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A cyclecar was a type of small, lightweight and inexpensive motorized car manufactured in Europe and the United States between 1910 and the early 1920s. The purpose of cyclecars was to fill a gap in the market between the motorcycle and the car. A key characteristic was that it could accommodate only two passengers sitting in tandem.
Bédélia was the archetype of the French cyclecars.
David was a Spanish company manufacturing automobiles in Barcelona between 1913 and 1923 and again between 1951 and 1957.
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The Gray Light Car was a cyclecar built in Longmont, Colorado, in 1920 by H A Gray. Only two prototypes were made and, though articles of incorporation for the Gray Light Car Corporation were filed in July, it never reached production. Company officers were given as Gray, H M Koutz, G E Gumston, E J Kiel, and J H Vickery. Koutz and Keil were cigar manufacturers.
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Douglas was a British motorcycle manufacturer from 1907 to 1957 based in Kingswood, Bristol, owned by the Douglas family, and especially known for its horizontally opposed twin cylinder engined bikes and as manufacturers of speedway machines. The company also built a range of cars between 1913 and 1922.
Grahame-White was an early British aircraft manufacturer, flying school and later manufacturer of cyclecars.
The Perry was a British car made by the Perry Motor Company based in Tyseley, Birmingham who made cars between 1913 and 1916.
Scripps-Booth was a United States automobile marque based in Detroit, Michigan. Established by James Scripps Booth in 1913, Scripps-Booth Company produced motor vehicles and was later acquired by General Motors, becoming a division of it, until the brand was discontinued in 1923.
S.C.A.P. was a French manufacturer of cars and proprietary engines, existing between 1912 and 1929.
The Marlborough was a make of car sold on the British market between 1906 and 1926. For most of its life the cars were made by Malicet et Blin in France, but after World War I they were partially assembled (finished) in London and an increasing number of British parts used.
This is a chronological index for the start year for motor vehicle brands. For manufacturers that went on to produce many models, it represents the start date of the whole brand; for the others, it usually represents the date of appearance of the main model that was produced.
T.B. was a three-wheeled cyclecar manufactured by the aircraft department of Thompson Brothers of Bilston, England, from 1919 until 1924. A prototype four-wheel car never entered production. Approximately 150 cars were produced of which only one example is believed to have survived.
The Warren-Lambert Engineering Co. Ltd. was a British automobile manufacturer that was established from 1912 to 1922 in Richmond, then in Surrey. A. Warren Lambert, was an agent for Morgan cars in Putney which he also raced. In 1912 he designed and started to manufacture a two-seat four-wheel cyclecar from premises in Uxbridge Road, Shepherd's Bush. It was well received and around 25 cars a week were being made.
The Brass Era Rex cyclecar was manufactured by the Rex Motor Company in Detroit, Michigan in 1914.
The Brass era Robie cyclecar was manufactured by the Robie Motor Car Company in Chicago, Illinois in 1914.
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References
- ↑ "Car History 4U - Special Features / Cyclecars". Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
- ↑ Baldwin, N. (1994). A-Z of Cars of the 1920s. Devon, UK: Bay View Books. ISBN 1-870979-53-2.
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