The Thomson Motor Car Company

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The Thomson Motor Car Company Ltd was an Australian manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Herbert Thomson from Armadale near Melbourne developed a steam car from 1895 , which made its first journey in 1896 or 1898. In 1899 or 1900 he founded the company and began producing automobiles. The brand name was Thomson . Although he received 150 orders, he only made twelve vehicles. The Melbourne Fire Brigade , Melbourne Post Office and Tamworth Shire Council each accepted two vehicles. The remaining six vehicles went to private buyers. Production ended in 1904.

vehicles

Steam cars were on offer. In the prototype the steam engine developed 5 HP , in the series version with two cylinders 10 HP. The vehicles offered space for four people, face-to- face with the prototype .

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. 1586. (English)
  • Tony Davis: Aussie Cars. A Pedr Davis Production . Marque Publishing Company, Hurstville 1987, ISBN 0-947079-01-7 , pp. 17 (English).

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ 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. 1586. (English)
  2. ↑ a b c d e f Tony Davis: Aussie Cars. A Pedr Davis Production . Marque Publishing Company, Hurstville 1987, ISBN 0-947079-01-7 , pp. 17 (English).