The Eysink was a Dutch

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manufactured from 1903 until 1919. The Eysink brothers from

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, who created the

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, started out manufacturing

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. In 1897 they built their first automobile. However, the brothers did not begin production in earnest until 1903 (although they produced about 10 cars in this period) when they built a range of shaft-driven motor cars. During that time, motorcycle and bicycle manufacture had taken precedence. The shaft-driven cars were 10/12 hp, 16/20 hp, and 20/30 hp vehicles. A 30/40 hp six-cylinder was also produced. A

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called Bébé began production in 1912; this lasted until 1919. Peak production was around 50 automobiles per year. In all, Eysink produced about 400 motor cars. The company continued to build

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s until 1957.

References

*{{Cite book , last = Burgess-Wise , first = David , authorlink = David Burgess-Wise , title = The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles , publisher = BookSales Inc; Rev Upd edition (May 2000) , pages = 559 , isbn = 0-7858-1106-0 *Jan Lammerse, ''Autodesign in Nederland''. *Vincent van der Vinne, ''Eysink, van fiets tot motorfiets''.

External links

Company history at RitzSite
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