Newton Ceirano

Italy, 1919 – 1931

(1) Giovanni Ceirano Fabbrica Automobili, Turin, 1919 – 1924

(2) Società Ceirano Automobili Torino, Turin, 1924 – 1931

Giovanni Ceirano and his son Ernesto sold their S.C.A.T. interests in 1917, but two years later they were back with a new make, the Ceirano car or Newton Ceirano car (Newton & Bennett sold it in England as the Newton-Ceirano.), obviously inspired by 1914 S.C.A.T. models. Early Newton Ceirano cars had sv fixed-head 4-cylinder engines, the 16/20hp Newton Ceirano C1 having a capacity of 2.3-litres. The bored-out 2950cc Newton Ceirano Corsa was credited with a mere 35bhp, in spite of which the Newton Ceirano car had a successful career in national sporting events. Like SCAT, Newton Ceirano cars tried their luck with a six, this time an ohv 3-litre Newton Ceirano Tipo 30. However, when the Newton Ceirano car company repurchased SCAT and closed down his own works, all these Newton Ceirano carmodels were dropped to be replaced by a modern 1½-litre, the Newton Ceirano 150, with 4-wheel brakes, a 4-speed gearbox, and tourer bodywork in Lancia Lambda style – though Newton Ceirano cars, unlike Lancia, favoured a conventional chassis frame. The Newton Ceirano 150 Normale had side valves and was capable of 55-60mph on 30bhp, but the ohv Newton Ceirano 150S wore wire wheels and this Newton Ceirano car was good for 65mph: In 1926 there was a short-lived ohv 2.3-litre, the 250 Newton Ceirano car, but latterly Newton Ceirano cars concentrated on lorries that were marketed by the Consortium FIAT selling group. The last Newton Ceirano 150S variant, announced for 1930, had independently-spung front wheels and resembled a scaled-down Lancia Artena saloon, but very few of these Newton Ceirano cars were made and in 1931 Newton Ceirano cars sold out to S.P.A., by now a wholly-owned subsidiary of FIAT.

Source: Georgano, encyclopedia of motorcar; MCS

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