Utopian Motor Works

Utopian Motor Works was a British manufacturer of bicycles and automobiles .

Company history

The Leicester company made bicycles. In 1914 the production of automobiles began. The brand name was Utopian . Automobile production ended in the same year. In total, only a few copies were made. The sale of a motor vehicle to a clergyman is recorded.

Automobiles

The only model was a tricycle with a single front wheel. The steering was carried out by means of a long lever. A water-cooled two - cylinder engine was mounted under the seat and drove the rear axle via a cardan shaft . The open body offered space for two people.

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)

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} Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.