Calcott Brothers

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1914 Calcott 1914.JPG
1914
1916 Calcott 1916.JPG
1916
10 HP cabriolet 1921 1921 Calcott 10HP Cabriolet.jpg
10 HP cabriolet 1921
Share of the Calcott Brothers Limited, issued 27 November 1923 Calcott Brothers Limited 1923.jpg
Share of the Calcott Brothers Limited, issued 27 November 1923

Calcott was a small English motor vehicle manufacturer [1] based in Coventry. [2] The company began as a bicycle manufacturer in 1886 taking advantage of a boom in the cycling industry at that time. [3] The end of the century brought an end to the cycling boom and the demise of many bicycle manufacturers; however, Calcott managed to continue production and by 1904 was also building motorcycles. [4] Production switched to automobiles in 1913 of which around 2,500 were made. [5]

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By the early twenties, Calcott was producing 55 cars a week [6] however this was not enough to generate the funds needed for expansion, restricting their automobile manufacturing to a space designed to accommodate bicycle construction. [7]

Following the death of chairman James Calcott in 1924 and large financial losses in 1925 [8] it was acquired by the Singer automobile company in 1926. [2]

In 1915, four different vehicle models were produced: the standard model, the convertible, the lightning set model, and a delivery model [9] . The engine program from 1923 consisted of the 10.5 with 1456 cc, the 11.9 with 1645 cc, and the 13.9 with 2120 cc [10] . In 1924, the vehicle program consisted of a two-seater/three-seater, a four-seater touring car, a coupe model, and a limousine vehicle [11] .

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References

Forgotten Makes No. 90: The Calcott. W Boddy, Motor Sport

  1. 1921 Picture of the Calcott factory in operation
  2. 1 2 "British Motoring Manufacturers". Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
  3. The Growth and Significance of the Coventry Car Component Industry, 1895-1914 by Brad Beaven
  4. Coventry Transport Museum
  5. National Motoring Museum
  6. A History of the County of Warwick by W.B. Stephens
  7. The motor car industry in Coventry since the 1890s By David Thoms, Tom Donnelly
  8. The motor car industry in Coventry since the 1890s By David Thoms, Tom Donnelly
  9. "Calcott 1915" (PDF). Calcott; revsinstitute.or. 1 January 1915. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  10. "Calcott 1923" (PDF). Calcott; revsinstitute.or. 1 January 1923. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  11. "Calcott 1924" (PDF). Calcott; revsinstitute.or. 1 January 1924. Retrieved 21 June 2025.