AB Thulinverken was an aeronautical engineering company based in Landskroma, which manufactured aero engines and complete aircraft during WW1. At the end of the war Thulinverken was quite well aware that the market for aircraft would be seriously reduced and made moves to start car manufacturer as an alternative source of income.
In 1920 it introduced the 4-cylinder Type A which, except for some minor components, was built entirely by licence from the German company AGA. The 4-cylinder engine developed 20hp, and featured a distinctive German-type V-radiator. Only 300 Type A cars were built before the company went into bankruptcy in 1924.
The firm was reorganised in 1927, and a new model, the Type B (bottom picture) was put into production. The Type B used a 1.7 litre OHV 4-cylinder engine, and had a low-slung chassis with 4-wheel brakes. Only 13 Type Bs were built, before Thulin went out of business permanently in 1928, due to the availability of American imports at low prices as well as the immediate success of the Volvo car, which had commenced production in 1927.
Credit: Graham Clayton