Trekka (car brand)

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Trekka
Logo of the brand with the heraldic bird of New Zealand

Trekka was a New Zealand car brand.

Brand history

The company Motor Lines , headed by Phil Andrews imported vehicles from Škoda . From 1964 a multi-purpose vehicle was developed. Production began in 1966. The brand name was Trekka . Motor Holdings Group from Auckland , which assembled Škoda vehicles, continued production from 1967. Production ended in 1973. A total of around 2500 vehicles were built.

vehicles

The only model was the Trekka . It was based on the chassis of the Škoda Octavia . A steel body was mounted on top. The cover above the loading area consisted of either fabric or fiberglass . The Octavia's four-cylinder engine powered the vehicle. It had 72 mm bore , 75 mm stroke , 1221 cm³ displacement and 35 kW (47 hp) power.

literature

Web links

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

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. 1607. (English)
  2. ↑ a b c d e f Trekkaworld (English, accessed December 6, 2015)