Slatiňanská továrna automobilů RA Smekal

Slatiňanská továrna automobilů RA Smekal
legal form
founding	1912
resolution	1913
Seat	Slatiňany , Austria-Hungary
management	R. Antonin Smekal
Branch	Automobile manufacturer

Slatiňanská továrna automobilů RA Smekal was a manufacturer of automobiles from Austria-Hungary .

Company history

R. Antonin Smekal founded the company in 1912 in Slatiňany, Bohemia, and began producing automobiles. The brand names were Turicum and Mars . Production ended in 1913. In total, only a few copies were made.

vehicles

Turicum

The company manufactured vehicles under a license from Zürcher or Usterner Turicum AG . Many parts also came directly from Turicum. One of the models corresponded to the Turicum D 8/18 PS with a four-cylinder engine . The 80 mm bore and 100 mm stroke resulted in a displacement of 2011 cm³ . The maximum speed was given as 60 km / h. The specialty of the vehicles was the friction transmission.

Mars

In addition, the company manufactured passenger cars under a license from Mars-Werke . A water-cooled four - cylinder engine with 1943 cc and 16 HP power provided the drive . The open body offered space for four people.

literature

• George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile, Volume 2 G – O. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 . ( english )
• 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 )
• Marián Šuman-Hreblay: Encyclopedie automobilů. České a slovenské osobní automobily od roku 1815 do současnosti. Computer Press, Brno 2007, ISBN 978-80-251-1587-9 . ( Czech )
• Hans Seper , Helmut Krackowizer , Alois Brusatti : Austrian motor vehicles from the beginning until today. Welsermühl, Wels 1984, ISBN 3-85339-177-X .
• Hans Seper, Martin Pfundner, Hans Peter Lenz : Austrian automobile history. Eurotax, Vienna 1999, ISBN 3-905566-01-X .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Seper, Krackowizer, Brusatti: Austrian motor vehicles from the beginning until today.
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.
3. ↑ ^{a b c d} Šuman-Hreblay: Encyclopedie automobilů.
4. ^ Seper, Pfundner, Lenz: Austrian automobile history.