Kyma (automobile)

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The Kyma was an English automobile manufactured from 1903 to 1905. Built by the New Kyma Car Company of Peckham, it came in 6 hp (4.5 kW) twin-cylinder models of three and four wheels.

England Country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to the west and Scotland to the north-northwest. The Irish Sea lies west of England and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest. England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight.

Peckham district in south-east London

Peckham is a district of south-east London, England, within the London Borough of Southwark. 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south-east of Charing Cross. At the 2001 Census the Peckham ward had a population of 14,720.

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References

David Burgess Wise, The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles