ČAS (car)

Česká automobilová společnost pro obchod a montáž motorových vozidel
	A picture of a ČAS Scooter from 1920
Industry	Automotive, Motorcycles
Founded	1920
Founder	The Rechziegel brothers
Defunct	1924
Headquarters	Prague, Czech Republic
Products	Automobiles, Motorcycles

Česká automobilová společnost pro obchod a montáž motorových vozidel, formerly Bratři Rechzieglovi, was a Czech manufacturer of motorcycles and automobiles.^[1]^[2]

History

Based in Prague, the company began producing motorcycles in 1920 and later automobiles in 1921 under the brand name ČAS. Production ended around 1924.^[2]

Vehicles

Motorcycles

They produced a two-cylinder boxer engine with either a 129cc or 174cc engine. They later made a single-cylinder engine.^[2]

Automobile

A year later, they produced a small four-wheeled two-seater automobiles. Powered by a single-cylinder two-stroke engine with a displacement choice of 250cc or 350cc.^[2] According to other sources, they used a 689cc air-cooled two-cylinder engine from Coventry-Victor as well as a two-cylinder engines from Walter in later models.^[1]^[3]

Literature

Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader: Die Internationale Automobil-Enzyklopädie. United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8. (German)
George Nicholas Georgano (Editor-in-chief.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Band 2: P–Z. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1. (English).

References

^ ^a ^b Georgano, George Nick (2001). The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile, Volume 1 A–F. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers. p. 251. ISBN 1-57958-293-1.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Linz, Harald H.; Schrader, Halwart (2008). Die Internationale Automobil-Enzyklopädie. München: United Soft Media Verlag. ISBN 9783803298768.
^ Šuman-Hreblay, Marián. (2007). Encyklopedie automobilů : české a slovenské osobní automobily od roku 1815 do současnosti (in Czech) (Vyd. 1 ed.). Brno: Computer Press. ISBN 978-80-251-1587-9.

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[Beaulieu-1] Georgano, George Nick (2001). The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile, Volume 1 A–F. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers. p. 251. ISBN 1-57958-293-1.

[Die_Internationale_Automobil-Enzyklopädie-2] Linz, Harald H.; Schrader, Halwart (2008). Die Internationale Automobil-Enzyklopädie. München: United Soft Media Verlag. ISBN 9783803298768.

[Encyklopedie-3] Šuman-Hreblay, Marián. (2007). Encyklopedie automobilů : české a slovenské osobní automobily od roku 1815 do současnosti (in Czech) (Vyd. 1 ed.). Brno: Computer Press. ISBN 978-80-251-1587-9.

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