- Allvelo
Allvelo (Allmänna Velocipedförsäljnings AB) was a company founded by
Fritiof Karlström inLandskrona . They mostly made bicycles, but between 1903 and 1907 they assembled and sold CKD cars and trucks under their own name. For instance, they sold Waltham the USOrient Buckboard as Allvelo Orient and Allvelo Pansarmobil Sport [http://www.kulturen.com/3/3405.htm] and the frenchOrel as Allvelo Orel. They also sold UK made truck under the name Allvelo Vulcan. In 1907 they made a prototype of a car of their own design, but it never entered into production. AS most the company had about 150 employees.It was a short-lived Swedish automobile built by the
Allmanna Velociped-Aktiebolaget ofLandskrona from 1904 to 1906. The company began by importingbicycles , but soon decided to purchase unassembledWaltham Orient Buckboards from theUnited States . These they assembled and sold as All-Velos; all told, probably around 50 were assembled. Most parts other than the steering, axles, and engines were of wood. Each car had asingle-cylinder air-cooled engine mounted at the rear, withfriction drive . Brakes were fitted on the right rear wheel only, and the cars had tiller steering.References
* http://www.konditori100.se/garage/carmakes/k1caallv.htm
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