Tilli Motor Company

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Tilli Motor Company was an Australian manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The Melbourne-based company was originally active in the automotive accessories sector. In 1957, the production of automobiles began under the direction of Reg Tilley. The brand name was Tilli . The plan was to produce 200 vehicles a month. Automobile production ended in the same year. A total of four vehicles were built.

vehicles

The only model was the three-wheeled Capton . Gray & Harper supplied the chassis with a 1829 mm wheelbase . A two to three-seater body made of fiberglass was mounted on it. There was a choice of roadster and coupé . A two-cylinder two - stroke engine from the British Anzani Motor Company with a displacement of 350 cc and an output of 15 to 16 hp propelled the vehicles.

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. 1593. (English)
  • Tony Davis: Aussie Cars. A Pedr Davis Production . Marque Publishing Company, Hurstville 1987, ISBN 0-947079-01-7 , pp. 71 (English).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 1593. (English)
  2. ↑ a b Tony Davis: Aussie Cars. A Pedr Davis Production . Marque Publishing Company, Hurstville 1987, ISBN 0-947079-01-7 , pp. 71 (English).