The Anglo-Dane was a
Danish
Danish may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark
People
* A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark
* Culture of Denmark
* Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish ance ...
automobile
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manufactured by
H. C. Fredriksen of
Copenhagen
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from 1902 to 1917. Fredriksen began by building
bicycle
A bicycle, also called a pedal cycle, bike or cycle, is a human-powered or motor-powered assisted, pedal-driven, single-track vehicle, having two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other. A is called a cyclist, or bicyclist.
Bic ...
s in the 1890s; for these, he used
British parts - hence the hyphenated name.
The first cars were light trucks with
single-cylinder Belgian Kelecom engines. Later cars were produced with their own design
single-cylinder 4-5
hp engines; these featured
friction drive using double discs to give an equivalent 12-speed transmission. A few passenger cars were also built with
twin-cylinder engines before the company merged with automobile makers
Jan
Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to:
Acronyms
* Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN
* Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code
* Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group
* Japanese Article Num ...
and
Thrige, which made
Triangel commercial vehicles until 1945. About 70 Anglo-Danes were made.
References
Brass Era vehicles
Car manufacturers of Denmark
Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of Denmark
Goods manufactured in Denmark
1902 establishments in Denmark
Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1902
Defunct manufacturing companies of Denmark
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