Xtra Monocar
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| Production period: | 1922-1924 |
| Class : | Cyclecar |
| Body versions : | Roadster |
| Engines: |
Otto engine : 0.27 liters (2.0–2.75 kW) |
| Length: | 2692 mm |
| Width: | 1371 mm |
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| Empty weight : | 152 kg or 171 kg |
The Xtra Monocar was the smaller of the two car models from the British manufacturer Xtra Cars . It came on the market in May 1922.
description
The very simple vehicle was designed by Cuthbert Clarke and resembled a three-wheeled motorcycle sidecar. It had a two-stage friction gear with cork friction linings, which was driven by the motor with a chain. These wheels rotated in a drum that was firmly connected to the individual rear wheel and - depending on which one was engaged - provided the desired drive ratio. The gearbox, which also provided for neutral, was shifted with a lever. There was no reverse gear. The rear wheel with coil springs was suspended from the engine frame. The front wheels were individually suspended from two transverse leaf springs and provided with rack and pinion steering. Only the single rear wheel was braked, the brake shoes acted on the gear drum from outside.
Unlike the larger model Xtra Sociable it was only with a single-cylinder two-stroke engine of Villiers with 270 cc displacement and 2-3.75 PS supplied power.
The vehicle was a single seater with a lightweight plywood body on an ash frame. In addition, an emergency seat was installed behind the driver above the engine. Carbide lamps were used for lighting . The maximum speed was given as 48 km / h.
The original price was initially 99.75 pounds sterling .
Production ended in May 1924. Numbers are not known.
literature
- Nick Baldwin: A – Z of Cars of the 1920s. Herridge & Sons Ltd, Beaworthy 2010, ISBN 978-1-906133-24-5 . (English)
- 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)
Web links
- History and photo of the Xtra at 3wheelers.com (accessed September 29, 2013)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Baldwin, N .: AZ of Cars of the 1920s , Bay View Books, Devon (1994), ISBN 1-870979-53-2
- ^ A b c d Worthington-Williams, Mike: Xtra , The Automobile, January 1999, ISSN 0955-1328
- ↑ Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
- ^ Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.