Tourette (automobile)

Tourette (automobile)

Infobox Automobile


name = Tourette
manufacturer = Progress Supreme Co Ltd.
production = 1956–1958 (26 produced)
class = Microcar
body_style = Roadster
engine = 197 cc

The Tourette was a microcar by Carr Brothers (later Progress Supreme Co Ltd) of Purley, between 1956 and 1958. It had a 3-wheeled, rounded body that was available either in alloy on an ash frame, or in fibreglass. The car is powered by a 2-stroke 197 cc Villiers engine driving through a four-speed gearbox with optional Dynastart reverse. Top speed was claimed to be Auto mph|55|0. Only 26 are believed to have been produced.

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External links

* [http://www.motorsnippets.com/news_item.asp?articleid=437 Motor Snippets] , Photograph of the Tourette (white car in top photograph)in the Hammond Collection


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