Eucort
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Eucort was a Spanish
automobile
manufacturer based at Barcelona
from 1945 till 1953.
An attempt at creating a "popular car", the first Eucort was based on a prewar DKW
design. It featured a 764 cc twin-cylinder two stroke engine
. Output of 23.5 bhp was claimed for this model. DKW inspriation was also apparent from the front wheel drive layout. The car was available both as a conventionally styled four door sedan and as a three door estate.
The last new model was the Victoria of 1950, which had a 1034 cc three-cylinder engine. Still two stroke, the engine in this application boasted an output of 31 bhp. By 1951, when the firm ceased production, approximately 1500 Eucorts had been produced, including taxi
and cabriolet versions. The business subsequently went into liquidation.
Spain
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automobile
Automobile
An automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...
manufacturer based at 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...
from 1945 till 1953.
An attempt at creating a "popular car", the first Eucort was based on a prewar DKW
DKW
DKW is a historic German car and motorcycle marque. The name derives from Dampf-Kraft-Wagen .In 1916, the Danish engineer Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen founded a factory in Zschopau, Saxony, Germany, to produce steam fittings. In the same year, he attempted to produce a steam-driven car, called the DKW...
design. It featured a 764 cc twin-cylinder two stroke engine
Engine
An engine or motor is a machine designed to convert energy into useful mechanical motion. Heat engines, including internal combustion engines and external combustion engines burn a fuel to create heat which is then used to create motion...
. Output of 23.5 bhp was claimed for this model. DKW inspriation was also apparent from the front wheel drive layout. The car was available both as a conventionally styled four door sedan and as a three door estate.
The last new model was the Victoria of 1950, which had a 1034 cc three-cylinder engine. Still two stroke, the engine in this application boasted an output of 31 bhp. By 1951, when the firm ceased production, approximately 1500 Eucorts had been produced, including taxi
Taxicab
A taxicab, also taxi or cab, is a type of vehicle for hire with a driver, used by a single passenger or small group of passengers, often for a non-shared ride. A taxicab conveys passengers between locations of their choice...
and cabriolet versions. The business subsequently went into liquidation.