Shelter (make of car)

Shelter was a Dutch car brand.

Company history

Arnold van der Groot from Terborg began developing an automobile in 1947 . In 1954 the first vehicle was completed and small series production began. Production ended in 1958. A total of seven copies were made, two of which still exist.

vehicles

The only model was a microcar . It was a tricycle with a wheel at the back. First, a was built-in motor of ILO 200 cc engine capacity provided, but later came a specially developed single cylinder - two-stroke engine with 228 cc capacity used. The engine was mounted in front of the rear wheel. The closed aluminum body with two side doors offered space for two people.

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 : The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 3: P – Z. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago IL 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 (English).

Web links

• Website from 3wheelers.com (English with photo)