Wandsworth Engineering Works

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Wandsworth Engineering Works Ltd.
legal form Limited
founding 1922
resolution 1922
Seat Wandsworth , London
Branch Automobile manufacturer

Wandsworth Engineering Works Ltd. was a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company from the London borough of Wandsworth began producing automobiles in 1922. The brand name was Chelsea . Production ended in the same year. In total, only a few copies were made.

vehicles

The only model Electric was an electric car . The BTH - electric motor was mounted above the rear axle. The batteries 44 cells were partly under a hood front, rear part in the engine. Because of the front hood, the vehicle was similar to ordinary cars with gasoline engines . The coupé body offered space for two people. The original price was £ 700 .

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 1: A – F. 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. ^ Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.