Rengsjöbilen
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Rengsjöbilen Jonsson or just "Bilen" (the car) was the names given to a series of ten cars made by sawmill owner Anders Jonsson in Rengsjö
, Hälsingland
between 1914 and 1916. The cars were two-seater in tandem. Length 320 cm and width 120 cm. Weight 445 kg. The engine was 75x100 cc. The body, fenders, chassis and so on was made by Höjens verkstäder in Rengsjö. Many components, like motorcycle wheels, chains, engine and so on, were bought from other sources. The engine is said to be a water-cooled, two-cylinder, two-stroke made in Morgårdshammar mainly intended for boats. It is reported to have produced between 6 and 10 hp. When production ended several persons joined the car production at SAF
in Bollnäs
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Rengsjö
Rengsjö is a locality situated in Bollnäs Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 272 inhabitants in 2005....
, Hälsingland
Hälsingland
' is a historical province or landskap in central Sweden. It borders to Gästrikland, Dalarna, Härjedalen, Medelpad and to the Gulf of Bothnia...
between 1914 and 1916. The cars were two-seater in tandem. Length 320 cm and width 120 cm. Weight 445 kg. The engine was 75x100 cc. The body, fenders, chassis and so on was made by Höjens verkstäder in Rengsjö. Many components, like motorcycle wheels, chains, engine and so on, were bought from other sources. The engine is said to be a water-cooled, two-cylinder, two-stroke made in Morgårdshammar mainly intended for boats. It is reported to have produced between 6 and 10 hp. When production ended several persons joined the car production at SAF
Svenska Automobilfabriken
Svenska Automobilfabriken was founded in Bollnäs in December 1919. They assembled US cars based on Pullman Motor Co chassises bought when Pullman went bankrupt in 1917 and fitted them with coachworks and adapted them for Swedish conditions. The engine was a Golden, Belknapp & Swartz giving 32 hp....
in Bollnäs
Bollnäs
Bollnäs is a locality and the seat of Bollnäs Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 12,455 inhabitants in 2005.- History :In written sources Bollnäs is traced from 1312, by a vicar named Ingemund who referred to it as Baldenaes, which means "the large isthmus," referring to the isthmus into a...
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