Brons 5645652 220773652 2008-06-21T14:40:24Z Lightbot 7178666 Units/dates/other {{Orphan|date=February 2008<!-- Automatically added by User:SoxBot. If this is an error, please contact User:Soxred93 -->}} [[Image:BronsV8.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Brons [[Two stroke diesel|two stroke V8 Diesel]] engine driving a [[Heemaf]] [[Electrical generator|generator]].]] The '''Brons''' (''bronze'') was an 1899 [[prototype]] light [[bus|omnibus]] manufactured by a [[Netherlands|Dutch]] company from [[Appingedam]]. The bus was in service for some years until it broke a wheel. Production was not started. In the 1930s the company tried to make a comeback with [[truck]] engines, full trucks have never been made, though a couple of Brons-tractors were built and sold. The company, known as the ''Appingedammer Bronsmotorenfabriek'' continued to manufacture heavy [[Diesel engine]]s for ships, [[electrical generator]]s and [[pump]]s, later being taken over by US company [[Waukesha Engines]]. The Brons company took its name from its founder, Jan Brons (January 20, 1865 - February 9, 1954). ==References== David Burgess Wise, ''The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles''. [[Category:Defunct bus manufacturers]] [[Category:Defunct tractor manufacturers]] {{bus-stub}} [[nl:Appingedammer Bronsmotorenfabriek]]