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Phoenix Car manufacturer History

Holloway Road, North London and Letchworth, Hertfordshire

Phoenix was an English manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles and tricars (motor tricycles) in the early part of the 20th century. It was founded by a Belgian, Joseph van Hooydonk, at his factory in Holloway Road, North London, and named after the Phoenix Cycle Club. The company moved from its London base to Letchworth, Hertfordshire, in 1911, but failed to survive the 1920s.

Built by Ascot were some tricycles with transversely mounted engines. 1904 appeared the first four-wheeled series model named Phoenix , a tiny runabout with only one seat and single-cylinder front engine . As of 1907, followed by a series of two-cylinder models with side-valve engines. It was not until 1913 came out the first four- cylinder model. It was built until 1916 and reissued after the First World War in 1918. 1920, a four-cylinder model with an overhead camshaft. It was built only for two years. It was replaced by a smaller four-cylinder model with overhead valves. At the same time a six-cylinder came out.

Production

Model	Years	Cylinder	CC	Wheelbase
6 hp	1904	1	699 cm³
8 hp	1907–1910	2	804 cm³	1829 mm
8/10 hp	1909–1913	2	1272 cm³	2134 mm
10/12 hp	1910–1911	2	1872 cm³	2438 mm
12/15 hp + 12.9 hp	1912	2	1872 cm³	2438 mm
11.9 hp	1913–1916	4	1496 cm³	2438–2896 mm
11.9 hp	1918–1922	4	1496 cm³	2438–2743 mm
18 hp	1920–1923	4	3064 cm³	3200 mm
12/25 hp	1925–1927	4	1795 cm³	2743 mm
Six	1925–1927	6	2692 cm³	3200 mm