YEC (car)
Appearance
YEC (Yorkshire Engine Company) was a British motor car. Approximately 50 cars were manufactured in Sheffield from 1907–1908.
History
[edit]The Yorkshire Engine Company originally made trams and steam locomotives, but in 1907 began production of automobiles branded "YEC". They used Daimler engines, but a legal dispute with the Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft ended production in 1908 after approximately 50 vehicles had been built.[1][2][3]
Models
[edit]Sources describe a 30 HP Mercedes engine model, with front mounted engine and chain-drive to the rear axle;[2] and a model with a 31/55 HP, 8 litre, four-cylinder engine which appeared in 1909.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Linz, Schrader, Die Internationale Automobil-Enzyklopädie.[page needed]
- ^ a b George Nick Georgano, The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile, Volume 3: P-Z. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1.[page needed]
- ^ a b Halwart Schrader: Deutsche Autos. Band 1: 1885–1920. Motorbuchverlag, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-613-02211-7.[page needed]
- Harald Linz, Halwart Schrader, The International Motor Encyclopedia. United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8.[page needed]