Thornton Engineering

Bradford Motor Car Company (1904-1907) Thornton Engineering Company (1907-1908)
legal form
founding	1904
resolution	1908
Seat	Bradford
Branch	Automobile manufacturer

Thornton Engineering Company , previously Bradford Motor Car Company , was a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The Bradford Motor Car Company of Bradford began manufacturing automobiles in 1904. The brand name was Celtic . Distribution was limited to the area. In 1907 the name was changed to Thornton Engineering Company . Production ended in 1908. A total of eight vehicles were built.

vehicles

Brand name Celtic

The company used built-in motors from different manufacturers. In four cases the engine came from Aster , in three cases from White & Poppe and in one case from Mutel . All engines were four-cylinder engines . The engine power was transmitted to the rear axle by means of a cardan shaft .

Brand name Teco

In 1905, the company presented a unique vehicle with the brand name Teco . A Louis Bailleul engine powered the vehicle. Another source states that the company imported complete vehicles from Bailleul and sold them as Teco .

literature

• Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
• George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 1: A – F. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 . (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
2. ^ ^{A b c} Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.