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Aviation and Automobiles
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Tue Jan 06, 2004 11:33 amby Felix/FFDS
The only company that - offhand - I can think of has produced both aircraft and automobiles - under the same "brand" is Ford.
Other companies that I know that have produced aircraft or engines and automobiles (again, under their own "brand") are:
BMW
Mercedes
Rolls-Royce
Packard (albeit known for its license built RR Merlin)
Messserschmitt (who can forget the post war 3-wheeler)
Mitsubishi
I don't include Siemens since although it built both engines (Siemens-Halske) and aircraft (Siemens-Schuckert), and is now a multi-industry, multi-national company, it did not build automobiles under its own name.
Re: Aviation and Automobiles
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Tue Jan 06, 2004 11:43 amby Craig.
Saab. the car company is claiming that their new Saab incorperates the technology of the new saab fighter, which is a load of BS really but quite funny
Re: Aviation and Automobiles
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Tue Jan 06, 2004 12:19 pmby Felix/FFDS
I also forgot Bentley - aero engines (WW2), cars
Re: Aviation and Automobiles
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Tue Jan 06, 2004 1:26 pmby Mr. Bones
Fiat...engines (parts i guess) and cars...
Re: Aviation and Automobiles
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Tue Jan 06, 2004 3:10 pmby Felix/FFDS
Fiat...engines (parts i guess) and cars...
Correct - Through the fifties, FIAT still made airplanes and cars.
Also: Hindustan (India) both autos and airplanes
Re: Aviation and Automobiles
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Tue Jan 06, 2004 4:29 pmby Hagar
A lot of car manufacturers produced aircraft during WWII. The Austin Motors factory at Castle Bromwich near Birmingham produced a large quantity of Spitfires & some Lancasters. Rover actually started manufacturing the Whittle jet engines until they were forced to hand it all over to Rolls-Royce. I once saw a Rover jet-engined car. I think this might still be in the Science Museum in South Kensington.
Re: Aviation and Automobiles
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Tue Jan 06, 2004 5:20 pmby Smoke2much
In Lowestoft, near me, is a company that deals in wood for builders. They used to build gun turrets and aircraft. Go by the name of Boulton Pau.l
Re: Aviation and Automobiles
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Tue Jan 06, 2004 5:32 pmby Woodlouse2002
Ah yes, Boulton Paul. Made the Defiant they did. Interesting plane...
But auto companies that also make planes or engines... Erm...
Daimler.
Took me an age to think that one up.
Thats all I got...
Re: Aviation and Automobiles
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Tue Jan 06, 2004 6:43 pmby zeberdee
What about Mitsubishi from Japan, cars and planes. ;D
Re: Aviation and Automobiles
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Tue Jan 06, 2004 7:57 pmby Hagar
I've thought of a few more.
Both Heinkel & Messerchmitt produced "bubble cars" in the late 50s. They were very popular & there was even a pop song written about them.
http://www.3wheelers.com/songs.htmlAlvis & Sunbeam made cars & aircraft engines. There was also a Sunbeam-Napier racing car. Napier also made aero engines.
Armstrong Siddeley manufactured a great many things including cars, aircraft & aero engines.
Howard Hughes built his own Steamer, a steam-powered car.
I am sure there are others but this will do for now.
PS. I almost forgot Bristol.
http://www.theautochannel.com/content/vehicles/coll/marque/bristolh.html
Re: Aviation and Automobiles
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Wed Jan 07, 2004 6:06 amby Hagar
More car & aero engine manufacturers.
Alfa Romeo
Renault
Hispano-Suiza
Mercedes (Benz) - their famous emblem actually represents an airscrew.
Re: Aviation and Automobiles
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Wed Jan 07, 2004 4:19 pmby Felix/FFDS
General Motors (USA) -
Re: Aviation and Automobiles
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Wed Jan 07, 2004 4:30 pmby Hagar
Re: Aviation and Automobiles
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Wed Jan 07, 2004 7:55 pmby OTTOL
Some R2800's found on CV340's and 440's, DC6's and various warbirds still retain the NASH dataplates, circa WWII. Don't forget Kawasaki, and Aeramacci(sp? )who both built motorcycles and airplanes.