Thor Motor Car

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Thor Motor Car Co.
legal form
founding 1904
resolution 1906
Seat London
Branch Automobile manufacturer

Thor Motor Car Co. was a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The London company began producing automobiles in 1904. The brand name was Thor . Production ended in 1906.

vehicles

The first model 6/8 HP had a single cylinder engine from Simms Manufacturing , a three-speed gearbox and cardan drive . Solid rubber tires instead of pneumatic tires were already out of date back then. The body offered space for two people.

The 12/14 HP model followed in 1905 with a two-cylinder engine , solid rubber tires and chain drive to the rear axle. Chain drive was also out of date for a vehicle of this size.

Moreover emerged vans .

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 (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 3: P – Z. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 . (English)
  • David Culshaw, Peter Horrobin: The Complete Catalog of British Cars 1895-1975. Veloce Publishing PLC, Dorchester 1997, ISBN 1-874105-93-6 . (English)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
  2. ^ A b c Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.