WSC (cyclecar)

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WSC, Wholesale Supply Co. Ltd. was a Scottish automobile manufacturer, established in 1914 in Aberdeen. The cyclecar was marketed under the name of WSC with a V twin J.A.P. engine rated for taxation at 8 hp. [1] [2]

Aberdeen City and council area in Scotland

Aberdeen is a city in northeast Scotland. It is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 37th most populous built-up area, with an official population estimate of 196,670 for the city of Aberdeen and 228,800 for the local council area.

Cyclecar tiny car designs briefly popular in the 1910s–20s

A cyclecar was a type of small, lightweight and inexpensive 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.

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  1. Die Internationale Automobil-Enzyklopädie.
  2. The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.

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