Thomas Roger & Co.

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Thomas Roger & Co. Ltd.
legal form Limited
founding 1920
resolution 1924
Seat Wolverhampton , UKUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom 
Branch Automobiles

The Thomas Roger & Co. Ltd. was a British automobile manufacturer.

Company history

The Wolverhampton company began manufacturing automobiles in 1920 . The brand name was Roger . Production ended in 1924. A total of around 100 vehicles were built.

Models

The only model was the 10.8 HP . It was a light vehicle. A four-cylinder in - line engine from Coventry-Simplex with a capacity of 1370 cm³ propelled the vehicles. A special feature of the otherwise conventional touring car design was the transverse leaf spring on which the front wheels were suspended.

model Construction period cylinder Displacement wheelbase
10.8 HP 1920-1924 4 row 1368 cc 2667 mm

literature

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Roger (II).
  • 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. 1349. (English)
  • David Culshaw, Peter Horrobin: The Complete Catalog of British Cars 1895-1975. Veloce Publishing, Dorchester 1999, ISBN 1-874105-93-6 .

Individual evidence

  1. Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Roger (II).
  2. George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 1349. (English)