Silvertown Company

Silvertown Company
legal form	Company
founding	1905
resolution	1910
Seat	London , UK
Branch	Automobile manufacturer

Silvertown Company was a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company from the London borough of Silvertown belonged to India Rubber, Gutta Percha & Telegraph Works Ltd. In 1903 the production of automobiles began. The brand name was Silvertown . Production ended in 1910.

vehicles

Silvertown made electric cars. An electric motor drove the vehicles. In 1908 a model appeared with two motors, each of which drove one axle. The front-wheel drive could be turned off . The range was given as 80 km. Many bodies were made by WF Thorn Ltd. manufactured. A landaulet body has survived.

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)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
2. ^ Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.