93-6 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Rob Roy.
- ^ A b George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 1344. (English)