Difference between revisions of "Wenlock Motors"
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It is thought that only about a dozen machines were constructed before the firm closed down, probably due to the fact that difficulties with the delivery of bought-in parts hampered production. | It is thought that only about a dozen machines were constructed before the firm closed down, probably due to the fact that difficulties with the delivery of bought-in parts hampered production. | ||
1912 December. Advertisement. Wenlock Motors Ltd, Wenlock Street Works, Hull. Manufacturers of motor cycles, sidecars and specialities. Having taken over the business lately carried on by Mr. Whitting.<ref>Hull Daily Mail - Wednesday 11 December 1912</ref> | |||
1913 January. Advertising for a Motor mechanic. Wenlock Motors Ltd, Wenlock Street, Hull.<ref>Yorkshire Evening Post - Tuesday 21 January 1913</ref> | |||
1914 January. In Liquidation. Sale of Stock-in-Trade.<ref>Leeds Mercury - Saturday 31 January 1914</ref> | |||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
Latest revision as of 14:24, 12 August 2019
Wenlock were motorcycles assembled by Wenlock Motors of Hull, between 1912 and 1913.
They used mainly Precision and Arno four-stroke engines with Armstrong three-speed hub gears, but it is known that at least one machine had the 269cc two-stroke Villiers engine. Other components, typical of the era, would have been Saxon spring forks, Eisemann or Bosch magnetos and Brown and Barlow carburettors.
It is thought that only about a dozen machines were constructed before the firm closed down, probably due to the fact that difficulties with the delivery of bought-in parts hampered production.
1912 December. Advertisement. Wenlock Motors Ltd, Wenlock Street Works, Hull. Manufacturers of motor cycles, sidecars and specialities. Having taken over the business lately carried on by Mr. Whitting.[1]
1913 January. Advertising for a Motor mechanic. Wenlock Motors Ltd, Wenlock Street, Hull.[2]
1914 January. In Liquidation. Sale of Stock-in-Trade.[3]
See Also
Sources of Information
The British Motorcycle Directory - Over 1,100 Marques from 1888 - by Roy Bacon and Ken Hallworth. Pub: The Crowood Press 2004 ISBN 1 86126 674 X