David (car)
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David was a Spanish
company manufacturing cars in Barcelona
between 1913 and 1923 and again between 1951 and 1957.
The original cars, developed by José Maria Armangué, were cyclecar
s using either a single cylinder 6–8 hp, or four cylinder 6–8 hp, or 10–12 hp engine; and belt and pulley transmission giving 16 speeds and featuring front wheel brakes. Bodies were usually open two seater but 3 seat and closed versions were also made. Cyclecar production seems to have stopped in 1923 but the company continued making taxi bodies for fitting on Citroën
chassis for which they were Spanish distributors.
Car production started again in 1951 with a new generation of 3 wheeler light cars powered by single cylinder two stroke engines of 345 cc and 3 speed gearboxes. About 75 were made.
Spain
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company manufacturing cars in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
between 1913 and 1923 and again between 1951 and 1957.
The original cars, developed by José Maria Armangué, were cyclecar
Cyclecar
Cyclecars were small, generally inexpensive cars manufactured mainly between 1910 and the late 1920s.-General description:Cyclecars were propelled by single cylinder, V-twin or more rarely four cylinder engines, often air cooled. Sometimes these had been originally used in motorcycles and other...
s using either a single cylinder 6–8 hp, or four cylinder 6–8 hp, or 10–12 hp engine; and belt and pulley transmission giving 16 speeds and featuring front wheel brakes. Bodies were usually open two seater but 3 seat and closed versions were also made. Cyclecar production seems to have stopped in 1923 but the company continued making taxi bodies for fitting on Citroën
Citroën
Citroën is a major French automobile manufacturer, part of the PSA Peugeot Citroën group.Founded in 1919 by French industrialist André-Gustave Citroën , Citroën was the first mass-production car company outside the USA and pioneered the modern concept of creating a sales and services network that...
chassis for which they were Spanish distributors.
Car production started again in 1951 with a new generation of 3 wheeler light cars powered by single cylinder two stroke engines of 345 cc and 3 speed gearboxes. About 75 were made.