Tourette (make of car)

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Tourette was a British car brand.

Brand history

Carr Brothers Ltd. from Purley started producing automobiles in 1956. The brand name was Tourette . In 1957 the motorcycle manufacturer Progress Supreme Company continued production from Brighton Road in the same place. Production ended in 1958. A total of 35 vehicles were built.

vehicles

The only model was a microcar . It was similar to the Brütsch models . The vehicle was a tricycle with a rear single wheel. The engine was in a mid-engine design in front of the rear wheel. It was a single - cylinder two-stroke engine from Villiers Ltd with a capacity of 197 cm³ and an output of 6 hp . The open body was made of plastic , later made of aluminum for a surcharge . It offered space for two people. The vehicle was 259 cm long and weighed 195 kg. The maximum speed was specified with 88 km / h.

literature

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Tourette.
  • 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. 1599. (English)

Web links

Commons : Tourette  - collection of images, videos and audio files

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 Tourette.
  2. ↑ 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. 1599. (English)
  3. ↑ 3wheelers.com (accessed December 12, 2014)