Broadway (cyclecar)

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Broadway
Overview
ManufacturerBroadway Cyclecar Co
Production1913
Body and chassis
Class cyclecar
Powertrain
Engine Fafnir V-twin air-cooled
Transmission two speed
Chronology
Successornone

The Broadway was a British 4 wheeled cyclecar made only in 1913 by the Broadway Cyclecar Co of Coventry.

The car was powered by an air-cooled, V twin, engine made by Fafnir driving the rear wheels by a two speed gearbox and belts. It cost GBP80. [1]

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References

  1. G.N. Georgano, N. (2000). Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. London: HMSO. ISBN   1-57958-293-1.