British Automotive from the 1900s
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Abingdon (1902-1903)
ManufacturersAbingdon Car History Birmingham 1902 to 1903 The Abingdon, built in 1902 and 1903, was an English automobile made by John Child Meredith of Birmingham, who normally manufactured ignition equipment and accessories. The range consisted of a 3 1⁄2 hp single-cylinder-engined two-seater with two-speed g ...
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AC History (1908-)
ManufacturersAC Cars History History The first automobile from what would eventually become AC was presented at the Crystal Palace motor show in 1903; it was a 20 HP touring car and was displayed under the Weller name. The Weller Brothers of West Norwood, London, planned to produce an advanced 20 hp (15 kW) car ...
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Academy (1906-1908)
ManufacturersAcademy Car History Coventry 1906 to 1908 The Academy was an English dual-control car built by West of Coventry between 1906 and 1908. The cars had a 14 hp 4-cylinder engine by White and Poppe. It was mainly sold to The Motor Academy in London, an early driving school who were probably the first to ...
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Accles-Turrell (1899-1902)
ManufacturersAccles-Turrell History 1899 and 1901, Birmingham, 1899 to 1902 in Ashton-under-Lyne.UK The Accles-Turrell was an English automobile built between 1899 and 1901 in Perry Bar, Birmingham, England and from 1901 to 1902 in Ashton-under-Lyne. The company began in 1899 when the British pioneer motorist C ...
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Achilles (1903-1908)
ManufacturersAchilles History The Achilles was an English shaft drive voiturette manufactured by B Thompson & Co. in Frome, Somerset between 1903 and 1908. A range of cars were advertised, mostly with single-cylinder engines by Aster and De Dion. Other mechanical parts were also bought in, and it seems likely t ...
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Adams (1905-1914)
ManufacturersAdams History Automotive manufacturer of Great Britain from 1905 to 1914. Adams Cars Great Britain The Adams was an English automobile manufactured in Bedford between 1905 and 1914. American-born Edward R. Hewitt had helped Sir Hiram Maxim to build a large steam plane in 1894. He later designed a " ...
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Adams & Co (1903-1906)
ManufacturersAdams & Company Automotive manufacturer of Tunbridge Wells.Great Britain from 1903 to 1906. Adams & Company was a British manufacturer of automobiles in the early part of the 20th century. History The company from Tunbridge Wells began in 1903 with the production of automobiles. The brand name was ...
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Adams Hewitt (1905-1909)
ManufacturersAdams Hewitt (1905-1909) Adams Manufacturing Co. Ltd.. in Bedford, United Kingdom Adams-Hewitt Bedford , vehicles with single-cylinder and twin-cylinder engines of the company (founder AH Adams). The vehicle development was based on the single cylinder type Hewitt 10 HP (Horse Power) of the Hewitt ...
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Addison (1906-1913)
ManufacturersAddison History Automotive manufacturer of Great Britain from 1906 to 1913. The Addison was an English car built in Liverpool in 1906-13. The 6½ hp (5 kW) two-cylinder engine was controlled by variable-lift inlet valves. It was promoted as "the Mercedes of the tri-car world
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Advance (1902-1912)
ManufacturersAdvance Cars History Great Britain Automotive manufacturer of Great Britain from 1902 to 1912. The Advance was an English tricar producing 6 hp (4.5 kW) offered from 1902 to 1912 by a Northampton motorcycle manufacturer. Early in 1903 Joseph Charles Power of Watford joined Advance and together with ...
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Ailsa Craig (1901-1910)
ManufacturersAilsa Craig Automotive manufacturer of Putney, London.Great Britain from 1901 to 1910. Ailsa Craig was a British automobile brand that was manufactured 1901-1910 in Putney Motor Co. in Putney, London. named after a landmark offshore rock on the western Scottish coastline near to Ayr, although they ...
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Albany (1903-1905)
ManufacturersAlbany History Automotive manufacturer of London Great Britain from 1903 to 1905. The Albany was a British car made in London from 1903 to 1905. Albany Manufacturing Co. Ltd made both petrol and steam cars, the steamers designed by Frederick Lamplough, who had originally built a shaft-driven steame ...
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Albion (1900-1980)
ManufacturersAlbion Motor Car History Former type Limited Industry Automotive industry Fate acquired by Leyland Motors Predecessor(s) Albion Motor Car Company Successor(s) Leyland Motors (1951) Leyland DAF (1987-1993) American Axle & Manufacturing (1997) Founded 1899 Founder(s) Thomas Blackwood Murray, Norman O ...
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Albruna (1908-1912)
ManufacturersAlbruna Motorcar history 1908-1912 Great Eastern Street in London. UK Albruna was a British automotive company Brown Brothers Ltd. from 1908 to 1912,and was made in Great Eastern Street in London. 1908, a 10/12 hp was launched, equipped with a side-valve 1.6 liter four-cylinder in-line engine. 1910 ...
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Alesbury Bros (1907-1908)
ManufacturersAlesbury Bros Automotive manufacturer of Great Britain from 1907 to 1908. Was a British automobile manufacturer that was based in Edenderry, County Offaly Ireland 1907-1908. There was only a single model, the 8/10 hp. in 1907 . engines came from the American engine brands Stevens (8 hp) and Duryea ...
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Alex (1908)
ManufacturersAlex motor car History Edinburgh ,UK The Alex was a prototype light car produced by Alexander and Co., Edinburgh, in 1908. The sole car made utilized a 14/18 hp 4-cylinder Gnome engine and a Rubery Owen chassis. Production was stopped after the solitary prototype, after costs were found to be too g ...
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