America (Spanish automobile)

The America was a Spanish automobile manufactured in Barcelona from 1917 to 1922. The

four-cylinder The engine configuration describes the fundamental operating principles by which internal combustion engines are categorized. Piston engines are often categorized by their cylinder layout, valves and camshafts. Wankel engines are often categorize ...

" valveless" model, the "Tipo A", had a primitive

synchromesh A manual transmission (MT), also known as manual gearbox, standard transmission (in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States), or stick shift (in the United States), is a multi-speed motor vehicle transmission system, where gear change ...

gearbox Propulsion transmission is the mode of transmitting and controlling propulsion power of a machine. The term ''transmission'' properly refers to the whole drivetrain, including clutch, gearbox, prop shaft (for rear-wheel drive vehicles), differ ...

and worm final drive. The firm's main product was the 1097cc "Tipo B"; the "Tipo C" was an

ohv An overhead valve (OHV) engine, sometimes called a ''pushrod engine'', is a piston engine whose valves are located in the cylinder head above the combustion chamber. This contrasts with earlier flathead engines, where the valves were located be ...

racing model. Vintage vehicles Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of Spain Companies based in Barcelona {{Vintage-auto-stub