Difference between revisions of "Sidney Straker and Squire"
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1906 Details of their 25 hp 'C.S.B.' touring car. The cars are being built in France by [[Cornilleau-Sainte-Beuve|Cornilleau et Sainte Beuve]] (C.S.B.).<ref>[[Automotor Journal 1906/10/20]]</ref><ref>[[Automotor Journal 1906/10/27]]</ref> | 1906 Details of their 25 hp 'C.S.B.' touring car. The cars are being built in France by [[Cornilleau-Sainte-Beuve|Cornilleau et Sainte Beuve]] (C.S.B.).<ref>[[Automotor Journal 1906/10/20]]</ref><ref>[[Automotor Journal 1906/10/27]]</ref> | ||
1907 '''Sidney Straker and Squire''' exhibited omnibus chassis and omnibuses at Olympia<ref> The Times, Mar 11, 1907</ref> | 1907 '''Sidney Straker and Squire''' exhibited an omnibus chassis and omnibuses at Olympia<ref> The Times, Mar 11, 1907</ref> | ||
1907 A '''Straker-Squire''' car was second in a race at Brooklands<ref>The Times Jul 08, 1907</ref> | 1907 A '''Straker-Squire''' car was second in a race at Brooklands<ref>The Times Jul 08, 1907</ref> | ||
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[[Brazil, Straker and Co]] in Bristol made a car designed by [[Roy Fedden]] assisted by [[Leonard Frederick George Butler|Leonard Butler]]. It was named [[Shamrock]]. | [[Brazil, Straker and Co]] in Bristol made a car designed by [[Roy Fedden]] assisted by [[Leonard Frederick George Butler|Leonard Butler]]. It was named [[Shamrock]]. | ||
1908 | 1908 [[London General Omnibus Co]] were running 261 ''Straker-Squire's''. | ||
1908 [[ | 1908 [[Sidney Straker and Squire]] advertised '''Straker-Squire''' cars as "All British"<ref>The Times, Oct 20, 1908</ref> | ||
1908 November. Details of the 14-16-hp car shown at Olympia.<ref>[[Automotor Journal 1908/11/28]]</ref> | 1908 November. Details of the 14-16-hp car shown at Olympia.<ref>[[Automotor Journal 1908/11/28]]</ref> | ||
1910 October. Details of the 15-hp car.<ref>[[The Autocar 1910/10/29]]</ref> | |||
1911 May. Details of the 15-hp car.<ref>[[The Autocar 1911/05/06]]</ref> | |||
1910 October. Details of the 15-hp car.<ref>[[The Autocar 1910/10/29]]</ref> | 1910 October. Details of the 15-hp car.<ref>[[The Autocar 1910/10/29]]</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 18:05, 25 February 2018
of Shaftesbury Av, London W (showrooms), and Nelson Sq, London SE (workshop)
1901 Straker Steam Vehicle Co formed by Sidney Straker and Lionel Robert Littler Squire [1]
1903 The company started selling German-built Bussings in the UK. The demand was so great that the company had to change premises in Bristol.
1906 The Straker Steam Vehicle Co's name was changed to Sidney Straker and Squire Ltd[2] [3]
1906 Erected offices, repair works and garage in Nelson Sq, London.
1906 A modified version of a French design of car was made for the company in Bristol[4]
1906 Details of their 25 hp 'C.S.B.' touring car. The cars are being built in France by Cornilleau et Sainte Beuve (C.S.B.).[5][6]
1907 Sidney Straker and Squire exhibited an omnibus chassis and omnibuses at Olympia[7]
1907 A Straker-Squire car was second in a race at Brooklands[8]
Brazil, Straker and Co in Bristol made a car designed by Roy Fedden assisted by Leonard Butler. It was named Shamrock.
1908 London General Omnibus Co were running 261 Straker-Squire's.
1908 Sidney Straker and Squire advertised Straker-Squire cars as "All British"[9]
1908 November. Details of the 14-16-hp car shown at Olympia.[10]
1910 October. Details of the 15-hp car.[11]
1911 May. Details of the 15-hp car.[12]
1910 October. Details of the 15-hp car.[13]
1910 For 4 years the company had specialised in the 15hp 4-cylinder car[14]
1911 May. Details of the 15-hp car.[15]
1913 Brazil, Straker and Co manufactured the cars for Straker-Squire; they had erected a new factory at Fishponds to make Straker-Squire chassis; specials were made at the Nelson Sq. premises[16]
1913 Straker-Squire (1913) Ltd was founded to acquire as a going concern the business of the company, makers and traders in motor vehicles. Products included:[17]
- 15 hp Straker-Squire car
- Straker-Squire public service cars
- Straker-Squire brewers's lorries and vans
- Straker-Squire ambulances, lorries
- Straker-Squire railway delivery vans.
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Times, Nov 25, 1913
- ↑ The Times, Feb 24, 1915
- ↑ The Times, Apr 11, 1906
- ↑ The Times, Jun 05, 1906
- ↑ Automotor Journal 1906/10/20
- ↑ Automotor Journal 1906/10/27
- ↑ The Times, Mar 11, 1907
- ↑ The Times Jul 08, 1907
- ↑ The Times, Oct 20, 1908
- ↑ Automotor Journal 1908/11/28
- ↑ The Autocar 1910/10/29
- ↑ The Autocar 1911/05/06
- ↑ The Autocar 1910/10/29
- ↑ The Times, Nov 07, 1910
- ↑ The Autocar 1911/05/06
- ↑ The Times, Nov 25, 1913
- ↑ The Times, Nov 25, 1913