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The Allright (known in Germany as the Allreit and outside of Germany as the Vindec) was a German automobile manufactured from 1908 to 1913 at the Cologne-Lindenthal factory that produced Allright, Tiger, Roland, and Vindec-Special bicycles and motorcycles. The first Allright-Mobil of 1908 was offered with an air-cooled 〔Hans-Otto Neubauer, "Allright (Allreit)", in G. N. Georgano, ed., ''The Complete Encyclopedia of Motorcars 1885-1968''. (New York: E. P. Dutton and Co., 1974), pp. 36〕 v-twin engine and four wire wheels. It weighed and could reach . From 1910 an improved model was offered, available as two-seater Runabout or delivery truck. Its 960cc v-twin engine delivered at 1300 rpm. A rear-wheel-drive vehicle, its axle was driven via a conical leather clutch, a three-speed transmission, and chains. The vehicle weighed and could attain a speed of . It was sold for 3,000 German gold marks. ==Vindec-Special== In 1906 the Motor Cycling Club's gold medal was awarded to those who could complete the 391-mile journey from London to Edinburgh in under 24 hours. The fastest finisher was Tom Woodman (22h 38m) riding a 5-horsepower Vindec Special motor-bicycle. W. H. 'Billy' Wells in second was also riding a Vindec.〔The Times, ''Sports in Brief'', 4 June 1906〕 Vindecs were also placed in the 1907 Isle of Man TT Twin Cylinder race, Billy Wells coming second and J. A. Dent fourth. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Allright (automobile)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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