Trident (automobile manufacturer)

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Trident
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founding 1919
resolution 1920
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Trident was a French manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company started producing automobiles in 1919. The brand name was Trident . Trident Federated Exporters Ltd from London imported the vehicles to England . Production ended in 1920. The plan to also produce the vehicles in England was not put into practice.

vehicles

The only model looked like a tricycle with the single wheel in the front. In fact, there were two wheels at the front, which were arranged close together. The two-cylinder engine with 8 hp was mounted on the left, the clutch and three-speed gearbox on the right of the front wheels. The open body offered space for two people in a row. There were also versions as a taxi with space for one passenger and as a delivery van. The original price in England was 160 pounds sterling .

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)
  • George Nick Georgano: Cars. Encyclopédie complète. 1885 à nos jours. Courtille, Paris 1975. (French)

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 d Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.
  3. ^ Georgano: Cars. Encyclopédie complète. 1885 à nos jours.