Английская Википедия:Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8

Материал из Онлайн справочника
Перейти к навигацииПерейти к поиску

Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox automobile

The Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8 is an Italian luxury car made between 1919 and 1924.

Файл:1920 Editing Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8 French Owner's Manual Chassis.jpg
1920 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8 chassis picture from French owner's manual
Файл:1923 Isotta Fraschini ad.jpg
1923 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8 American ad
Файл:1923 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8 Italian ad.jpg
1923 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8 Italian ad

History

The Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8 is an automobile introduced in 1919 by Isotta Fraschini, a company which underwent a complete change after World War I. Until that time building a wide variety of models, the company adopted a single-series policy. Like many high end vehicles of the day, the car came from Isotta Fraschini as a chassis only. Bodies were typically from Italy's top-tier coachbuilders, Carrozzeria Castagna and Cesare Sala, but other European and American coachbuilding firms lent their hands to the task of supplying bodies. It was the first serial produced car in the world to be equipped with a straight-8 engine.[1] With this car the company gained great name and success as a luxury car manufacturer. The main rival of the car was Rolls-Royce.[2] The Tipo 8 was offered only with bare chassis and engine for the coachbuilders.[3]

Drivetrain

The Tipo 8's 5.9-liter overhead valve, overhead cam, was the first inline 8 engine offered in a production car. Initially producing Шаблон:Convert and soon raised to Шаблон:Convert.[2] There was no exterior intake manifold, instead the twin carburetors attached directly to the block. Transmissions were three-speed manual. The car had top speed of around Шаблон:Convert to Шаблон:Convert.

Legacy

The Tipo 8 and its revolutionary straight-8 engine were the basis for its successors, the Tipo 8A and Tipo 8B.

See also

Notes

Шаблон:Reflist Шаблон:Isotta Fraschini

  1. Шаблон:Cite web
  2. 2,0 2,1 Ошибка цитирования Неверный тег <ref>; для сносок independent.co.uk не указан текст
  3. Шаблон:Cite web