Stabilimento Meccanico Carlo Mantovani

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Stabilimento Meccanico Carlo Mantovani
legal form
founding 1903
resolution 1906
Seat Milan , Italy
management Carlo Mantovani
Branch Automobile manufacturer

Stabilimento Meccanico Carlo Mantovani was an Italian manufacturer of motorcycles and automobiles .

Company history

Carlo Mantovani, who was previously Technical Director at Bender e Martiny , took over the company in 1903, gave it the new name and began producing motorcycles in Milan . In 1906 the automobile industry followed. The brand name was Invicta . Production ended in 1906.

vehicles

motorcycles

The motorcycles were built between 1903 and 1906. The engines used were partially water-cooled .

Automobiles

The company offered the models 6/8 HP with a two-cylinder engine and 10/12 HP with a four-cylinder engine . Both were small cars . The vehicles had a three-speed gearbox and chain drive.

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 2 G – O. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 (English)
  • Collective of authors: Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Brands · Models · Technology. Weltbild Verlag, Augsburg, 1989