Swi Tong Corporation

Swi Tong Corporation
legal form
founding	1956
Seat	Tainan , Republic of China (Taiwan)
management	YC Lin
Branch	Automotive supplier

Swi Tong Corporation is a former automobile manufacturer from the Republic of China (Taiwan) .

Company history

The company was founded in 1956 in Tainan . The production of automotive accessories such as brakes and clutches began. Rickshaws were added in the 1960s , and automobiles in 1981. The brand name was Sui Tong according to two sources , and Cub according to another source . There was a collaboration with Convenient Machines Inc. from New York , who offered the model in the USA . The plan was to produce 10,000 vehicles a year. Automobile production ended around 1984.

vehicles

Rickshaws emerged from the 1960s.

The Cub model appeared in 1981. This was a tricycle with a single front wheel. The rear wheels were partially covered. The closed body with two side doors and a large tailgate was made of fiberglass and offered space for two people. An air-cooled single-cylinder engine with a displacement of 400 cm³ enabled a top speed of 80 km / h.

The Bruce Weiner Microcar Museum held a vehicle called the Cub Commuter .

literature

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. 1540. (English)
Chris Rees : Three Wheelers A – Z. The definitive encyclopedia of three-wheeled vehicles from 1940 to date. Quiller Print, Croydon 2013, ISBN 978-0-9926651-0-4 , p. 185. (English)

Web links

Allcarindex (accessed December 31, 2015)

Individual evidence

↑ taiwantrade.com ( Memento of the original from January 2, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed December 31, 2015) @1@ 2

^ ^A ^b ^c ^d George Nick Georgano (editor-in-chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 1540. (English)

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Chris Rees: Three Wheelers A – Z. The definitive encyclopedia of three-wheeled vehicles from 1940 to date. Quiller Print, Croydon 2013, ISBN 978-0-9926651-0-4 , p. 185. (English)

↑ ^a ^b Allcarindex (English, accessed on December 31, 2015)

↑ Bruce Weiner Microcar Museum (accessed December 31, 2015)

[1] taiwantrade.com ( Memento of the original from January 2, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed December 31, 2015) @1@ 2

[Beaulieu-2] A ^b ^c ^d George Nick Georgano (editor-in-chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 1540. (English)

[Three_Wheelers-3] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Chris Rees: Three Wheelers A – Z. The definitive encyclopedia of three-wheeled vehicles from 1940 to date. Quiller Print, Croydon 2013, ISBN 978-0-9926651-0-4 , p. 185. (English)

[Allcarindex-4] Allcarindex (English, accessed on December 31, 2015)

[5] Bruce Weiner Microcar Museum (accessed December 31, 2015)