Streeter & Smith

Streeter & Smith was a South African manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The Cape Town company started producing automobiles in 1913. This makes it the first African automobile manufacturer. The brand name was Streeter & Smith . Production ended in the same year. Some vehicles were built.

vehicles

Only one model was on offer. It is referred to as a cycle car, although it is unclear whether it complied with the weight limit of 350 kg for cycle cars. An air-cooled built-in engine from Precision with 8 HP power propelled the vehicles via belts. The three-speed transmission came from Armstrong. The open body 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 , chapter Streeter & Smith.
• 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. 1525. (English)

Web links

• Allcarindex (accessed June 26, 2016)

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{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 Streeter & Smith.
2. ↑ George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 1525. (English)