Vale Motor Company

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Vale 8 HP Special from 1932

The Vale Motor Company from Maida Vale near London , England , was a manufacturer of sports cars . Between 1932 and 1936 (according to other sources 1935) around 100 copies were produced and marketed as Vale or Vale Special .

The models

All models had a bought-in engine that was installed as a front engine and drove the rear wheels. Most of the vehicles were open two-seaters, the rare four-seaters were called Tourettes.

8 HP Special

This model was produced from 1932 to 1935. The four-cylinder engine came from Triumph and developed 28 hp from a displacement of 832 cm³ .

A vehicle can be viewed in the Historicum in Sargans , Switzerland .

1100

This model from 1935 to 1936 had a four-cylinder engine from Coventry Climax , which delivered 47 hp from a displacement of 1098 cc.

Six

This model from 1935 to 1936 had a six-cylinder engine from Coventry Climax with a displacement of 1476 cc.

1 ½ liter

This model was also produced from 1935 to 1936. A four-cylinder Meadows engine was used, which delivered 72 hp from a displacement of 1496 cc.

literature

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader: The great automobile encyclopedia. BLV, Munich 1986, ISBN 3-405-12974-5
  • David Culshaw, Peter Horrobin: The Complete Catalog of British Cars 1895–1975 , Veloce Publishing PLC, Dorchester (1997), ISBN 1-874105-93-6 (English)

Web links

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